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Happy New Year From a Man That Lost Almost Everything

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I made a few calls out this week to some people I have gotten to know either from my working past or from people I have placed in jobs this past year or those that I conducted some career consults. Some I had placed in six figure jobs after a long term of unemployment, some were still unemployed and a few others did find jobs but were greatly UNDER-EMPLOYED. I was calling to see how they were doing and to wish them a Happy New Year. If there is a Group that needed a Happy New Year call it was the last two groups! One of the men who is under-employed touched my heart the most and HE CALLED ME before I could call out to him! Let me share part of his story.


He was a man who use to make $300,000 a year not too long ago, but had to resort to taking a job that now brings him around $2,300 net per month. He informed me that one thing has changed since I last spoke to him in September, he had lost his house, has moved himself and his two children into an apartment, he is now in the process of declaring bankruptcy and the marriage he had was now officially gone. He shared with me that he never thought he would have to receive social services to support his children, but they need some form of standard medical care for the routine; he is going without medical.


This man is 45 years old, most of the men I talk to who find themselves in this situation seem to be in this age range. Formerly high paid and now they are not, they are all trying to figure out how to get back, I hear it many times, "Linda, how do I get back to where I was or maybe even just halfway back to where I was Happy New Year 2021 Images?" I don't have an answer that is a sure bullet and they appreciate that I don't give them false promises. This man was no different in that regard, but he was far different in every other way. Let me share that with you too.


He called me to wish me a Happy New Year. He told me with all sincerity that he has learned to live with much less and that it was surprising how he has found a way to put a roof over their head and food on their plates with the bit of money he makes. He said, "I am thankful for my health and the health of my children, We have each other and we have time to enjoy each other now." He chuckled and said, "After all, I don't have enough money for us to do much else but to share family meals, play games together in the evening and watch some movies on the TV." He concluded with, "I have much to be grateful."


I asked him, "What would you do if you landed a job for $300,000 a year next year, what would you do differently if a second chance was given?" He replied very quickly, "I would never have a Starbucks coffee touch my lips, who needs it? I would never go on one exotic vacation EVERY YEAR as I use to, I would handle everything so differently; I would appreciate everything so much more but still would do with less." He concluded with, "Ironically I have found that having less has brought me closer to my children and what is really important, but don't get me wrong, I am still trying to find a job that pays more!" He ended the sentence with a laugh. He was cheerful, he was hopeful, he was wishing me a Happy New Year. He is a man that is always thinking of others.