I think today’s stars simply pale in comparison. Take pop music, for example. Male and female, do we have anyone to rival Michael Jackson or Madonna of the 1980s and 90s?

Movies are likewise. Hollywood classics still retain their magic but today’s movies….

As for today’s movies, have you been to the movies lately?

I mean, at all?

Exactly.

Don’t get carried away, though. Let’s get back from nostalgia to reality and read a few media examples of situations where people or things fall “down for the count”:

1. Vancouver entrepreneurs are down for the count, suggests a new study.

This is in part because they face considerable challenges despite operating in a robust economy, says the study by Coach Kevin and the Canada Export Centre.

Almost half of the 100 entrepreneurs and business leaders surveyed said they are challenged to achieve revenue goals; more than one-third said finding top talent is a challenge; while only 21 per cent said their businesses are successful and they are enjoying life.

“One of the perceived benefits of being an entrepreneur is the ability to have more ownership over your professional and personal life, not less,” says professional business speaker Kevin Lawrence of Coach Kevin.

“Our findings clearly indicate that the majority of entrepreneurs are consumed - and overwhelmed - in 2006.”

- Survey shows Vancouver entrepreneurs feeling the heat, BusinessEdge.ca, November 8, 2006.

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