Time For Go-Go Juice! - More People in Jobs is a Toast with Margaritas!

TGIF! The end of another week…and a long one at that. Good morning! How’s your GO-GO Juice brewing this morning? Mine needs a couple extra doses of caffeine from being so drained from fighting the virus, calling on employers and entertaining the family. A mom’s job is never done. It would be so cool if a vacation fairy flew down and whisked me away to some hidden island beach with warm winds, a cozy hammock gently swinging under a palm tree with a double margarita at my finger tips. Oh, and an endless bowl of chips and salsa! No demands, no noise – just the sounds of soft waves, distant seagulls and the sweet smell of coconut oil…total bliss. Well, that was a nice day dream! Back to reality. I noticed that Yahoo posted the announcement of record breaking employment increases – apparently March produced the largest job gain in the last three years since before our economic crash prior to December of 2007. The labor department showed employers had added 162,000 jobs for the month. This includes 48,000 temp jobs for the Census Bureau. You can see the report if you copy and paste this link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy In my industry, I see that Leisure and Hospitality added 22,000 of those jobs as well. Too bad, I’m not in that statistic. But it will happen. It’s all about numbers at this point. Sadly however, it is yet a far cry of an economic turnaround. There are still over 15 million Americans out of work. Slow as it is, it is progression, though. And, now that summer is around the corner, I suspect more job openings will occur as business increases. I wonder how many Americans have gone out of country to seek employment. That could mean increased global business for other countries by an increase of temporary residents. Again, though it means people are struggling and taking the bull by the horns – as best they can. For instance, Mr. Frank Harris, of Lafayette Louisiana who once made a decent six figure salary with an MBA degree who lost his job over a year ago, took his drive and began mowing lawns. As reported by Laura Bassett of Huffington Post, he now has 36 customers and is making approximately $45,000 a year based on price per customer and frequency. You can read his story by going to this link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100401/cm_huffpost/521620 However, it too, came with a many compromises besides a decreased income. He doesn’t spend as much time with his family and his mind and body has taken a good licking! I feel for him. But my friends, this is what I have referred to in my prior posts…the human spirit is amazing! We are survivors and will conquer this economy one way or another! If you too, are one of the unemployed – there’s still money out there and markets untapped! Take a look at your talents and see how you too, can capitalize on selling what you do best. It’s not the easiest way to recover, but never say, “Never”. As long as you keep at it and try something different, surely you too will have a success story to share. It’s time for another fill up – enjoy your day wherever you are. Tap yourself on the back for making it through another day. And, put Island Napping on the top of your list – that way, what you work towards, just might get you to where you want to go.