Have you recently been laid off?
Subsequently, have you learned how difficult it is to find a new job in this slow economy?
Existing Condition
If so, you’re in good company. Since the beginning of the recession in December, 2007, more than 5.7 million jobs have been lost. According to the Associated Press, following the May 8th delivery of the April, 2009 unemployment information:
* 13.7 million people were out of work in April, 2009, and that was the biggest number since 1948
* 539,000 jobs evaporated in the month of April
* 8.9% unemployment (the highest since September, 1983), but if workers who’ve been laid off and just given up or taken part-time work, are included, that number jumps to 15.8% – the highest since 1994
If you’ve been out of work for more than a month, you may be feeling frustrated, mad, depressed, or maybe even a little alarmed as you watch time pass, with still no job on the horizon. You’re probably also concerned about longer term issues such as figuring out how to send your kids to college or fund your retirement.
There are basically three options right now:
1. Panic
2. Keep doing what you’ve been doing (the same things that haven’t worked for you), or
3. Try something new
Option 1: Panic
The first option, panic, is not very helpful, and should be avoided if at all possible. A little anxiety is a good motivator; it can help us focus and energize us for the actions that should be taken. Panic, however, overloads our system, resulting in fuzzy thinking, confusion, fatigue, and gets us nowhere.
Option 2: Continue Doing What You’ve Been Doing
If doing what you have been doing had been doing well for you, you wouldn’t be reading this article now. If you persist in doing the same old things, you can only expect to acquire more of the same.
I don’t know about you and your industry, but people in my industry – good people – have been out of work for more than six months, and not able to find a comparable job to the one they left; or even, any job at all. After diligently answering help wanted ads and sending out lots of resumes, what results have they realized? Zilch, nada.
My associates are not even receiving preliminary callbacks – and that’s even when they can find jobs to apply for in the first place.
Option 3: Try Something Different
The third option – do something new – seems to be the only feasible answer. But this option is so wide open, where to start?
Consider starting your own online business.
* Let this be the last time that anyone will ever lay you off, or outsource your job.
* Let this be the last time that you have to give up quality time with your family by working late, working weekends, or having to travel way more than you want.
Become your own boss! Start your own affiliate business!
The home-based business industry accounts for more than $427 billion annually and provides many tax benefits, additional control over your time, your work, and your future financial security. In essence, you’d be applying the Law of Large Numbers to your individual situation, much the same as insurance companies apply it to minimize losses resulting from damage to your home, your car, or other personal property. They spread the risk of loss across a huge number of policyholders.
If you start an affiliate business, you could be spreading your recessionary risks across millions of prospects, multiple geographic regions, and even, numerous countries. Thus, you would also be increasing the stability of your new revenue streams and increasing the likelihood of ensuring your family’s financial security.
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