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Whatever it Takes…..
April 2, 2009
Hi All:
This posting is a little different than my usual pontificating. If you have recently lost your job due to the economy this could be the most important blog posting you’ll ever read. The county in Pennsylvania where I live currently has the highest unemployment rate in the state. The main industry here is powdered metal which is used in the manufacture of car parts and various other metal parts in a variety of products. The problem with this situation is that many people who have been laid off or had their jobs permanently terminated have no skills to get other work. Or do they?
Let’s face it: most people don’t think outside the box. Meaning, they don’t look at the larger picture, particularly of the myriad skills they have and what they are capable of. Thomas Edison said, “If you knew what you were capable of, you would literally astound yourself!”. What I mean is, if you lost your job, you need to really see where your other skills lie and if you can make money with them. I know a number of my friends who worked in factories and were avid outdoorsmen. They can be the only ones catching fish in a fishing hole with 20 other people beside them elbow to elbow. Why couldn’t they transfer that knowlege by teaching other folks the secret to catching fish and charging them for it? How about a good hunter doing the same thing? Or maybe starting a tour service to take neophyte hunters into the wild and showing them not only the various wildlife there but how to effectively hunt them?
My point is, that just about everyone has skills and talents that are an untapped resource for making money. Your job: to find out what they are and exploit them. Once you discover what skill or talent you can teach and transfer to others your main job is….drum roll please…..marketing it! So, if you have lost your job or in danger of losing it, start thinking today what you have to offer people. Many people will pay good money to learn it.
Until next time,
Tim Piccirillo
