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I am a vastly Passionate Proud Southern Woman who believes, even in thought economic times, we can build great business and support each other to have a successful business. My company theleathercollection is my media for seeing the world and for sharing my vision. Leather is my life and has been my passion for so years. I recently started to blogg and found that I love sharing my ideas, thoughts and activities with others that have the same type of passion for what they do. I have to say it is so amazing to find people all over the United States taking passion to a new level. No more Same Ole- Same Ole market junk and basis business 101. No more just gettin' by everyday. The world of blogging allows us to be in charge of what gets published about us and our companies. It lets you live the passion out on paper where the world can be part of every move and mistake.

When I am having a thought day and my creativity is low I just get on line and visit a few of my favorite bloggs like http://www.habituallychic.blogspot.com or http://www.lifeinaventicup.com and they always have something to show or say that clears my mind and restores my creativity. If you are new to the blogging world and you are in furniture, fashion or really any business I highly recommend you visit these bloggs to catch the fever. (PASSION, PASSION, PASSION!)

Now, is the time when all of the furniture companies are panning their new market introductions (furniture market April 2010, High Point, NC) and everyone is looking to find the next greatest selling item. Yet it seems to me we all need to take a step back and realize the customer base has changed. Retailers are not the same and yet we address them the same. It is just hard to realize that when you repeat the same behavior you get the same outcome? I guess it is hard to find a new path... Huh.... ? Why don't we work together? Go back to what made the USA great...., the mother of invention, exactly what USA is known for in the rest of the world. Our economy is shaken and we have little to no production in the USA to maintain our existence. We rely on every other country for all of our needs. We have to press change and we have to press it now. Change is not easy, but the current situation is not easy either. If we wish to be here we can not sit back and watch this happen to us.

Everyone, I talk to in the furniture business, that is still making furniture in the USA, hates the cheap imports and yet I never see any of them team up to defeat this invasion. We all go at it alone. I think an army is better than a one man show in this global war.? Don't you? We have to find a way to help each other survive and grow and that may mean that we first have to tackle and goal together. Face it !!!! , there are not that many of us left. Just think about the supplier base that dwindling and that will continue if we do not figure out how to get American back to work. We need to get the US consumer to buy the products we make here first.

Who will be the first to take the right step? I pray that someone does soon.

Make it a great day!