| He knew it was going to happen. He wasn't really | | | | should last him for at least six months. He could pay his |
| surprised. | | | | bills and still have a little money to go out every once in |
| Yeah, if he had to be honest with himself, it hit him kind | | | | a while. |
| of hard because he had been with them for so long. | | | | Steve is simply drifting through life with no direction. A |
| But to be honest, they never really showed any real | | | | simple snag in his plan has thrown him all off course. |
| interest in him or his work. | | | | Life is passing him by and he doesn't even realize it. He |
| Now that he's thinking about it, he was the obvious | | | | has amble time to learn about himself and use his "lay |
| choice. Brian was their "golden boy." And Lisa, well, if | | | | off" and make the best of it. |
| you look as good as she does, it doesn't matter how | | | | But Steve, like so many of us, is not aware of how to |
| smart you are or how much you can produce, they | | | | use TIME to our advance. |
| loved her. | | | | Let me tell you about Janet. |
| He had the feeling every since they announced that | | | | Janet received her termination letter the same day |
| they were going to have cut backs, that he would be | | | | Steve received his. She was upset but had vowed not |
| one of the people they cut back with, yet, he did | | | | to let it get her down. |
| nothing to prepare himself for this moment. | | | | As she drove home for the last time from her "job" |
| As he carried his box of personal belongings out to the | | | | she reached into her glove compartment and pulled |
| car on his final walk from the office to the parking lot, | | | | out her motivational tape by motivational speaker and |
| he was thankful for Darryl, who was the only person | | | | trainer, Dawn Fields (hehe, shameless plug). |
| who walked with him out of the building. | | | | Janet knew God had a purpose for her life and was |
| He knew that Darryl was secretly smiling on the inside | | | | determined to use her newly acquired "free time" to |
| because he hadn't received his pink slip. It was pretty | | | | discover that purpose. |
| crazy but the only thing he was thinking about at this | | | | She purposely set the alarm clock to the time she |
| moment was that the slip wasn't actually pink. In fact, it | | | | normally got up each day when she had to go into |
| wasn't even a slip, but a full-blown letter that was | | | | work. But this time, instead of running around the house |
| typed out on a computer and printed out. Probably on | | | | getting ready to go work for someone else, she was |
| the same printer he used everyday. He also thought | | | | going to work on herself. |
| that Darryl shouldn't be too happy because hisjob | | | | She jumped out of bed and put on her sweat clothes; |
| wasn't promised to him either. He wasn't their "golden | | | | grabbed hermotivational tape and headed out to the |
| boy" and he wasn't all that attractive either. That | | | | park for a jog. |
| thought made him smile a little. | | | | When she arrived back home, she took a shower and |
| As he drove off, his mind kept going back to when his | | | | started cooking breakfast. As she ate her breakfast, |
| boss called him into the office. He was feeling so | | | | she grabbed a piece of paper and jotted down the |
| many emotions at that time; he didn't quite know how | | | | things that she was good at doing; things she liked to |
| to feel. Yes, he was angry. But he was also | | | | do; things that she thought she was better at doing |
| concerned about what he would do next with his life. | | | | than most people. |
| Uh ol', here comes the anger again. | | | | She decided to design the perfect job for herself. |
| "I gave them people 11 years of my life. For what? For | | | | The next thing she did was pray. She decided to |
| them to give me a letter stating that they no longer | | | | spend on hour a day, thanking God for the blessings |
| required my services." | | | | He has already given her and theblessings He would |
| That just didn't seem fair. Well, they did give him a | | | | give her in the near future. |
| pretty descent severage pay. They paid him three | | | | Then one day, the thought came into Janet's head |
| months salary. That was nice of them. They didn't | | | | about real estate. |
| have to do that, he thought. | | | | Janet had always had an interest in real estate. She |
| All of a sudden, he became conscious of his route | | | | had always wanted to buy homes and charge a low |
| home. | | | | down payment so that everyone could own a home if |
| He has driven this route so many times over the past | | | | they so desired. That thought was just the beginning |
| 11 years. It was sort of sad thinking that this would be | | | | for Janet. She immediately went online and looked up |
| the last time he drove this way home. | | | | real estate courses. |
| Beep, beep, beep. Steve swings his arm over and hits | | | | She didn't want to be a Broker, she wanted to buy |
| the alarm clock to silence it. Then he pulls the covers | | | | and sell homes on her own. A Real Estate Investor. |
| off of himself and swung his legs over the side of the | | | | Yes.That sounded good to her. |
| bed. He rested his face in his hands and then jerks his | | | | She went to the bookstore and purchased a book |
| head up. | | | | that taught her how to buy homes with little or no |
| "I don't have to get up today. I was laid off yesterday." | | | | money down. |
| He laughs. Then quickly lays back into bed. But he can't | | | | She found out the Unemployment in her state pays for |
| go back to sleep. His mind is racing. | | | | you to go to school for whatever she wants to study. |
| "What am I going to do today", he thought. Well, I'm not | | | | She decides to take a course on buying and selling |
| going to look for a job. I deserve a break. I think I will | | | | property. |
| just relax for about two weeks before I even think | | | | Six months later, Janet is happier than she has ever |
| about looking for another job. | | | | been. She has more money than she ever thought |
| He gets up, grabs his robe and slippers and heads | | | | possible. She is the proud owner of 3 houses and 1 |
| down to the kitchen. As he fixes a bowl of cereal, he | | | | apartment unit that houses 20 apartments. |
| turns on the television set and watches the news. | | | | She has bought all of her property and homes at 20% |
| After the news is over he flicks from channel to | | | | below cost and has sold them at cost without using |
| channel and decides to watch a little Regis. | | | | any of her own money. |
| After Regis ends, he gets captivated by a "Who is My | | | | She learned how to get investors to give her the |
| Baby Daddy" story coming on Jenny Jones next. Then | | | | money she needed and turn a profit for both them and |
| Maury Povich has the same story line except his is | | | | her. |
| "Maury, Help Me Find My Baby Daddy." Well, he simply | | | | Janet took advantage of her free time. Instead of |
| has to watch that one too. | | | | drifting and letting time slip by like Steve, Janet made |
| Three weeks have gone by and Steve finds that it is | | | | every minute count. She decided to turn the television |
| hard for him to turn off the television and get off the | | | | off and her mind on. She decided to get in touch with |
| couch. He doesn't even take baths on any consistent | | | | her spirituality and move closer to God. |
| basis. He seems to be content sitting around doing | | | | God kept sending her hunches and thoughts and she |
| absolutely nothing. | | | | was more thanwilling to receive them. She discovered |
| He has made up his mind that he is not going to look | | | | what her talent was and took action to put it to good |
| for a job until his unemployment is about to run out. | | | | use. She will never have to worry about a termination |
| The pay is not what he's use to receiving, but that | | | | letter again. |
| along with the money he has saved up over the years | | | | |