The Goal in Life Should Be to Become Unemployable
It’s not what you think and has nothing to do with being a beach bum
The headline is easy to misunderstand.
Unemployable doesn’t mean quit your job and be a beach bum with a laptop for the rest of your life.
If you think that you’re high on 4-Hour Workweek kool-aid.
What it means to be unemployable
When I worked in banking I met a few rich elites.
They looked, smelt and talked like the rest of us. There was one difference. The lanyard they wore around their neck with a security tag on it had a different color to mine.
But they ate in the same lunchroom. I eventually got to sit next to this group of miscolored lanyard warriors. They had one big difference.
They didn’t get a salary.
They were misfits known as contractors, freelancers, or consultants. In some cases they were small business owners who just came to the bank I worked at to work a short stint. Then they knick off to their next gig.
These guys and gals were unemployable.
Instead of a salary they sent my employer an invoice. The subtle difference is they got to get paid faster, not…
