Being Indispensable...

I found this earlier at SOUL SHELTER and it hit home today...So I thought I'd copy his words...But for more of his thoughts make sure you click on his site.

The One Place You’ll Always Be Indispensable

— Here’s the “job” that holds the real key to success —

Career guidance wasn’t exactly my parents’ strong suit.
“Study math and science,” Dad would say.
Good advice, but little help to someone inclined towards languages and music.
“Make yourself indispensable at work,” Mom advised.
That makes sense, but overlooks a harsh reality: if your sole ambition is to be completely indispensable in your job, you will never move onward or upward.
More to the point, who among us is truly indispensable within our organizations?
The truth is, no one — especially in today’s rocky economy. Millions of workers worldwide are now discovering just how disposable they really are.
But regardless of what happens at work, there’s one place where you will absolutely, positively, always be essential.

It’s your most important role in the world. It’s a job that, when improperly done, triggers serious social problems faced by every society on earth.
It’s the one “career” that holds the key to success in life and love. It’s the place where you’ll do the most important work of your life.
Where’s the place? What’s the role?

At home — in your role as a wife, mother, husband, father, daughter, or son.
No one can ever replace you at home. No one.

“You can always go out and get a new job,” he said, “but you can’t get a new family.”

Times are tough and bound to get tougher. So, in what may seem like an unraveling world, let’s remember one place where we’re truly irreplaceable — and always will be: home.