"We can create the ultimate job security by becoming less dependent on the organization for which we work and more dependent on our own resources." - Bo Bennett
The reason I hear over and over again for not chasing dreams, for not starting companies, charities and movements, for not getting out there and seeing the world. Job security. So what is it that is so secure about your 9 to 5?
Job security traditionally comes when working for a big company, and one that is growing. If you can become a key player in that company then good for you, you may well have secured a job for life, or at least a huge payout if your position in the company is removed. How many people have this luxury in the 21st century?
Firstly, name me a company that is secure, there are a few, I'm sure, and companies that are growing, too. However, if you're looking for a career within one sole company, you are relying on that company being successful for that whole time, and not just successful, but heading in a direction that requires your specific skill set. Even then a takeover and reshuffle is never out of the question, is it? I've seen banks go down the drain, huge multi-nationals reduced to ashes and dot com empires brought to their knees in my short life in the world of work. One in a million people may have a completely secure job working for somebody else, but it isn't (in my opinion) something worth spending your life striving for. For them most part, job security is an illusion designed to keep you happily working hard for your employer.
The above is a depressing outlook, but what I'm trying to outline is that a "steady" paycheck is not a reason to stop yourself chasing your dreams. Of course, I'm being rather generic, and you may be trapped in your job for the time being due to financial commitments, I'm not saying quit right now, I'm saying that you need to rely on yourself for your career, not your employer, and trust me this is not a bad thing, it is an incredibly liberating thing.
"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!" - Earl Nightingale
So what is the closest you can get to security? Residual income is a nice substitute; I run lots of projects online, and as long as I can get traffic to them, I can make money. I run similar projects offline, and I rely on me to go out and get "work". My earnings depend on me, and their growth is not capped, I can make a billion dollars one day perhaps, and nobody is going to stop me by telling me 'you're fired'. The only real security you can have, in my opinion, comes from connections, knowledge, intelligence and making sure your finger is in a lot of proverbial pies. Don't rely on one source of income, it can be swept from underneath you in seconds. Think about that list. You can build connections, you can build knowledge, you can build intelligence and you can ensure your finger is in a lot of pies, you dont need a boss to do any of this, and if you do have to work for a boss, these are the practices you should be getting on with at the same time. Employed, self-employed or unemployed, the aforementioned are the things to be doing to get ahead.
"And what are the realities of modern life? Well, the chief one is an everlasting, frantic struggle to sell things. With most people it takes the form of selling themselves - that's to say getting a job and keeping it." - George Orwell
Ben blogs about escaping the nine to five lifestyle we've all been conditioned into at Escape Nine to Five, providing information on how to make money from home and doing what you love, rather than joining the rat race.
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