Create Your Own Job!

In case you hadn't noticed, jobs, right now, are pretty hard to find.

Close to 10 per cent of our population, (more in many places), are looking for jobs. And many of them have long ago given up the dream of finding that perfect, high-paying job that offers all kinds of benefits. No---they are looking for any kind of job at all.

If you are unlucky enough to be out of a job right now and have tried to find work for a long time, you need a solution and you need it now.

Several years ago, I read a book that offered some excellent advice for those who find themselves out of work and in need of immediate income. The author suggested that you do the usual things like making sure you have plenty of applications out there so that if a job does become available, you will be notified. But then, he said, you make your own job-one that can provide you with some immediate income while you wait for that perfect job to come along, or that might possibly become the basis for a full time business of your own.

His first suggestion was one that I will admit, did not appeal to me, but one that I had to agree would bring in some almost instant cash. He said to stick some rubber gloves, some rags or a sponge, and a bottle of detergent or window cleaner in a plastic bucket and head down a busy street in your home town.

Stop at every store you come to and offer to wash their windows for $5. After one or two store owners take you up on your offer, you will have $5 or $10 more than you started with, plus a little more confidence that you have what it takes to make it through this economic downturn.

With some experience under your belt, and a recommendation of one or two satisfied customers, raise your price and continue on your way.

This is just one example of how you can make your own job. There are countless other ways that people are using, successfully every day, and nothing is stopping you from doing the same.

You can be a dog walker, a pet sitter, a tutor, a house cleaner, a child care provider, a yard care person, an errand runner, a handyman (or woman), etc. None of these jobs that you can create for yourself take a lot of money or experience. If you are out of work, sit down right now and list all the things that you could do in exchange for cash. You will probably be surprised at the forgotten talents you still possess---talents that could be putting money in your pocket just a few hours from now.

For more suggestions and detailed instructions on how to get started in creating a job suited to your own needs, check out my most recent eBook, called Create Your Own Job! I think you'll be glad you did.