So, out of sheer boredom, I decided to update my LinkedIn profile. Actually, it was more like hiding most of it and telling "potential employers" to fuck off. Anyhow, I ended up writing way too much to fit into the Professional Summary, so rather than just waste it, I'll post it here. Feel free to bash, slam, flame, or whatever.
My LinkedIn Rant - The Full Version
My professional experience is no longer relevant. I work for myself, and make far more money than any employer has ever paid me.
I would like to take a moment to say "Thanks!" to some of the short-sighted employers of my past. Thank You to Netshops for laying me off in a "reorganization". Thank You to SalesGenie for firing me because they couldn't handle a four letter word sent to their star salesman in an email. I'm so glad I told that prick to fuck off. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
So, again, Thanks to past employers that have pushed me to step up my game and allowed me to say "FUCK YOU" to the corporate world.
BTW, if any of you Salesgenie people bother to read this, tell Rod Irwin, that after 9 months, I still haven't received my personal stuff. Not that I'm bitter. I was, but now, I don't really give a shit. If I had stayed at Salesgenie, I could have been making 6 figures per year in 5 - 10 years. Wow! That sucks. Do you have any idea how much money I would have lost if I stayed there? No, of course you don't. Maybe I should tell Travis to fuck off again, just to make sure I'm still fired. Sure would hate to get a phone call telling me I'm late for work and this was all just a dream.
Since I'm ranting, and BOY does it feel good, for all of you reading this (all 3 or 4 of you) get out while you can. There is not an employer on this Earth that will take care of you better than you can. Their interests don't lie in what's best for your family. Their interests are focused on what is best for the company, more specifically the C level executives of the company. Look at Enron, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, the automakers, etc, etc, ad infinitum. People that had millions in stock, stock options, pensions...GONE. Some of those employees may have worked for that company their entire lives and were looking forward to retirement and living the good life. Not going to happen now. Why? Imagine working for a company and when you go to bed on a Friday night your 20,000 shares are worth $15 each. Then waking up on Monday to find out that they are now worth $0.45 each. That's not security.
Security is working for yourself. Security is controlling your money. Security is knowing that when you go to bed, you won't wake up to an empty future. Security is having money, in your control, to pay for your kids' colleges. Security is diversification. Security is NOT working for someone that doesn't have your best interest at heart.
Only you control your future, unless you voluntarily give it up to someone else. If you want to trust that your employer will take care of you and your family, then stop reading this, because I can't help you . However, if you want to control your own destiny, then get out there and start failing. Yes, I said failing, because to be successful you have to fail a LOT. You should be happy when you fail at something, as long as you remain focused on the long term goal of independence. Why? Because it means you have gotten over one more hurdle, learned one more lesson. Every failure should be treated as a learning exercise. Everytime you fail at something, you learn what not to do. By knowing what not to do, it gets easier to focus on what you CAN do. It also teaches you how to minimize failures, and absorb them easier.
Everyday I fail at something. Everyday, I pick myself up again, and try not to repeat past mistakes. Everyday, I get one step closer to million dollar months. And everyday I ENJOY my "job" and my life. Can you say the same when you're rolling out of bed to the sound of a screaming alarm clock, knowing that when you get to work, the only entity that truly benefits from you being their is the employer? I doubt it.
The funny thing about working for yourself, and this won't appeal to the lazy people reading this, is you'll work harder and longer hours than you ever would for an employer. Many days, I get up around 7 am and go to bed at 2am, and work 12 - 16 of those hours. But I benefit from every minute I'm working, and my family benefits from it. I'm not selling my time for $15 an hour to Joe Corporate Hellhole, Inc.
Okay, Buh-bye!
My LinkedIn Rant - The Full Version
My professional experience is no longer relevant. I work for myself, and make far more money than any employer has ever paid me.
I would like to take a moment to say "Thanks!" to some of the short-sighted employers of my past. Thank You to Netshops for laying me off in a "reorganization". Thank You to SalesGenie for firing me because they couldn't handle a four letter word sent to their star salesman in an email. I'm so glad I told that prick to fuck off. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
So, again, Thanks to past employers that have pushed me to step up my game and allowed me to say "FUCK YOU" to the corporate world.
BTW, if any of you Salesgenie people bother to read this, tell Rod Irwin, that after 9 months, I still haven't received my personal stuff. Not that I'm bitter. I was, but now, I don't really give a shit. If I had stayed at Salesgenie, I could have been making 6 figures per year in 5 - 10 years. Wow! That sucks. Do you have any idea how much money I would have lost if I stayed there? No, of course you don't. Maybe I should tell Travis to fuck off again, just to make sure I'm still fired. Sure would hate to get a phone call telling me I'm late for work and this was all just a dream.
Since I'm ranting, and BOY does it feel good, for all of you reading this (all 3 or 4 of you) get out while you can. There is not an employer on this Earth that will take care of you better than you can. Their interests don't lie in what's best for your family. Their interests are focused on what is best for the company, more specifically the C level executives of the company. Look at Enron, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, the automakers, etc, etc, ad infinitum. People that had millions in stock, stock options, pensions...GONE. Some of those employees may have worked for that company their entire lives and were looking forward to retirement and living the good life. Not going to happen now. Why? Imagine working for a company and when you go to bed on a Friday night your 20,000 shares are worth $15 each. Then waking up on Monday to find out that they are now worth $0.45 each. That's not security.
Security is working for yourself. Security is controlling your money. Security is knowing that when you go to bed, you won't wake up to an empty future. Security is having money, in your control, to pay for your kids' colleges. Security is diversification. Security is NOT working for someone that doesn't have your best interest at heart.
Only you control your future, unless you voluntarily give it up to someone else. If you want to trust that your employer will take care of you and your family, then stop reading this, because I can't help you . However, if you want to control your own destiny, then get out there and start failing. Yes, I said failing, because to be successful you have to fail a LOT. You should be happy when you fail at something, as long as you remain focused on the long term goal of independence. Why? Because it means you have gotten over one more hurdle, learned one more lesson. Every failure should be treated as a learning exercise. Everytime you fail at something, you learn what not to do. By knowing what not to do, it gets easier to focus on what you CAN do. It also teaches you how to minimize failures, and absorb them easier.
Everyday I fail at something. Everyday, I pick myself up again, and try not to repeat past mistakes. Everyday, I get one step closer to million dollar months. And everyday I ENJOY my "job" and my life. Can you say the same when you're rolling out of bed to the sound of a screaming alarm clock, knowing that when you get to work, the only entity that truly benefits from you being their is the employer? I doubt it.
The funny thing about working for yourself, and this won't appeal to the lazy people reading this, is you'll work harder and longer hours than you ever would for an employer. Many days, I get up around 7 am and go to bed at 2am, and work 12 - 16 of those hours. But I benefit from every minute I'm working, and my family benefits from it. I'm not selling my time for $15 an hour to Joe Corporate Hellhole, Inc.
Okay, Buh-bye!
