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Here is a profound message as to how you should perceive your career
from this day forward . . .
ME, INC
.
You are your own personal services
corporation responsible for your own research, marketing, human
resources, financial and quality control. There is no employer or company
looking out for your best interests; this is ultimately your job.
It is time to broaden your horizons and adopt a single-minded approach
to your livelihood. There is an ocean of opportunity created by this new
global economy. Those who decide to put away the trappings of
conformity and pursue their unique destiny are creating fortunes every
day. A sample:
• Billionaire media mogul Oprah was only 19 when she started her
career as a news anchor at Nashville’s WTVF-TV; her show is now
seen in over 100 countries by an estimated 46 million weekly viewers.
• Billionaire Michael Dell founded Dell Computer at 19 with $1,000
from his dorm room at the University of Texas; by age 27 he was the
youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500.
• At 40, Harland “Colonel” Sanders began cooking chicken for his
customers from his service station and sold his Kentucky Fried
Chicken Company in 1964 with over 600 outlets nationwide.
• At 52, Ray Kroc stopped selling milk shakes, purchased a
restaurant and turned it into the planet’s most successful fast food
enterprise, McDonald’s.
Is there an exciting idea or two in you? Maybe you are reading this book
because you have recently faced a life-altering event like a layoff or
illness, or maybe you are simply tired of living an uninspired existence.
Often, the will is there but the knowledge of specific strategies and
techniques to realize this new ambition is lacking.
Section 1 – Getting To Know Yourself
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