This book is for anyone earning a living, students preparing to do so and those providing advice to either in an increasingly chaotic world of work. A world in which for many, the uncertainty regarding a financially comfortable future continues to grow. It's about what you need to know regarding the decreasing life spans of jobs and even careers because of rapidly advancing technology and global competition. It's about your first line of defense, your awareness, without which, you may be blindsided. You need to understand and potentially prepare for the very real possibility you may become a future independent self-employed income earner. Also examined is how education for a career is becoming more important than ever but it may not necessarily be a college degree. Why and how higher education is having to evolve as a viable career path is explained. Finally, it's about being better prepared and more resilient for success in the face of life's future uncertainties. This book supersedes "Surviving America's Financial Abyss – Be the Entrepreneur of Your Own Life" published pre-pandemic in 2019.