It doesn't matter where you go,it doesn't matter who you are talking to,wherever two or more restorers are gathered,the tone will likely be a bit terse.Some of the”old-timers”are becoming resigned to the fact that things are changing quickly and it might be time to cash in their chips and sell their business.A leading business consultant who works with some of the largest corporate firms in the world,Donald Cooper,says,”The human brain is wired for negativity.”While this condition might explain some of the nervousness,it is clear that more significant changes are on the horizon,and a restorer in the 21st century is facing a landscape that is evolving quickly.As restorers,this juncture presents a couple of options.The first would be to reactively accept the conditions,evolve with the industry,recalibrate and refocus our efforts toward adaptation to these trends.Many of us have been doing this for years with less-than-satisfying results.The second option is to take a more proactive approach.This entails identifying the issues and their root causes,building a strategy to address the issues,and then uniting as an industry to speak to the issues and drive positive change.
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