The other story, is one that you might have heard from a friend or a family member about someone that you might know personally that wanted to take some classes to qualify for another job that they have been interested in doing (sometimes for years). They never seem to be able to able to find the time for the training they needed or just couldn't get up the motivation. Then it happened, they were downsized, laid-off or fired. Instead of getting depressed, they got motivated and they are now doing what they wanted to do years ago (and wondered why they didn't just do it before).

The Two Faces of Unemployment can give you a different perspective on the issue of unemployment. Often, we do not see the opportunity to do the things we wish to do because we don't want to let go of what we know. We may not like what we know but the fear of the unknown prevents us from accomplishing things we want to do. Sometimes the best we could hope for is this: "I Got Fired and it was the Best Thing that Happened To Me!"