I touched based with Steve a few times after being let go and just today we spoke via phone.  He told me that he found a job!  I was excited for him, at least now knowing he wouldn’t have to worry too much about bills.  I of course asked the million dollar question:

“Who is it? Who do you work for?”

“The same company.”

“What? Are you serious?  After treating you like crap for 3 years and firing you not three weeks ago, you decided to accept their offer?”

“Well the markets bad and I have to do what I have to do.”

Isn’t thay typical? Everyone has an excuse. Steve’s was, “its the market”.  Steve is an educated gentleman aged at about 34 years old.  He holds a bachelors degree and has very good experience at several local marketing firms.  What possesses a man to take a job with the same employer that just fired him giving his great background and work experience?  Why would Steve believe that employer will not turn around in 2 weeks and let him go again?

It doesn’t matter what walk of life your in.  When it comes to corporate America you better believe if you’re not in top management you should be prepared to get laid off or fired at some point in your life.  Theres always going to be ups and downs in the market.  Companies will grow and companies will fail.  Are you going to be safe from the reduction in workforce?

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Are you safe? Do you feel safe?  If you’re reading this post wondering if you’re going to wake up tomorrow to find out if you’ve got pink slip waiting, then nows the time to act.  You see, while you’re wondering if you still have a job, I’m looking at my list of clients deciding on whats the best route to take to make their site stand out from the rest.  I’m trying to figure out what site we should target, call, and ask to place a link on their site to my clients.

What I do is not rocket science. In fact, I can point you to multiple ebooks to read to learn exactly what I do.  Once you’ve learned the latest and greatest techniques and strategies, you too can be successful in online marketing.  You won’t have to go to sleep wondering if you have enough money in your account to pay the bills.  I’m by no means rich. But everyone’s definition of rich is different.  For myself, it means not worrying about a 9-5 job.  Knowing I make over 3/4 of my income from clients and not from my ‘employer’ means I don’t have to worry about missing a mortgage payment.

Whats your goal?  Thats a broad question. But lets take it a step further.  What does it feel like to be safe? What will it take, financially, to make you feel safe?  Thats the question you need to ask yourself, and answer, until the next post.

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