Why It’s Easier To Work For Someone Else
Transitioning from employee to self-employed
“Employee mentality” is a HUGE reason we stay employed. It’s ingrained in us from birth. Find a job, work 40 years, retire, get a gold watch, and everything will be okay.
We buy into a false sense of security. We think somehow our jobs are like god — they’ve always been, and will always be.
What we don’t see is that our employer is no different than we are, except that he or she bares the total responsibility for the outcome.
If truth were known, most of us are afraid to work for ourselves. The fear of failure keeps us dependant on someone else for our own well being. But what we don’t realize is, our employer faces the same fears we do.
Take the mystique out of it. Your employer puts their pants on the same way you do. They face the same fears you do. The difference is, they face their fear, and do it anyway.
Failing is probable in every aspect of life. If we let the fear of failing rule our thinking, we will never fulfill our destiny.
It takes a lot of effort to transition from employee to self-employed, but it’s possible. There are more people taking the leap out of the 9–5 window than ever before.
I don’t know you, but I know this about you — you have what it takes or you wouldn’t be reading this.
“Contentment isn’t curious. Satisfaction does not seek.” — Jeff Crume
To transition from employee to self-employed
- See Yourself Different.
Move from an employee mentality to an owner mentality. Start thinking like an owner. Rehearse in your mind what it looks like to work for yourself, make your own schedule, and pay yourself what you’re worth.
2. Do your homework.
How much will it cost you to run your business for six t0 twelve months without having to worry about money? Make that your goal. Start investing a portion of your “employee” paycheck into your self-employed startup fund. When you reach your goal, tenure your resignation and start putting your pants on just like your boss does.
3. Risk it all
There is no such thing as safety in the life of an entrepreneur. Heck, just getting up these days could be considered hazardous to your health. But you can’t let that stop you. When you’re 80% there, risk it all and take the leap.
Remember, everyday you are not working to make your dream come true, you are working to make someone else’s dream come true.
You can’t die with your gift inside. And you will never know if it works unless you work it.
#empowered to be you
