Personal Development and Creating Your Own Way
Posted 06-07-2010 at 12:01 PM by KhadijahChapman
Creating wealth is not easy, it’s not fun. It takes hard and dedicated work. Diligence is also a factor and
most people fail miserably at it. I ran into an associate the other day, who advised me that he stopped his
quest for wealth and settled for a job with the city. I congratulated him for his efforts and thought to
myself, wow, what a decision, he has made. He has the mindset and the ability to become a multi-millionaire
working for himself and he knows this, but he has chosen to go and work for the city. His reasoning was
‘security’, and benefits.
I am not one to ever suggest that working for someone else is a bad decision, however I will always suggest
that one should always have a plan b, and to never count on a job for security. I have met hoards of people
who had their life plan based around their employment, only to have that rug yanked from under them at a time
when they least expected it. When I go back into my days of working a job, I was never really happy and
always struggling. I also remember my first experience with my ‘good’ government job. I was a secretary of
sorts for Cleveland State University.
I had a pretty awesome position, it was somewhat stressful, but I really enjoyed the energy and the comrade
that was shared; and my ‘bosses’ were great. I believed I would have worked in that environment for a very
long time, if I had been given the choice. The short of the story is, this government facility (a
university) had some sort of budget cut and were laying off a few workers. I wasn’t layed off, but ‘bumbed
to another department. Someone with more seniority took my place, and I had more seniority of the one person
who was actually let go. Put another way, I was one person away from losing my job altogether.
The young lady I was replacing, was born the exact same day I was. She was really sharp and had decided to
take her talents and put them together for herself as she started a mobile flower shop and sold flower and
baskets etc., curbside at various locations. I saw her from time to time and she was doing ok as a new
entrepreneur.
The ‘bump’ for me, wasn’t too traumatic financially, I only lost 10 cents in pay, and was moved to a more
prestigious office -The Dean’s office of Education. I enjoyed my stay there, but it was nothing like the
department I was in originally. I eventually quit and decided to also started my own business, and never
looked back. However I can’t say it’s all been rosey, but I know that being bumped had a lot to do with
many decisions that I have made later in life. I never wanted the feeling of another person or entity
controlling my destiny.
Today it is my desire to help others to become entrepreneurs through web2.0. More people are making money
independently than ever before if you desire to learn how to begin to travel the road of financial
independence and are ready to <a href="http://www.blogandgrowrichonline.com">discover</a> how to build your
business bigger bolder, faster <a href="http://www.dreamstylevacationsnow.com">click here</a> to learn how to
generate FREE leads</a>=> and sign up more reps with social networking, article writing, list building and
blogging right away.
Your Partner in Success,
Khadijah Chapman
©Khadijah Chapman. All rights reserved 2010.
most people fail miserably at it. I ran into an associate the other day, who advised me that he stopped his
quest for wealth and settled for a job with the city. I congratulated him for his efforts and thought to
myself, wow, what a decision, he has made. He has the mindset and the ability to become a multi-millionaire
working for himself and he knows this, but he has chosen to go and work for the city. His reasoning was
‘security’, and benefits.
I am not one to ever suggest that working for someone else is a bad decision, however I will always suggest
that one should always have a plan b, and to never count on a job for security. I have met hoards of people
who had their life plan based around their employment, only to have that rug yanked from under them at a time
when they least expected it. When I go back into my days of working a job, I was never really happy and
always struggling. I also remember my first experience with my ‘good’ government job. I was a secretary of
sorts for Cleveland State University.
I had a pretty awesome position, it was somewhat stressful, but I really enjoyed the energy and the comrade
that was shared; and my ‘bosses’ were great. I believed I would have worked in that environment for a very
long time, if I had been given the choice. The short of the story is, this government facility (a
university) had some sort of budget cut and were laying off a few workers. I wasn’t layed off, but ‘bumbed
to another department. Someone with more seniority took my place, and I had more seniority of the one person
who was actually let go. Put another way, I was one person away from losing my job altogether.
The young lady I was replacing, was born the exact same day I was. She was really sharp and had decided to
take her talents and put them together for herself as she started a mobile flower shop and sold flower and
baskets etc., curbside at various locations. I saw her from time to time and she was doing ok as a new
entrepreneur.
The ‘bump’ for me, wasn’t too traumatic financially, I only lost 10 cents in pay, and was moved to a more
prestigious office -The Dean’s office of Education. I enjoyed my stay there, but it was nothing like the
department I was in originally. I eventually quit and decided to also started my own business, and never
looked back. However I can’t say it’s all been rosey, but I know that being bumped had a lot to do with
many decisions that I have made later in life. I never wanted the feeling of another person or entity
controlling my destiny.
Today it is my desire to help others to become entrepreneurs through web2.0. More people are making money
independently than ever before if you desire to learn how to begin to travel the road of financial
independence and are ready to <a href="http://www.blogandgrowrichonline.com">discover</a> how to build your
business bigger bolder, faster <a href="http://www.dreamstylevacationsnow.com">click here</a> to learn how to
generate FREE leads</a>=> and sign up more reps with social networking, article writing, list building and
blogging right away.
Your Partner in Success,
Khadijah Chapman
©Khadijah Chapman. All rights reserved 2010.
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