Many are looking for their next J. O. B. these days and my heart aches for each and every one as I, personally, have traveled that path many years ago.
Over the past 3-4 weeks, I have spoken to several oursourcing groups, former CEOs and networking groups. As I listen to the numerous elevator speeches of each individual, a mental picture of their next J. O. B. is fixed in my mind. I can't help but wonder "what if" those individuals could know with a 100% certainty, they will never have another J. O. B.
In my presentation, I bring up that very point to get the individuals to thinking about their next career move...probably (or hopefully) into business for themselves.
Following the cliche of "with lemons...you get lemonade," I like to tell the story about a friend of mine that was laid off from an oil field company several years ago. Today, he and a partner are providing GPS support services for some of the same oil and oil field companies. And, this is not a unique story today.
The difficult hurdle is to get those talented people to BOLDLY step out of the J. O. B. mentalty and become the employer. One approach might be to find complementary individuals to partner with in a new venture.
How can the rest of us help others? We can help open doors to targeted prospective clients for these new entrepreneurs. We can support each and every one with testimonials to their moral values, service levels or how well they support their clients. The social media is a simple means to share that testimonial today via linkedin.com or facebook, twitter, plaxo, etc.
By opening our minds, our network and our hearts, we can help others.
