If you feel you are constantly treading water at work, and the conveyor belt of mundane and monotonous days are starting to get you down, it’s time to consider why you should quit the rat race.
Think a little outside the box here: You need to earn a wage; that much is true.
However, you don’t need to be a full-time employee of some big fancy conglomerate in order to do this.
With the wealth of knowledge you’ve gained already or can quickly learn, you could take the plunge, branch out on your own and become an entrepreneur.
Take a look at why this option has become so appealing for millennial across the globe.
Unlimited Flexibility
Depending on the set up of your startup and the industry that you are working in, you may well have some ‘work from home’ days.
This means you can whip open the laptop while still in your pajamas sipping your favorite espresso.
It’s not unusual to relax on your sofa as you answer emails and organize meetings as you cook dinner. You will need willpower and self-control, so you don’t procrastinate for hours at a time scrolling meaninglessly through your social media feeds.
However, the flexibility and variety you have during your working week means you will never get bored.
Crash Course In Learning
Shifting from employee to entrepreneur is a shock no matter how much you try to prepare yourself. This doesn’t mean that you can’t carry on networking with the contacts you made in your previous life or continuing your professional development.
If you began a masters in engineering management online while you were employed, there’s no reason why you can’t complete it.
Developing industry-specific knowledge and becoming an expert in your chosen field will give potential new clients confidence in your abilities.
And there’s nothing like the crash course in learning that comes when it’s on you, and just you, to have the knowledge needed to push your company forward to another level.
It’s A Different Kind Of Stress
Once upon a time, you were kept awake at night thinking about the presentation you had the next day in front of your boss and other head honchos within a company you worked for.
Now the stress you will inevitably succumb to will revolve around your business decisions and cash flow.
While your working life may not become easy overnight, the stresses and pressures you find yourself under will be of your own making and to overcome them will mean success for you and your business.
Becoming an entrepreneur is a brave step. You are foregoing the decent wage, the excellent career prospects and job stability to venture forth with your money-making idea.
Enjoy the thrilling entrepreneurial roller coaster ride.
It Feels Good To Be An Entrepreneur
If you’re ever at some fancy dinner party and someone asks you what you do for a living, and you say that you own your own business, people struggle to keep their mouths from falling open in awe.
Being an entrepreneur is cool. Being a successful entrepreneur is ridiculously epic.
No longer do you have to fit in with the ethos of another company as you can generate your own.
And most importantly, if you’re doing it for the right reasons, you feel good knowing you’re working on your passion for no one but yourself.
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