The Worst Time Since The Great Depression

The Worst Time Since The Great Depression I dont care what the news might say about how things are getting better.   And I dont care if were on the upswing from this recession. The bottom line is, this is really, really hard. We all know business owners who have gone out of business.   We all know people who have lost their jobs.   We all know people who have been in a job search for over a year.   If there is a light at the end of the tunnel it sure seems really dim, or like a pinhole. In a Yahoo Group Im on someone said that this is the worst shes seen since the Great Depression I agree with that but there are a few differences. Here was my response to her email.   I hope this can give you hope I didnt plan on sharing on this blog when I wrote it, but its been on my mind all night/morning: Individual greatness has and will come from this, however.   For me, one of the greatest things I think I can see from this is that people start to consider their careers differently it is no longer the companys to manage, it is MINE.   What can I do to have some kind of income security? As people go through this paradigm shift well see the evolution of the career it has to happen weve been forced into it (by virtue of lack of loyalty between employers and employees) now the economy is forcing us to really, really address it. Anyone want to trust their career to HR?   Maybe a few years ago, but many people now are getting it.   Its a hard lesson, for sure, but I think well see a more empowered workforce come out of this. Chris Brogan recently wrote in his newsletter that there might not be a lot of jobs out there, but there is a TON of money can we, as personal career managers, start to think about how to create income security (as opposed to job security) by earning some of that money? If so, then well see a terrific product when all the dust settles. It might be a crappy economy, but that doesnt mean we have to let that dictate what happens to US!   Retool and conquer! The Worst Time Since The Great Depression I dont care what the news might say about how things are getting better.   And I dont care if were on the upswing from this recession. The bottom line is, this is really, really hard. We all know business owners who have gone out of business.   We all know people who have lost their jobs.   We all know people who have been in a job search for over a year.   If there is a light at the end of the tunnel it sure seems really dim, or like a pinhole. In a Yahoo Group Im on someone said that this is the worst shes seen since the Great Depression I agree with that but there are a few differences. Here was my response to her email.   I hope this can give you hope I didnt plan on sharing on this blog when I wrote it, but its been on my mind all night/morning: Individual greatness has and will come from this, however.   For me, one of the greatest things I think I can see from this is that people start to consider their careers differently it is no longer the companys to manage, it is MINE.   What can I do to have some kind of income security? As people go through this paradigm shift well see the evolution of the career it has to happen weve been forced into it (by virtue of lack of loyalty between employers and employees) now the economy is forcing us to really, really address it. Anyone want to trust their career to HR?   Maybe a few years ago, but many people now are getting it.   Its a hard lesson, for sure, but I think well see a more empowered workforce come out of this. Chris Brogan recently wrote in his newsletter that there might not be a lot of jobs out there, but there is a TON of money can we, as personal career managers, start to think about how to create income security (as opposed to job security) by earning some of that money? If so, then well see a terrific product when all the dust settles. It might be a crappy economy, but that doesnt mean we have to let that dictate what happens to US!   Retool and conquer!