Your present course is not moving you forward Once upon a time, it seemed that you knew what you wanted to do and that following that path would accomplish your life goals. Go to school. Get good grades. Get a good job with benefits. That is the lesson that I was taught and as far as I know that is still the message that is out there. It didn’t work for me and each day takes us farther from the time when it was good advice. Nowadays, a job provides no security and the idea that you can become invaluable to an employer and secure your future is history. Being an employee puts your future and the future of your family at risk. So now, you are looking at alternative plans to secure your future. Your needs or objectives have changed Maybe your career plans are working like you expected. You have achieved the income level you wanted and feel relatively secure that your job will continue in the future. Then something happens that changes the entire equation. Maybe it’s another chil...