A year ago, most of the people I spoke with were tightening their belts, hunkering down, and waiting for the good times to return. More recently I’m finding fewer and fewer folks who think we are going to return to times of old. Most people that I speak with now believe that too much has changed. That the ways in which we relate to one another, the basic tenets of how we do business, the foundations of our economy, and the impact of government on our daily lives, has all changed and continues to change. Many people seem to feel that simply riding it out isn’t going to work any more, that some form of adaptation is required.
So what do you think? Are we heading toward a future that is going to be radically different from the past? Are there new skills, techniques, or mindsets that are going to be required to be successful? And if so, what are they and where would one obtain them? What are you personally doing to prepare for the future?