Don't Be Stupid - Like I Was!

Don't be stupid like I was – I thought my job was going to take care of me and my family for the rest of my life.

Boy was I wrong! Here is my story...

It was a beautiful day in March of '02. I was at the hospital, no it was nothing bad, I was there for the birth of my wonderful little girl. Being a dad for the first time. WOW :)

Life seemed like it was just going so wonderfully. A healthy and beautiful little girl that just became a blessing in my life. I felt on top of the world. Nothing seemed impossible now that I was a father. I sat there thinking, I'm a dad, what a blessing God has giving me.

Then I got the dreaded call....The one we all don't want. The call that can send chills down your spine and leaves you asking, why are they calling me?

The message by my boss was left on my voice mail, it said to come to his office immediately. ??? :(

Now mind you I was trying to enjoy the time with my new born daughter. And not really expecting a call from the boss.

Then upon reaching his office he says, “Ronald, we have some bad news. We have to let you go....”

You're FIRED!

You talk about being floored. My heart sank to my feet!

Here I was enjoying a wonderful addition to my life, then all of a sudden to be kicked out of a job that I thought was secure. A job that I poured my heart and soul into. A job that I spent countless hours sweating over. Time away from my family working 12 hr days that I couldn't get back. A job with good money that I depended on for survival. Plus I just had a new kid??

I was just stunned! I got depressed quick. I just didn't know what I was going to do. How was I going to take care of my family now. I got to the point where I couldn't think straight. For the longest time it felt like a bad dream. That came true!

Then one day I asked to myself “What were you thinking?” Why are you setting here drowning yourself in self pity? I wanted to blame this blame that, blame the company, etc. You name it I wanted to blame it!

Then a great friend told me something one day that hit me like a ton of bricks. “Ron, No company will give you security like the security you can provide for yourself!”

WOW!

No company will give you security like the security you can provide for yourself!

He was right! There is no security in working for someone else because you don't own the company. They control you! You don't control the company!

I looked back on all the things I couldn't do because of all the jobs I had in the past and how they told me what and what not to do. And when and when not to do it. Like when I had to be at work, how many hours I had to spend at work, when I could take vacation, how much time they would allow me to spend with my family, etc.

It really opened my eyes as to why my jobs were the only obstacles to my happiness.

So I pulled myself up out of that state of depression and made a commitment to myself right then and there to never, ever, depend on a job.. that I don't own. To provide security for me and my family, no matter what it takes. To find a way to create income for my family that doesn't rely on me working for someone else to get it. And allows me to spend as much time as I wanted with my family.

So I set out on that goal and my friend introduced me to the Home Based Business Industry. And history was born! A new me was born out of all the trials that held me back from realizing my true potential. My outlook on life was changed, I was changed mentally (no more worries), physically (no more stress) and spiritually (no more pain).

I share this story to prove a point.

That no one is secure in today's job market. I did all the right things at my job. I was always on time. Even worked overtime (more time that was spent away from my family) I made sacrifices that most wouldn't make. Trying to keep the boss happy while I was unhappy.

I even had other job's since that job and I started working from home part-time. After being smacked in the face by reality, they wound up being the same too. No control! And that just made me that much more determined.

So my very last job I put in my resignation at the post office to go full time working from home, because that job itself was taking up 60+ hrs per week of my time that I didn't get to see my family. Proof no matter who you work for that you still have no control.

And boy was she surprised when I told her she was fired! I was determined to make it happen or die trying.

I share this story because I became a statistic. Like so many people today who are without jobs, are depressed and don't know where to turn. Who believe that the only way to happiness is with another job. I don't want you to become a statistic too.

Money wasn't the big motivator in my decision to work for myself. It was my time freedom. My choices I get to make instead of them being made for me. I get to do more with my family pick my kids up from school, attend their sports activities, participate more in my church's activities and so much more.

What's your motivator?

I encourage you to learn how you too can secure your future. Start a business of your own and take back control of your life. Be willing to learn what it takes to have the freedom to live your life to the fullest and not be a slave to your J.O.B any longer.

When you gain control of your financial future, you'll never have to worry about losing your job or providing for your family, in the manner that you want and they deserve, ever again!

I did it and You can too....