You CAN Have Everything

Gone are the days of working for one company for 40 years, retiring at 65 and living out the rest of your days in Florida. How boring is that!? Yes, I know it is "safe, secure, and responsible" but if you really think about it, you are leaving your future up to someone else and to me that is not too responsible – that didn't work out too well for Enron employees and potentially some Big Three employees. Now I know my generation gets a bad rap for switching jobs every time the wind blows but who are you if you are not truly happy? How long can someone work 40 hours a week spending 10 hours a week in their car and without getting burnt out? I know people can do it and I think that that is great; my dad has worked at the same company for 29 years. It is just not my destiny. I would much rather own the company than work for the company. I would rather take mini-retirements (3-6 month vacations) throughout my life than to wait for my 20 year vacation when I am not young enough to enjoy it. I know not everyone is entrepreneurial and that is OK because the people that are need good, hard, honest workers to make their companies go and grow. I just want the older generations, baby boomers and some generation Xers, to not squash the creativity within their peers or children. I am not saying to tell them to be the next president or pro sport athlete but let them work out their creativity and also let them fail one or two times. They are more likely to learn their lesson that way and not turn into overzealous CEO's that think someone will bail them out. :cough: AIG :cough: In the previous post I mentioned that my parents were worried about me, but after we all finally sat down and talked about what I wanted to do with my life, they have become some of my biggest supporters often doing research and offering loans to help start some projects. That is what I call love and it is a winning combination because I get their support and insight and hell, if I strike it big, they get their beach house in the Caribbean. If you take away anything from this post, take away the fact that you control your future and you can have it now. Creativity can open up a lot of doors, and if you become the 30 or 40 year employee guy, take care of yourself now so you can enjoy your freedom when you finally get it.