MBA WORKING AS BAG-BOY—THERE’S A BETTER SOLUTION

I was leisurely reading the Sunday paper yesterday and an article caught my eye. It was about a guy here in Florida that lost his job and according to the paper “wasn’t too proud to take a step down”. My first thought, as were other people’s I’m sure, was “well at least he is getting out there instead of giving up”. But after a few minutes, I realized that I completely disagreed with the move he made being okay. I mean, yes, some of us would step up and do whatever it takes to feed our family and pay the mortgage and that is honorable. But not when you consider that there are other options.
Some of his comments involved things such as “used to be a big-shot and now am just a bag boy” and “feel like I take my brain out and hang it on a hook”. Just reading those two statements turned his story of perseverance into a story where I found myself wondering how a person that has so much on the ball and so much experience could possibly settle for that. He went on to tell about how he’s met customers who are in the same position.
Here’s where a person has to ask themselves, “is there another way?” Just taking a minute to explore options could change these people’s life—mentally, physically and financially—and yet they choose to be complacent in their lives.

“Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.”
~ Aesop

Sometimes taking that leap is frightening. I won’t lie to you. I was. And therefore I stayed in my position at the job that wouldn’t lead me to the life I wanted, for year after year. It actually took knowing that we would never be able to help our children financially and having no health insurance before I decided “what’s the worst that could happen?” Knowing that we weren’t where we wanted to be and that something had to change or we never would be was finally enough for me to say “I’m doing it”. Was I nervous about my decision once I threw the switch? You bet! But then, I returned again to the “what’s the worst” thought and decided only I could make this a go. Dwelling on my fear of failure and stressing on the “what if it doesn’t make it” was going to exhaust my energy and drive for keeping those things from happening. And the program we bought offered personal development that went hand-in-hand with the business opportunity and wealth and fiancial development that it offered. It was the real deal. It had all the components necessary to let us be successful. All we needed to do was utilize those components.

Will I ever bag groceries? No! Will I ever take a minimum wage job and count myself “lucky” to have it? Absolutely not! I know I am capable of more and to settle for anything less than the full ride would leave me depressed, drained and wondering what life is about. Instead, I spend my time wondering what it is we want to buy, do or who we want to assist next…..Isn’t that a better alternative?