Starting a Business - YOU Security vs Job
Security
By Allison Babb
As I contemplated starting a small business, one profound
realization changed my future forever. I sat in a seminar listening
to the speaker share the incredible realities of success in the business
world. He talked about what actually contributes to a 6 and 7
figure income. It was awesome teaching for sure. It was
transformational. But one sentence he shared stuck with me and
moved me to quit my job. That sentence was “There is no such
thing as job security.”
No Such Thing as Job Security?
At first, my response was “huh, come again?” You see, I had banked
my life on my job security. That paycheck and those bonuses were
my security so how could you tell me that there’s no such thing as
job security? That paycheck gives me security for sure. It pays
the bills. But David Neagle went on to explain that my income was
dependent on my skills and talents.
Consider this: Let’s say you lost your job today. You’re fired.
And you now had to find a way to earn an income for your family.
What would you do? Think about that for a moment. My guess is that
you would start making a list of your skills and putting those
skills in a document called a “resume.”
Most likely, you would take that resume and your skills and sell
your talents to another employer. You would have some level of
confidence that your skills and talents were employable by someone
else. Your faith in your abilities would extend as far as the next
job interview or next employer. You believe you can convince
another employer to hire you.
You Security
But let’s say you’re unable to get a job. No job available
anywhere. What would you do? Stop and consider that for a moment.
People typically do one of two things. They may become incredibly
resourceful in their determination to find creative ways to generate
an income. Or, they may become paralyzed by fear. Paralyzing fear
robs you of your resourcefulness, your creativity, your ideas, stops
you from taking action, and leads you down a path to certain
failure.
You see, there is no such thing as job security because YOU are your
security. Your skills, your talents, your abilities are what earns
you an income. So it is YOU and not your employer who creates an
income for you. And you can take YOU and create success anywhere,
if you are not paralyzed by fear. You simply must believe in your
ability to create success as an entrepreneur equally as much as you
believe in your ability to create success in the corporate world.
It is that belief that creates your success in business.
Your faith in your abilities and talents must extend beyond an
employer. When it comes to earning an income, YOU are your
security. So today my question for you is “Do you believe in
YOU-security or job-security.” My experience is that YOU-security
is tremendously freeing and can become incredibly lucrative when you
let go of the fear.
