Have you recently been downsized?
Subsequently, have you realized how very hard it is to find a new position in this slow economy?
Current Circumstances
If so, you have lots of company. Since the beginning of the recession in December, 2007, at least 5.7 million jobs have disappeared. According to the Associated Press, taking into account the May 8th publication of the April, 2009 unemployment information:
* 13.7 million people were unemployed in April, 2009, and that was the highest figure since 1948
* 539,000 jobs disappeared in April alone
* 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 figure climbs to 15.8% - the most since 1994
If you’ve been off the job for more than a month, you may be feeling frustrated, angry, depressed, or maybe even a little panicky as you watch the pages of the calendar turn, with still no job prospects. Longer term issues such as figuring out how to send your kids to college or fund your retirement are probably worrying you as well.
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 different
Option 1: Panic
The first option, panic, is doesn’t help, and should be avoided at all costs. A little concern is a good motivator; it can help us focus and energize us for the actions that must 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 working for you, you wouldn’t be reading this article right now. If you carry on doing what you’ve been doing, you can only expect to acquire more of the same.
People in my industry - good people - have been unemployed for more than six months, unable to find a job similar to their previous one; or even, any job at all. After diligently answering help wanted ads and submitting lots of resumes, what results have they realized? Zilch, nada.
My peers 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 choice - do something different - seems to be the only plausible way out. But this option is so wide open, how to begin?
Why don’t you give some thought to 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 forfeit quality time with your family by working late, working weekends, or having to travel way more than you’d like.
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, extra control over your time, your work, and your future financial security. Basically, you’d be applying the Law of Large Numbers to your individual situation, much in the same way 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 thousands or millions of customers.
If you start an affiliate business, you could be spreading your recessionary risks across millions of potential customers, multiple geographic regions, and even, several 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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