Dreams Create New Careers for the Unemployed!
New Careers birthed for the unemployed in this dubious economy! I recently read an article in Parade magazine by Mitch Albom titled, ‘Dreams Do Come True’ that inspired me and reminded me that this happened before as a result of the Great Depression. The article is a story about Tom Smallwood, who like many over the last year and a half, found himself unemployed two days before Christmas in 2008.
This is a trying time for many in the United States and around the world, many are losing hope and having a hard time keeping their dreams alive as their savings and retirement dwindle away. If this is you then this story is for you!
It is about bring our dreams to life and stepping out of what we consider ‘normal’. For many it is time to rekindle our passion, our dreams and to find a way to make money doing the very thing we love!
We all have dreams and talents in which we excel, things that we have a passion for. Unfortunately most have been told to put those things aside, to keep them as a hobby. That they are not what has been considered a viable means of survival; that will support our selves let alone our families.
We have been told to be practical, to go get a ‘real job’. Just like Tom had a ‘real job’. Tom was a second generation autoworker, following in his Dad’s footsteps, until that day he was fired. Tom, unable to find employment anywhere, still need to provide for his wife, 1 year old baby and to pay the mortgage. Tom was uncertain of how he would do this in today’s tough economy.
Tom loved to bowl and was good at it, but knew in ‘normal’ times this was what was considered a nonviable means to support his family. But in these times when the ‘normal’ rules no long apply, Tom picked up his bowling ball and went to work! And work it did! One year later Tom earned the title of PBA World Champion and a check for $50,000. More than he had ever earned for a year’s wages working for someone else at a ‘normal’ job!
So to all of you out there wondering how you are going to survive and recover from this economic nightmare that you find yourself, grab your passion and find a way to make money doing it! In the past you may have been told it was silly and no way to earn a living, but today it could be your saving grace!
So pull your dreams and your passions out of the closet that society told you to stick them in, dust them off, polish them up and turn them into your ticket to success!
