I'm very sure I will draw the wrath of so many people after they've read this piece. However, it is also going to heal so many people of the virus called "Employee-mentality."
Who's an employee? There are several definitions of who an employee is. However, my definition is: A person who has decided to mortgage his future by working for another person; whether he or she likes the condition of service or not. Being an employee trains you to be an exact opposite of an entrepreneur. In fact, the employee works for the entrepreneur. And may do so perpetually to their detriment.
How do people become employees? First, it is a thing of the mind before it physically manifests. You go to school and learn to be good. You do as you're told, and get a good job. When you've got the good job, you're taught from day one to follow instructions, get better at your job, and never question authority. In fact, it is the entrepreneur that sets the rules.
Unfortunately for most people, the time they spend as an employee is wasted because they're not proactive. They think the thoughts of other people and spend the rest of their lives in a dormant mentality mold. No matter what happens, they're sure their salaries will be paid.
Employees have the perception that if anyone notices that you're changing the rules, you're fired. The rules must be followed even if they're obsolete and have stopped working. This is very true in some government positions and major corporations. The other assumption that goes with this kind of mentality is even more worrisome, even though it may have been partially true in the past. The assumption is that the time spent in a position brings about pay increases and promotions. However, most times the employee uses the pay increase to buy liabilities that become worthless in the near future.
The employee mentality makes people to continually work harder, put longer hours, and getting more and more specialized. They strive to learn more and more about their jobs, they get better and better at their work, and very often, they move from one company to another, or from one position to another. Sure, they may get salary increases all the time, but they usually spend more than they earn throughout the entire period. That's the effect of the employee-mentality virus.
The major assumption that employees make is that the higher the income, the closer they get to being wealthy. Pure foul! Nothing could be further from the truth. For most employees, a bigger paycheque just get them deeper and deeper in debt because of their inordinate borrowing capacity.
Finally, they get retired at old age. Can you guess what happens next? They retire broke! By that time, the employee-mentality virus has eaten up their immune system and they die before their time. Case closed!
If you're an employee, Think Wisely! The next batch of trainees at School of Professional Mentoring & Capacity Building starts lectures on July 04, 2016. Join us and bulletproof your future from economic depression.
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To Your Ultimate Success,
The PMCB Team
