world is confined and limited to cer- tain and specific informaon only. You hardly have me for other acvi- es. You cannot diversify. And the only soluon is to go outside this confine- ment, into the open, and venture into a wider field. As an employee, you hard- ly learn anything new. This limits your knowledge poten- al, virtually crip- pling your mind. Another disad- vantage you get for What is the “rat race?” Every morning, you get up and prepare your- self to go to work - shower, breakfast, get dressed, travel by bus/ train or drive your car, work from nine to five, get home to your fami- ly and have dinner, watch television or read the papers, then off to bed ll the next morning. You get two to three weeks paid vacaon/sick leave each year and occa- sional overme work. You get paid by your employer for your ser- vices every payday. If you don’t like your job anymore, you find another em- ployer for beer pay. Year in, year out, it’s the same roune. You work for somebody else, not for yourself. You focus your efforts in making somebody else richer. That is the “rat race.” Let me ask you: “If you have ever been an employee or if you are sll one, honest- ly, do you like this feeling?” I believe you’ll agree that as an employee, your When you work for yourself, it does not mean that you’re being selfish; you’re just being smart.? All too oſten, people are trapped in this race that they never both- ered to know where they are headed. They only noce it at mes when they run short of cash for unexpected expenses or when they realize what will hap- pen to them when they reach rerement age. And sll they forget about it and do nothing to improve their lives. You must realize the need to get out of the “rat race” as early as possible. To achieve this, you need to change your way of thinking - from thoughts of working as an employee for someone else, to thoughts of being in control of your own me and money. This doesn’t mean you have to quit your day job right away. You could spend your free me learning and actually implemenng mon- eymaking acvies while sll working as an employee. Once you’re financially secured and have enough knowledge on acquiring wealth, that’s the me to get out of the “rat race” and start en- joying your life. As you will see, cre- ang wealth is mak- ing more money in lesser me, in com- parison to what you are presently doing. Once you are out of the Did you know? “ Your CareerScope Guilty of Running The “Rat Race” Careers February 11, 2019 Issue 4 being an employee is that your income is limited. An average employee earning an average salary, if you compute, could hardly put aside a certain amount of money for savings for his/ her future use. Even an above average employee who could put aside some savings could hardly have enough for rerement use. Year in, year out, it’s the same routine. You work for somebody else, not for yourself. You focus your efforts in making somebody else richer. That is the “rat race.” “rat race,” you connue to work but this me you work for yourself and not for other peo- ple. When you work for yourself, it does not mean that you’re being selfish; you’re just being smart. Nobody’s going to look aſter your finan- cial security except yourself. The boom line is this: It is all right to be an employee, but don’t stay as one for long. I’m talking from experience. Beer do something about it now To get out of the “rat race” , you need to change your way of thinking - from thoughts of working as an employee for someone else, to thoughts of being in control of your own me and money .