Do Over!

Remember when you were in elementary school and 'do overs' were part of playing games? Someone would make a mistake and instantly yell, "Do over," and they would get a chance to do it again. Or, someone would announce '"Do overs" at the beginning of the game. Everybody knew mistakes would happen, and you would get a chance to change things. Wasn't that great?

Well, guess what? You can take this time of unemployment and yell, "Do over." That's right, you can take a moment to dream and decide if you want to follow a different path than the one you were on. People are being laid off all over the country. Training is available. Part-time work is more readily available than full-time work. Now, is the time to take some training for which the government will pay.

There was a plant closing in a mid-west state. After some basic analysis, some of the workers decided to get a truck driving license. They went to school, which was paid for by the government while they received unemployment benefits - totally legitimate, by the way. After training and getting their new licenses, people were hired immediately. Yes, it was less than they were making, but they were working and believe they are in 'safe' jobs because freight will always have to move and it's trucks that move it.

Look, if you aren't happy with what you are doing, or jobs are being lost in that field, get the training, certificate or degree that will make you valuable to employers.

Think about what you want to do and then go out and make it happen. You can do it. All it takes is putting one step in front of another... one step over and over and before you know it, you will have accomplished great things. It will take a bit of courage and a bit of confidence, but each day you will grow stronger.

You really can do over your life right now.