It is too easy to get sucked into the gloom and doom that dominates today's media. To hear them, one would believe that opportunities are limites and the future is bleak.
But on the positive side there is significant economic and technological growth going on in the world.
And it is strongest in the world's largest population countries. There are opportunities for the young to both make money and make a genuine contribution to the world rather than shuffling paper money around.
The world is changing. Unfortunately, for the growing uneducated underclass in the developed world (including the US) crime and extremist fundamentlism is sadly the logical response.
We must remember that at the same time we see significant unrest, multi-millionaires are being created at an unprecedented rate.
Entrepeneurs look at the world differently, and when they see a hole, view this as an opportunity to fill it with something!
I wonder how much emphasis is being given to looking at "outside the box" career alternatives? (both within enterprises, as well as those preparing to enter (or re-enter) the workplace?