Job losses are unavoidable in the reality of the current economic climate. More and more companies are advising of layoffs, and with these layoffs, government will earn less revenue. This points to the magnitude of the challenge affecting us, so it is important to prepare.

What people need is a map, a plan for when they get their walking papers. Some workers will be prepared for the redundancy and job loss, while others will be like the five foolish virgins. The world is not waiting on us; it is changing. No one is immune to what’s going on.

What we need is a change of mindset to deal with the problem. We need to be resolved to see opportunities instead of doom and gloom. We have choices. We can choose to find solutions to our problems instead of focusing on the problems.

Redundancies are not the end of the world if we change how we currently see things. There are opportunities if we just look for them, but if we only look in familiar places, we will miss the boat.

This is exciting time for domaining. End-users will be seeking out quality domains to start their ebusinesses, and domain investors have an orgy of domain deals to contend with.

We need get the right mental attitude. By this I mean, a pre-programmed visualisation or mind-set of a desired outcome to the exclusion of all other probabilities.

The appropriate mental attitude requires you to be able to suppress your conscious mind, where all the negatives and obstacles dwell and allow your sub-conscious mind to transport you to a vivid image of yourself overcoming all obstacles and performing at your peak. It is based on the principle that the mind controls the body and not the other way around.

To reach the level of mind-set I am talking about, one has to work hard. First, one has to overcome the technical deficiencies or knowledge gaps in the activity in which one is engaged; increase self-confidence; increase motivation; and keep focused on your objectives.

If you want to make money by domaining, whereas you may learn a lot from reading domain blogs and forums, you will not find a get-rich-quick secret that will make you rich overnight.

Do not be like Wall Street, hoping to get rich with virtual money. The money being spent in the domaining world is real cash. This means that if you want to earn real cash, you will need to offer real substance, whether it is quality traffic to advertisers or quality domains to domain buyers.

Think of domaining as a business. Think of what you are offering your customers. Think about what you would spend you money on if you were a domain investor or advertiser.

Don’t waste money living in a world of fantasies. You can still earn great money from the Internet. However, you have to work both hard and smartly.