When I was growing up it was just understood that you make money working for a company for 30 years. You retire. You get paid a pension. You grow old with a certain amount of financial security.

That scenario just doesn’t exist anymore.

The average person coming out of college today is expected to have over eight job changes in their lifetime! What!

Does that mean that you won’t like your job and you will just go on your way? Does it mean that you are expendable, just a cog in the wheel? Does it mean that your company will cease to exist?

Yes, yes and yes.

Plus many other possibilities. The bottom line? Jobs are not guaranteed anymore. There is NO entitlement to work. No one owes you a job.

You need to be more like my friend, the former accountant.

• Know who you are
• Know your skills
• Know what you love to do
• Figure out how to do it
• Know what your value is
• Learn to sell your value everyday

Where can you go that will pay you what you are worth?

You need to answer this question first, “What is your life worth?” That is what you are trading for dollars, your life.

So, if you are going to exchange your time for money it should be worth it! You should get paid well, you should be gaining valuable skills and resources or you should love what you do. All three would be best, but at least some combination of the three.

Tell me what you think! Leave a comment or a question.