<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope"><img style="border-width:0;margin:5px;" height="200" alt="250px-Bob_Hope_in_The_Ghost_Breakers_trailer" src="http://new.corepurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/250px-bob-hope-in-the-ghost-breakers-trailer.jpg" width="260" align="right" border="0"></a>One of my favorite quotes is from entertainment icon Bob Hope. </p> <p>The quote is simple:&nbsp; </p> <p><em><strong>"I've always been in the right place at the right time..of course I steered myself there."</strong></em></p> <p>Whether you are looking for a new job, building a business, or looking for financing for the business you own, being in the right place can make all the difference.&nbsp; The right place can be a frame of mind, a networking event, or a new business opportunity.&nbsp; <em>Steering yourself there</em> starts when you open yourself up to new things, take sage advice when it is offered, leverage your personal relationships, and always extend a helping hand to others.</p> <p>It has been so rewarding to be out in our community and see so many examples of Arizonans <em>'steering themselves there</em>'.&nbsp; Friends, old and new, making introductions - offering advice - making time for others - and most of all creating new opportunities.&nbsp; </p> <p>The photo in this blog (courtesy of <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org">www.wikipedia.org</a>) shows a young Bob Hope in 1940.&nbsp; That's right Hope in the <a href="http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression">Great Depression</a>.&nbsp; Recently I have heard so many (from the President on down) compare our current economic times to that period in history.&nbsp; Yes, there are some similarities, but there are also many differences.&nbsp; In many ways we have contributed to steering ourselves into this mess. And we can steer our way out of it again.&nbsp;&nbsp; American ingenuity, innovation, our determination to overcome adversity, and our willingness to lend a hand have served us well in pulling through each historical downturn.&nbsp; There have been a number of booms and busts. Remember the S&amp;L debacle and the Internet bubble bursting.&nbsp; I sure do!&nbsp; We recovered then, and we'll recover now.&nbsp; So start <em>steering yourself there</em>.&nbsp; All it takes is a little Hope.</p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:def4b991-f897-4177-9d76-67c1b1049be3" style="display:inline;margin:0;padding:0;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Being%20in%20the%20Right%20Place" rel="tag">Being in the Right Place</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/corepurpose" rel="tag">corepurpose</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/joan%20koerber-walker" rel="tag">joan koerber-walker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/economy" rel="tag">economy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/great%20depression" rel="tag">great depression</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/direction" rel="tag">direction</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hope" rel="tag">hope</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bob%20hope" rel="tag">bob hope</a></div>