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Donald Trump’s been in the news a lot lately. For many years, he made “You’re fired!” the trademark phrase of death on his TV show The Apprentice. Ironically, he’s now the one getting fired.
Have you ever got fired? Laid off? Sacked? Downsized? For most people the idea of getting fired scares the mess out of them. They can’t think of much worse than losing their job except dying or losing a family member.
Jack was like that. He worked in sales for many years. He did ok and made a decent living but nothing spectacular. Then one day, he got downsized. It was a gut punch. He got drunk and drowned his sorrows. Wallowed in depression for weeks.
Then he got off his butt and looked for a job. He got another sales job. Then six months later he got laid off. Another gut punch. Then 18 months after that happened again. Then 5 months after that, it happened for a fourth time. He got fired 4 times in less than 4 years.
It was actually the best thing that ever happened to him as he now works for himself. He’s his own boss. He’s made 6 figures doing something he loves. He says: “If I could go back in time, I would tell my past self to go into business for myself after the first firing. I can’t think of where I’d be now if I had started earlier.”
What about you? Does the idea of getting fired scare you? Maybe it shouldn’t or maybe it’s what you need to finally push you in the direction of being your own boss, setting your own hours and working wherever you want.
Where will you be 10 years from now if you never get fired? Don’t let 10 years pass you by without pursuing your dreams.