Chalene Johnson creator of the Turbo Jam workout tapes wrote a status on her Facebook page:
Chalene Johnson- Met a man who told me he's been unemployed for 2 years because there is no one willing to "give him a job". This attitude drives me CRAZY! Don't wait for someone to "give" you an opportunity. If you own a computer - there's no excuse! Create your own opportunity! Not sure what to do? Google some ideas! Ultimately there is only one person responsible for you and your financial situation...YOU!
This status came with a whirlwind of people writing saying how horrible she is that she was calling this man lazy and their thoughts on her as a person.
I think for the most part those who have shot negative comments telling her to get off her high horse and how disappointed you are at her need to read the comment over.
She is not talking about the man and the fact that he is unemployed, she talking about his attitude towards the situation he is in. Yes this is the time of unemployment and it sucks. However he should not expect someone to "give him a job".
My father instilled that notion in my head since I was a teenager. One summer I was looking for a job and after two weeks my dad asked me how the job search was going. I looked at him and said that I had nothing and I said the same thing the man said no one was willing to give me a job.
My father, knowing I hadn't really put my all into the job search asked what I had done and after I told him he said I could have done more. He, like Chalene, told me that I was waiting for a job to fall in my lap. That the producer of Access Hollywood was going to come to our town and pluck me from obscurity just by the sight of me as he look through our living room window.
Her point, as bold as she is, was only to encourage people not to wait for an opportunity to happen to you. To take the reins of your life make it happen!
I'm a perfect example of this. I could have been working, doing freelance work, building myself as a "label" or networking but I didn't. So this year I took it upon myself to go back to school and volunteering with the Military Family Resources Centre.
A friend of mine works from home has done several postings, her husband is always on courses and she was pregnant and has taken her job with her. Another friend was volunteering and when word got around of her hard work, she hired at the place she volunteered at. Several women I know have made hobbies into businesses and created the their dreams jobs. Not one of them waited for that to just happen to them.
Granted times are tough and it's hard to find jobs and I can't remember who said it this, but when you are looking for a job, finding a job becomes your full time job. Whether it be going back to school, upgrading in your trade, dropping off resumes and shouting your name on the roof top. Searching and trying to improve your life becomes your 9 to 5.
Every couple of years Auntie Mayhem calls our mother, who is THE expert at first impressions and what to do before, during AND after an interview. When I needed a new resume I found out our base has resources to help military spouses jump back into the work force.
At the end of the day Chalene only wants us to look within ourselves to make our lives better and that we shouldn't wait on the sidelines until we are called in to play the game of life.
What do you think?
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