Are you Worth the Money you are Being Paid - Have the Skills to Advance? (W3:D2) - Debt Free Million

Minimum wage was never created to live off. This too is another diving board to propel you forward. You start at this earning level as a youth and then work your way up to making a very decent living. If you work fast food for minimum wage, see how fast you can work to become a manager. Talk to your manager and see how you can progress. If there is no path in your current company, do not quit your day job right away, but find another job that pays more and allows for upward momentum. When you find that job, jump at it. You have no loyalty to a company unless they have means for you to succeed and feel part of the company.

Now the issue with workers today is that they believe they need to take what is given to them. This is a fallacy set up to keep them in the jobs they have and not to strive and seek more. If you believe you are worth it, then find the path forward and then make your move. Now these moves may take years and that is okay. You just need to make sure there is a path forward for you, that you understand how to get there, and your manager is open to helping you achieve that level.

What qualities do you have to propel you forward? Before you can ask for a management position, you need to look at yourself, your skills, knowledge, and experience. This all calculates into if you are ready to progress further in a company. No one will hire you if they think you will do a poor job and there is no possibility you will make the company more profitable, so make yourself just that, potential to increase profits. If you can show this, your employers will throw money to entire you to take a higher position.

Do you want to move to another career? This may set you back in this sense. Remember that you need experience to gain a higher position. If you jump to a different career, you may not have the experience that can translate to the next position. Write down in the left column the skills you have towards advancement and in the right column write what you need to advance. Ask your employer or a professional in that field.

Now let’s discuss how you are to obtain those qualities you need. There are many avenues to find experience, skills, and knowledge. They include service work, part-time work, schooling, trade schools, and even picking up a book. All these things will give you wisdom toward advancing in a career.

Remember that you are not entitled to anything, entitlement is slavery for you by the person providing for you. You need to go out and grab these qualities for yourself. In the space below, make yourself a goal of when you will obtain these goals and some sort of penalty you will do if you don’t reach them. For example: penalty for not reaching your goal could be paying $100 to a local charity, giving away something you cherish, or doing something that makes you uncomfortable. It doesn’t stop there, now you must find an accountability partner. This can be a family member, teacher, principal, church leader, but it may not be a friend. You do not want to tell you that it’s okay and you can have the item back. You need to give them the item to hold onto until the goal is met. That way you are motivated to get this done.

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Also read these articles: https://www.hiringlab.org/2024/02/27/educational-requirements-job-postings/
https://www.bls.gov/emp/chart-unemployment-earnings-education.htm
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/major-worst-finding-a-job/
https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2024/05/06/a-closer-look-at-full-time-and-part-time-employment