I am the eternal optimist and I do think we choose our attitude, but I'm also realistic that sometimes things get tough and out of our control. It's then that you need inspiration from other's to help you find the strength to be happy where you are, make the best of the bad and walk over life's hot coals without needing the ER!
There's no denying our economy has put a damper on everypone's financial and career future. Our parents are watching their hard earned money burn up and fly away in the stock market. Our peers jobs are smoldering out as layoffs continue. I myself was laid off in December! We tend to forget that there are those coming out of college with a bright shiny new degree ready to use their really expensive new knowledge to fulfill their dreams only to find they can't find a job to get started down the road to success in their chosen field.
I got a forward from my friend Ames today that found a college grad in just that predicament. He didn't burn up in the recession fire. He decided to make the most of it and set out to see the country while working lots of odd jobs. To be exact 50 jobs in 50 weeks in 50 states. He didn't see any job as beneath him, but rather as an experience, a chance, an opportunity. He literally is riding out the recession in his Jeep. Check out the full story here... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/02/07/BU1215MNT6.DTL. I also included his personal website to the right on this page so you can check out his progress on his website Living The Map.
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