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Have you recently been laid off?

Have you found that the recession has really hurt your ability to find a new job to replace your old one?

Current Situation

If so, you’re in good company.  December 2007 marks the official beginning of this recession, and since then, more than 5.7 million jobs have ended.  According to the Associated Press (AP), after the May 8th release of the April, 2009 unemployment numbers:

• 13.7 million people were out of work in April, 2009, and that was the largest number since 1948
• 539,000 jobs were lost in April alone
• 8.9% unemployment (the highest since September, 1983), but if those who’ve been laid off and just given up or taken part-time work, are included, that number jumps to 15.8% – the highest since 1994

If you’ve been unemployed for more than a month, you may be feeling angry, or maybe even a little panicky as you observe the pages of the calendar turn, with still no work on the horizon.  In addition to your short term worries, you’re probably also concerned about things like being able to send your kids to college, or how to fund your retirement.

There are basically three choices in this situation:

1. Panic
2. Keep doing what you’ve always been doing (the same things that haven’t yet found you a new job), or
3. Try something different

Option 1:  Freak Out

The first option, panic, is entirely counter-productive, and should be avoided at all costs.  A little fear is an excellent motivator – it can help us get out of a dangerous situation by energizing us to either run or fight. Unlike fear, panic is not a good thing. It merely overloads our nervous system and generally reduces our ability to respond quickly and appropriately.

Option 2:  Continue Doing What You’ve Been Doing

If doing what you have been doing had been successful for you, you wouldn’t be reading this article right now.  Unless you’re willing to try something new, you’ll end up exactly where you are.

Good people have been unemployed for six months or more in this economy.  After diligently answering help wanted ads and sending out countless resumes, what results have they realized?  Nothing. nada.

Even when people find jobs to appy for, they’re not getting callbacks in this economy, let alone hired.

Option 3:  Try Something Different

The third option – do something different – seems to be the only feasible solution.  With so many options on the table, it is difficult to know where to start?

Do something different: start your own business .

• Don’t worry about being downsized again.
• Don’t let your job keep you from spending quality time with your family and friends.

Take charge of your financial security; replace your old boss – with yourself!  Work from home; start an internet business!

A very good place to start for picking up all the necessary education about internet marketing that you will need is to enroll in the Online Success for Beginners program.

The home-based business industry accounts for approximately 7 billion annually and provides many tax benefits, more control over your time, your work, and your money.  Essentially you’d apply the Law of Large Numbers to your individual situation, similar to the way that insurance companies apply that law to minimize their risks. Insurers reduce their loss ratios by sprading their risk across thousands or millions of policyholders.

An internet business will reach thousands, and millions, of prospects allowing you to spread your recessionary risks across multiple people, regions and countries.   If you were to spread you financial risk, like the insurance companies do, you’d have a greater likelihood of a stable income and financial security for your family.while building a life of your dreams

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