Job growth–or lack of it–and the levels of

unemployment continue to confuse obtuse

government analysts and the Wall Street crowd.

Why? They are ignoring the dramatic effect of

rapidly-increasing self-employment.

Recently, the weekly number of unemployed declined,

but the number of newly-created jobs was very

small. How could that happen when there were not

enough new jobs created that week?

Simple. More and more people are becoming

self-employed, no longer wanting, needing and

even seeking jobs.

One reason: many kinds of American jobs are an

endangered species. They’re simply not needed any

more by corporate America.

These jobs include office administrators,

production/factory work, farmers and ranchers, stock

clerks, sewing machine operators, mail clerks, mail

machine operators, computer operators, secretaries,

telemarketers, meter readers and part-time sales people.

The reasons: office technology, changes in business

practices, escalating plant and factory automation,

declining numbers of small farms due to acquisition,

RFID technology for inventory management, offshore

outsourcing, employees doing their own word

processing and data entry, heavy use of email,

optical scanning and voice recognition systems, and

growing e-commerce and automated reordering

systems.

Don’t hold your breath, waiting to return to the

good old days of being paid $15 to $20 per

hour–plus benefits–for low tech, old fashioned

office and factory work. These Happy Days will not

be here again.

You have to learn more to earn more–continuously,

and you must also become self-employed and attain

Internet proficiency to succeed in the 21st Century.

Brain experts say we only use 5 to 10% of our brain’s

memory, so we all have lots of room to store new

information.

What some powerful proof that globalism and the

decline of jobs are permanent? The IBM worldwide

Chief Procurement Officer does not work at IBM

Corporate Headquarters in Armonk, NY. His office is

now in China.

A recent study says that 72% of households are

thinking about starting a home based business. And

73% of Americans use the Internet regularly. Most

likely, there’s considerable–perhaps perfect–overlap

of these two groups.

Don’t be left out or left behind. You, too, should be

starting or expanding your home based business and

becoming a proficient and prolific Internet user to

build your businesses.

There’s an old saying, “he who hesitates is lost.”

Comedian Mel Brooks changed that to “he who

hesitates is poor.” Mel’s right!

Poverty is a deliberate choice caused by a mindset

focused on lack and coasting–at your family’s

expense–by passively living in the past, rather than

seeking today’s 21st Century opportunities.

Wait no longer. Don’t become an endangered species.

Eagles can die off as an endangered species or soar

majestically to search for more desirable places for

them to flourish.

This applies to you, too. What kind of eagle do

you want to be–one becoming extinct or one soaring

boldly to incredible success?

The choice is yours. The best choice is self-employment.

Remember, at best, “he who hesitates is poor.”

John J. Alquist owns and operates Alquist Enterprises. The firm offers professional speaking, writing/authoring, and business consultant–and it operates two MLM businesses. Contact John at john@tell-it-well.com. Or visit him online at http://www.tell-it-well.com