How many of you know someone that has changed careers in the last 3 years? I’ll bet that most of you do.
The world is becoming the place of independent consultants. Let’s use Wells Fargo as an example. Big companies like that laid off thousands of workers and a lot of the middle to upper management people ventured out on their own and became independent consultants.
Some of you may agree or disagree with what I am about to say.
The last 3 years are one of the best things that has ever happened to this country. Yes that’s right the best. Some of you may be wondering how that can be, well please allow me to elaborate.
This recession that we are slowly clawing our way out of marks the absolute transformation from the Industrial Age to the Information Age.
The Industrial Age is the era of big companies taking care of people and spurring total reliance of people to the company. Pension plans and social security were assumed as retirement.
We are learning that the Information Age is going to be an entirely different story. With all of the stuff people have gone through over the last 3 years it is my personal belief that the overall condition of the American people has become stronger. We are no longer reliant on the big company for security, we have been forced to get off our asses and really work for a buck, in many cases the sense of entitlement has been blown out the window, personal accountability has been forced down our throats and the bottom line is that we have all had a giant wake up call.
Those of us who have learned from it will never suffer again even in the event this repeats itself.
Personally I learn the best from getting my ass handed to me and let me tell you I have had it handed to me several times in this business and every time I have gotten better for it.
Our profession is forever changed. We have to embrace it and adapt or get out. The big machines are now competing with the small guy which I think is a good thing. We will be chosen on a service basis instead of cost. The big machines have wheels to keep moving and will never lower the cost.
For those of you that are having a hard time seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, look a little harder, it is there if you focus and decide it is there.
