CHAPTER SIX
Supercharge Your Business and Career
You can do anything you wish to do, have anything you wish to have, be anything you wish to be.
—ROBERT COLLIER
Once upon a time, people grew up, got a job, and worked at it for the rest of their lives with little variation. But those days are gone forever.
According to the experts, a person starting work today will have, on average, fourteen full-time jobs lasting two years or more and five careers in completely different fields or industries. According to a study cited in Fortune magazine not too long ago, 42 percent of the workforce is made up of “free agents.” These are contingency workers who will move from company to company throughout their careers.
Each year, more than 1 million new businesses ...
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