Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

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If I have a dismissive attitude towards anything it's that many people in manufacturing think they're entitled to lifetime employment or they never need to consider another career down the road. Well, that puts you and your family in jeopardy.

When you learn how to drive, instructors tell you to "leave yourself an out." In other words, when someone cuts you off, always have an option ready to avoid a collision.

Well, smart people need to leave themselves an out in their jobs and careers.

I like to call it having life options. Those with the most life options will likely have better financial security.

Education is a good example of a life option. You could lose your house, your car, and all of your money, but nobody's ever had their brains re-posessed (although you could probably make a case that some need it).

Whether you're a real estate broker or a welder in an auto assembly plant, I am a firm believer that you need to have life options to insure the security of your future and your family's.