Michael S. Hyatt has compiled a list of ten benefits of the current recession:

   1. It causes you to get more creative.
   2. It forces you to make the tough decisions.
   3. It thins out the competition.
   4. It makes you realize you can’t take anything for granted.
   5. It reminds you that real wealth isn’t about the stuff you own.
   6. It fosters out-of-the-box thinking.
   7. It makes it easier to abandon business-as-usual.
   8. It brings you back to the basics.
   9. It accelerates change.
  10. It causes you to be less wasteful.

"While you may not be able to control what happens with the economy, you can control your own mental focus. Usually, this determines whether you feel anxiety and fear or peace and hope."