We Need More JOBS!!!!!!!!
Often this is the talking point of so many political debates.
More jobs somehow equals more money, more economic growth, and more well-being, but....
It doesn't
Why would it.
On paper the GDP and rate of unemployment may seem like good metrics for a countries stability and citizens happiness, but in reality, it indicates nothing of the sort, and could actually be hiding some true pitfalls in the country.
Why More Jobs Don't Matter, But Importance and Purpose Do
Here's the truth.
Coming in the next 10 years there will be no more driving jobs, no cash register workers, and no trash collectors.
It doesn't make sense for there to be granted the trajectory of our technological growth.
And in many people's minds that triggers fear and uncertainty.
People need those jobs...
It's a very hollow argument typically coming from someone who doesn't actually work, and hasn't worked for a long time, a low-level minimum salary job.
More jobs is never the key, new developments, technologies and skills for new jobs are the key
30 years ago, most of the jobs today would not have been even foreseen. Software engineering, computer technology specialists, and so much more.
And the jobs of tomorrow won't be the same either.
Despite this, the people who have these new technologically based skill oriented jobs have done something correctly.
They have learned a skill which set them ahead.
Leading to my next point.
The Job Debate Is Actually About Skill and Purpose
This is a two-step progress.
1. Everyone needs to know what their purpose is in order to know where their compass is taking them
2. Skills are required to both fulfill a purpose and compete
Now this is pretty basic so let me break it down a bit more.
NO ONE wants to work as a cashier at a fast food chain, janitor, waste management employee or driver.
Well, maybe there are a few a people, but a number of people doing it are doing it for one thing.
Money
Money denotes value.
Work a job without much value and you will get paid as so, which is not indicative of who the person is, but it is indicative of the service being provided.
That's why college was always thought of a jump to wealth.
Because you leave with a valuable skill, most of the time.
Now, that fallacy has started to fall through as the system steals money, puts people in debt and ends up yelling information at 20-somethings while they party and think about their next tailgate.
Yet, when purpose is determined and someone knows whether or not that actions they take and the job they fulfill is moving towards or away from their destiny then we see people seek out skills.
College was never obligatory at the beginning, but a place to seek and achieve higher learning.
Now, with the advances of technology, anyone can learn just about anything on the internet.
You could become the most valuable and high-paid through something like facebook advertising by learning the system and the algorithm behind it, or you could research and start writing computer programming languages and get paid top dollar.
These are skills that are developed.
Different than routine actions like folding a tablecloth, pressing the cash register door open button, or taking a left turn.
I know I sound harsh, but this is how I foresee what will happen.
What To Do In The Evolving World
Now lets talk practicality.
Learning is the most powerful tool that anyone has and with it, reading allows for almost instant journeys into the minds and lessons of the successful.
It's the first start to both finding your purpose and learning a skill.
While the world evolves, we have to as well, learning the new technology and skills required in order to compete and provide value.
The guy who invents the telephone in 2017 has no value attributed to him because it's been invented for a long time.
And the same goes for those of us who learn outdated or old skills.
Staying with the flow of the waves and learning how to ride it is one of the most important ways to develop the skills required for the jobs of the future.
Cryptocurrency is a perfect example, and learning how blockchain technology and the coding works will prove to be incredibly valuable.
The use of artificial intelligence is also going to become very important.
And as we make the transition, managerial jobs of cash register bots or uber self-driving cars will start, but quickly fade out as the bots becoming more sophisticated.
We need to embed one thought process into the people of this world
Stop Looking For Temporary Hollow Jobs About Making Money and Pursue A Long-Term Mission For Your Life
That is the most important thing.
Its the whole synthesis and application of the Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell.
What is your calling, who are you supposed to be, and will you accept that journey and keep it close to heart, even if it makes all the difference?
We are lucky in this day and age.
As a conversation I just had with someone not a millennial reminded me of how fast this world is progressing.
It went like this "God, kids nowadays don't realize that things don't just come to them, they need to work. Self entitlement is really high in millennials."
My response was quick "Actually, it seems that with how quick we are moving that will come to us, and the evolution of our consciousness, the waking up of people, and the growth of our society away from a governing authoritarian and back to loving connection of people will give the people who as for it, what they want, granted it isn't at the expense of others."
Working to work is nonsensical.
Money is easy to make, it only requires a skill that is valuable.
Learn, grow, read, practice and act.
Austin
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