I'm such a has been!

 Sometimes the world can make you feel redundant -
Too old
Too ugly
Too fat
Too smart
Too educated
Too skilled
Too dumb
Too quiet
Too loud
Too available
Not available enough
Not fitting the new company dynamic...
(groan)
Not prepared to re invent yourself
(for the 30th time)
Not prepared to sell your soul to the devil!
Doh!
You are only partially your job description.
The rest of you is still real and human and still something other than an employer or employee.

I know that the job market is shite.
I had to create a job for myself a few years ago,
Im glad I did although it still doesnt pay the bills.
This crap about 'do what you love and it will never feel like work" is harp strings stuff.
Sure ...its better to get up and do what you like to do than what you hate to do.
Often though, its a compromise.
Sometimes you juts have to do stuff you dont like doing.....for a very....long....time.

We dont all have the ability to just pick and choose.

And then....after you years of struggle....you can be made to feel like a has been.
You lose face.
Respect for yourself.
You lose money.
You may even lose your assets.

No doubting it - its tough.

But never ever lose hope.
Things change and we all just have to keep trying our best.

That is all anyone of us can do.

The Ghost Coach says "Never give up on yourself"