It’s time to take a hard look at career assumptions. Who is your boss? Many people in our society are raised to believe that the best way to become financially secure is to get a job and earn a “regular” income. The idea of safety, stability, and security fed by the receipt of a regular paycheck seems sensible.

But really, it is more a scenario of sacrificing freedom, empowerment, and control in exchange for taking orders dutifully. If you are competent, you may have the ability to switch jobs, but you could also get laid off in spite of your grand abilities. Further, when you want to increase your income, it is at the discretion of a boss regardless of the amount of hours or energy you put into your job, or how many jobs you try on for size.

As an employee, you willfully put yourself into a subservient position, one that really isn’t all that secure when you realize at any given time someone in a superior position at the company can say a few words and turn off all of your income.

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