Advantages of Self Employment
By Carl Mueller
I recognized the advantages of self employment
about 5 years ago when I started working for
myself. After working for other people my
whole career, it was certainly a bit of a
change when I no longer got a salary and benefits,
something I had become quite accustomed to!
I’ve read other resources that talk about
the advantages of self employment (and the
disadvantages too) and they typically mention
"working long hours" as one of the disadvantages.
I disagree with this comment.
How can they tell you you’ll be working
long hours if they don’t even know what
job you are doing?
I know plenty of people who are self
employed and who work online and they
don’t work close to 40 hours per week!
And many of them do very well, too. It
really depends on what you choose to do
and the effort required to succeed.
Rather than list a number of generalizations
that may or may not apply to you, let
me tell you about the specific self employment
benefits I’ve experienced:
1. Autonomy. I no longer work for a boss
or for a company and am pretty much in
charge of my own destiny. I like the independence
and it suits my personality.
2. I work my own hours. Unlike the comments
I’ve read elsewhere that talk about how
being self employed always means working
long hours, I work online and have found
that I don’t even consider what I do to
be "work" anymore. I like what I do so
I don’t watch the clock nor do I count
the hours. But I have plenty of spare
time and I’m happy with what I do.
3. I feel good about doing work that
benefits me, not someone else. I’m my
own boss so the entire advantage of my
work stays with me. I really feel that
the earning potential is greater because
I’m in charge of my own destiny. I find
this to be a big benefit of self employment.
4. It suits my entrepreneurial nature.
I realized several years ago that the
idea of becoming self employed was something
I was interested in. For me, the advantages
of self employment fit with my future
goals and my entrepreneurial nature.
If you like the 9-5 routine, need a guaranteed
salary and like the safety of working
for a company, perhaps being self employed
is not for you.
The best advice for self employment-minded
individuals I can give is to first let
them know that they had better be very
self motivated and autonomous because
they will no longer have a boss watching
over their shoulder to keep them on track.
You are your own boss - which is a great
advantage - but only if you are capable
of being your own boss. If you need constant
direction and coaching, you aren’t going
to get it being self employed.
Before you decide that becoming self
employed is in your future, consider all
the pros and cons and how a career change
of this nature will effect you long term.
I recognize the advantages of self employment
but I also went into it with both eyes
open from the beginning.
Carl Mueller is an Internet entrepreneur
and professional recruiter who wants to
help you find your dream career.
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