From the Desk of Keith Hafner 

Straight Talk About Work.

#1:  Just because you are willing to work hard doesn’t mean somebody is obligated to provide a job for you.

#2:  You are not relieved of the responsibility of supporting yourself just because nobody is willing to provide you with a job. So — what to do?  Get out there and find some work.  If you can’t find any, create some.  In other words, hustle. And, if this seems like a daunting task, take a few days and look around at all the folks who are already doing this. If they can do it, so can you.

#3:  Just because you were trained to do something (school teacher, assembly line worker, accountant, etc.) doesn’t mean you have to do that thing.  Or that you are limited to doing that thing. A simple thought:  Do something else.  Look around and see what needs doing…and do it.

#4:  Maybe you had a nice job.  Paid you really well. Then, that job went away.

Here’s what that job didn’t come with:  It didn’t come with a guarantee that you would ALWAYS make that same income.  Or that your next employer would be obligated to pay you that amount. Above, I said that you’ve got to work, even if you can’t find a job.  And that you might have to change the type of work you do. Similarly, you might also have to change the amount of money you are accustomed to making.

Summary:  Nobody is obligated to employ you. You’ve got to find work.  And it might mean doing something different and, at first, settling for less money than you are used to.

Here’s the GOOD news:  When you develop the skill of finding your own work, you will never be unemployed.  And, this type of work is like a ladder.  You might have to start on the bottom rung.  But you are free to climb as high as your initiative will take you.

Again.  I urge you to look around and see all the people who are already doing this.