All right, so David Beckham’s back on top of the sporting news these days.

If you’re a soccer fan (or a footballer as most of the world might say, and any hoity-toity Americans who want to appear worldly), you know Beckham.

Of, if you’re a paparazzi-wannabe, then you might know Beckham by association via his wife, Victoria, who was one of the Spice Girls.   (I think she was Posh Spice, but I’d have to check with one of my kids to be sure.)

I had the great fortune, and one of the most interesting times of my life, to have lived in Oxford, England for a few months in 2006, and part of that time coincided with the World Cup (soccer championship) where the best teams on the planet get together every four years to shoot it out on a soccer pitch.

I’d not thought much about soccer one way or the other until my stay in England, where I became an avid fan of my host country’s team.  And, I learned a lot about the sport too, and came to learn that Beckham was one of the most famous set-up men of all time (he’s the guy that places the ball in the perfect spot near the goal so that one of the forward strikers can kick it in).

And, man, lemme tell you . . . Beckham was good.

But, as things worked out, and as life often takes us, the English team didn’t make it past the quarter-finals of that year’s World Cup outing, and the press and fans alike clamored for some changes . . . and, Beckham was not asked back to join the English national team for future international competitions.

However, he was still playing professional football for his pro team, Real Madrid, in the Spanish league.  But, as things would go, Real Madrid was looking to let him go at the end of his contract.  Just like the English team, Real Madrid was looking for younger and faster players.

Well, now, don’t fell too awfully sorry for Dave, at least from a financial standpoint.  The guy and his bride are gazillionaires, a few times over . . . so they decided to make one of their homes in Los Angeles (both Dave and Posh-I-Think like the celebrity lifestyle so would fit right in) when Beckham was offered a chance to play for a fat contract with the LA Galaxy team in the Major League Soccer (American) league.

At that time, most writers and fans had written old Dave off.  The Major League Soccer organization isn’t filled with the top names in the sport, so it wasn’t exactly top billing for Beckham.

But, as life would go, just one more time, Dave’s play jumps up a few notches, back to stellar level, in fact . . . so much so that his pro team, Real Madrid, doesn’t want to let him out of his contract . . . and . . .

Well, you guessed it, the English national team begged him to return . . . and he did.

So, washed up old Beckham is once again back on top of the world, and his game.

Welcome back, David, we missed you.

Now, so what about you, Dream Job Seeker?

Everybody writing you off?  You washed up and tossed out?

No reason in the world for Beckham to keep fighting for a sport and a spot he loved.  None at all, really — he had it made . . . none at all, except for this — Beckham loves football with a passion and wasn’t going to go down without at least another shot at the spotlight and playing for his national team.

And, you Dream Jobber?  What can you do to jump start your new career, the place that you just need to be?  Must be.

Write and tell me how you want to change your work life.

Tell me what you need and want to do to get yourself there.

Let’s see if we can get you back on top where you belong.

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