job and security

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all." `How secure are our jobs? How secure is our future? Will I continue to receive my salary next month?' . These are some of the most frequently heard questions these days when the whole world is going through gripping recession and economic slowdown. In my managing change seminars, I start the session by an emphatic statement: there is no permanent job, all jobs are permanently temporary! I used to receive very violent reactions and arguments. But if you calmly think for a while you will realize that nothing existed permanently. Go through the history of large organizations which were doing so well about three decades ago and see if they exist today. Take a look of the old products we were using so well some twenty years ago and notice if they are still in use today. Do you remember the gramophone record and the manual typewriter? There were some jobs and jobs holders which were very important once, like the postman. Did you not eagerly wait for the postman for the important posts he brought once? Do you wait for the postman anymore? What happened to the stenographers and typists? So, security is a myth. What is real is our talents and skill. Our ambition and drive is permanent. Our enthusiasm and willingness to reach out to our goal is permanent. Change is permanent and ongoing. We cannot avoid it. Risk is always there whether we like it or not. There will be obsolescence redundancy. We cannot avoid the same. Life is an adventure whether we like it or not. So, explore yourself the world of opportunity around you. Get excited about the endless possibilities life offers. Believe in the hidden potential inside you. With this frame of mind read the above quotation once again and you will realize why Helen Keller is remembered today