Optimistic Opportunity

If I ever wanted to make a sure bet, it would have to be that well over ninty-eight percent of the folks on the face of this earth have no inclination to be on any type or kind of welfare...it just isn't in us! And why is that? Because we have an in-born craving to be self-sufficient, and we basically require the need to be proud of ourselves...and that is a good asset to have.

Of course, when we are earning a decent living for ourselves and our family, we hardly ever think about what would happen if we lost our income for awhile...we just never seem to plan ahead, and therefore do not take the time to figure out other ways of earning money...and I was just as guilty as anyone else.

However, when the time arrives that we lose our income for one reason or another, our brains suddenly become very focused on money. Then, because we haven't planned ahead, we begin to panic and look everywhere we can think of for another opportunity. Since we are not prepared, we usually end up grasping at the first opportunity that comes our way, and naturally, it really isn't what we had hoped for. Either the benefits are not as good as they were at the last position, or the pay isn't as much, or the position is much farther away from home, and we now have to get up earlier and fight more traffic.

As we are all aware, the time to plan ahead is before we lose our current income. We need to look for opportunities that we feel we may be well qualified for, or that we can learn. By planning ahead, our opportunities are enormous...and I say that because we live in America, and we owe all of our opportunities and thanks to those who have fought and paid the price for us. And what are those opportunities? I cannot begin to list them here for they number in the thousands! So where do we start?

For a beginning, we of course have to make a list of what type of work or position we would enjoy...and I highly recommend that we make sure it would be fun so we would experience very little stress, and be a lot happier when we arrive home to our family. And whatever we do, we do not wish to limit ourselves to what we currently do...its time to utilize our imagination about what we can do next.

Why not do the same thing we were before? Because life is too short to be stuck in the same job all of our lives. By exploring our talents and abilities, I have no doubt we all would discover that life can be an adventure...there isn't any law that states we must live a boring and mundane life.

Maybe this could be the time we decided to begin our venture into starting our own business. Being your own boss is not that hard...remember, it is only hard until we spend the time and effort to learn it. Other folks have, so why not you?

Again, the opportunities are limited only by our imagination and the price we are willing to pay. We had to learn how to perform our current job, so we are absolutely sure we can learn something else.

We can also be certain of this---the world will give us whatever we are brave enough to strive for...as long as we keep trying, we cannot lose!

So just make a list of all of your abilities, and then a seperate list of places you have a strong desire to visit or live, a list of any hobbies you may have or would enjoy learning, and a list of the types of books you love to read.

Now lay them side by side on a table, and scan them slowly...and as an example, ask yourself if one of your abilities might be more in demand in another place you may want to live?

If you love to read about cooking, check out some of the positions available in one of the places you may want to live.

Do you have a strong desire to live in the Southwest? Go on the web, and check out all of the positions in some of the cities and see if some of your talents match some of those jobs.

The possibilities are almost endless...just use your imagination!

However, please keep this in mind---if you want your family to be happy, you must be happy. Life is way too short not to enjoy it as much as you can. It doesn't matter who you are, what religion you belong to, your skin color, what nation you are in, or anything else---it only matters what amount of effort and thought you put into it.