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I've been self employed since I was 18 years old
Here's what I can gather
Here's what I can gather
First, there's nothing wrong with a normal 9-5 job
If you're happy and find purpose behind it
Kudos to you
The 9-5 life just wasn't for me
If you're happy and find purpose behind it
Kudos to you
The 9-5 life just wasn't for me
At 18 I got into a job being an independent contractor in sales (Real Estate)
The thought of sitting behind a desk for 40 years
Doing the same thing everyday
Trading my time for money
Never sat well with me
The thought of sitting behind a desk for 40 years
Doing the same thing everyday
Trading my time for money
Never sat well with me
The controversial statement I'm sure you've all heard
Along the lines of:
I'd rather make $50k/yr myself vs $250k/yr for someone else
Well...
It's true
Here's why
Along the lines of:
I'd rather make $50k/yr myself vs $250k/yr for someone else
Well...
It's true
Here's why
2 simple reasons
Freedom and scalability
Working for yourself gives you the freedom to
- do what you want
- when you want
- however you want
You can't put a price tag on freedom
Freedom and scalability
Working for yourself gives you the freedom to
- do what you want
- when you want
- however you want
You can't put a price tag on freedom
What about scalability?
In most cases, that $250k/yr is capped
Meaning that's you're ceiling
There's no more time in the world you can create to make anymore money
You're working 50-60 hours a week and have no free time
Besides
Ask yourself this
In most cases, that $250k/yr is capped
Meaning that's you're ceiling
There's no more time in the world you can create to make anymore money
You're working 50-60 hours a week and have no free time
Besides
Ask yourself this
Is the goal to make as much money as possible and enjoy it by yourself at 70 years old
Or
To make create as much time as possible while living a life of purpose with loved ones and money is the byproduct?
Or
To make create as much time as possible while living a life of purpose with loved ones and money is the byproduct?
Being your own boss you scale at your own rate
Your potential is endless
The ceiling is infinite
Your potential is endless
The ceiling is infinite
Aside from those benefits
Self-employment is your greatest accountability partner
If you want to get paid, find a way to pay yourself
Your boss doesn't hold your hand and tell you what to do, you are the boss
Self-employment is your greatest accountability partner
If you want to get paid, find a way to pay yourself
Your boss doesn't hold your hand and tell you what to do, you are the boss
You create your own schedule
Your own success
Your own future
You have to respect that
Your own success
Your own future
You have to respect that
The end
That's everything I've put together in my short time of working for myself
I hope you enjoyed the read
Remember this,
Even if you aren't your own boss
You can still become the boss of your life
Thanks for your time. A simple RT would be cool if you enjoyed
That's everything I've put together in my short time of working for myself
I hope you enjoyed the read
Remember this,
Even if you aren't your own boss
You can still become the boss of your life
Thanks for your time. A simple RT would be cool if you enjoyed
