I agree with most of you.

The TV is on a lot at my house, but iCarly and Spongebob have stayed the course throughout the economic downturn.

Use the downturn to invest in yourself and your business systems. I have scaled back my staff unfortunately, but the match weight group I have now clicks on all cylinders from 8 to 5 everyday and I don't have to manage them. With the new found freedom I am getting more quality sales, with better negotiations. I'll never go back to what I had. We're not getting rich, just barely treading water really, but I believe that when the "worm turns" I will be able to take full advantage, if I just watched the tv and read MSN everyday, I would get depressed and give up on these guys.