During the off season professional athletes explore the open market for a possible change of venue and a larger paycheck. This is essentially what free agency is all about and its time you gain that same perspective. Gone are the days of loyalty to a single company with the guarantee of a pension for life. It seems this was the brass ring we strived for not so long ago. What went wrong so rapidly? In short, the world caught up with the United States thanks to technology, globilization, and the emergence of a rising middle class in Asian countries. In light of the recent financial woes on Wall Street and within the banking industry, rest assured this is not over. Perhaps we are all a bit too complacent here in America because things have been pretty sweet for the past decade. Sure there have been some bumps in the road, but for the most part things haven’t been all that bad. Until Now!
With the job market tightening, now is the time to start thinking of yourself as a free agent on the open market. Keep your day job by any means necessary, but start that home based business you’ve been thinking about on a part-time basis. You all have hobbies, skills, and abilities that could very well translate to a revenue generating side venture. Free agents are opportunistic by nature and recognize the value of exploring all options. We all must be more diligent in keeping our eyes on the prize and taking full advantage of new opportunities as they come up. Free agency is a good thing, so let’ not lose sight of that fact.
