Reinventing yourself

Its recession time. And its knocking at all our doors. Its affecting all of us in some way or the other. Some of us have lost jobs...some have had salary cuts...some have seen lean business revenue... In a way its also a fad. Everyone's using this as an excuse to cut the flab. Sure, the U.S. economy is in recession, but that does not mean that India needs to be too.

Whatever it is, even if you have not yet been affected, brace yourself...cause its soon going to come and embrace you too in some way or the other. In a way, its not too bad if we understand and react in advance. So dig in, and prepare for the battle ahead. The recession is just an automatic system letting us know that we have ravaged the limits of business...lifestyles...of life itself and its telling us to alter.

We have plundered the earth, its resources and strained the economy to get closer to what we think is luxury. Even when the signs were upon us...power cuts, water shortage, higher bills... we still refused to accept. In a way, its like the tower of Babel. Up until this point in the Bible, the whole world had one language - one common speech for all people. Man built the tower to reach the heavens and God destroyed it and punished them all by scattering them. God confused their language, causing them to speak different languages so they would not understand each other. But well, you know us. We reinvented ourselves and now here we are. We never give up!

Today, ...right now...start reinventing. Life is about to change. I read somewhere about scientists researching how to reduce waste even to the extent of the plastic that we dispose in a toothbrush. Remember to recycle...reorganise...redevelop ideas...in short ...reinvent.

Build up your skill sets(what you are good at/what people recognise you for) and get accepted for that. Be a super skilled, specialist in whatever you are. Find ways to do whatever you are best at in a better way. Be superman. And nobody's gonna take your job away. Who knows, this recession might just help you a few notches up the career ladder

Find innovative ways to sell yourself...and to be remembered always. Teachers are now conducting virtual classes online...and one of them I believe has started classes by taking up a time slot on an FM radio station. Consultants are being called in and work is being outsourced. The service industry is seeing major upheavals. Offices are going lean and mean. Real estate has redesigned itself with nano flats. The car is going NANO.

Get off the tower of Babel. Discover yourself as a new avataar. The name of the game is Reinvent! And that is not a once in a lifetime job. You need to do that everyday, maybe every hour. Wake up and decide just who you want to be this day...Inspirational?... Freedom?... Responsibility? ... Power?... Love?

A new world awaits you. Roll up your sleeves and get to work.