WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction – It happened in Church – Chapter One Hundred – Reading the will

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

It happened in Church – October 19, 1962
Chapter One Hundred – Reading the will

It Started In Church – October 19, 1962
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JOBSEARCH: “Succeess Security”?

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Jason Alba CEO of JibberJobber.com, Author

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Might this be the new way to say “job security?”

I was speaking at a library on Bainbridge Island (near Seattle) last night and tried out a new phrase to replace “job security.”

… because everyone says there is no such thing as “job security” anymore. But I still want to talk about some kind of security for my future. “career security” doesn’t seem to fit… what about:

income security?

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TO WHICH I RESPONDED

I think it’s two different things to two different class of people. Consultants (Yeah I know an employee is a consultant with no choice where they go tomorrow!) and Employees. To consultants, it’s the ability to diversify revenue stream and enhance it. To employees, it’s the ability to keep the paycheck flowing in and develop the next stream of paychecks. (One of my Turkey-isms is that you are, or should be, looking for your next job while you keep the current one happy.)

So I think there will be some confusion between what “it” means to those different communities when looked through the two different lenses. (Yeah, I love Gartner’s simplistic four box view of the world!)

It corresponds with what I tell younger folks who might be open to a “pearl”. Success for your generation is: (1) ruthless financial discipline — no bad debt; (2) a life long interest in learning — education — a degree — they can’t take it away from you; (3) a white collar job in order to save big bux; (4) a blue collar skill for hard times — never saw a poor plumber; (5) one or more internet based businesses — your store is always open; (6) a free time hobby that generates income; and (7) a large will-maintained network of people who can “help” you.

So, imho, with apologies to Covey, it’s “The Seven Dimensions of Success”.

Yeah, everything I ever learned was from a self-help book! Isn’t that the definition of a book? “Help Yourself!”

I think the term you are looking for is “Success Security”?

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