The stress of being an employee with an entrepreneurial mindset
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Sonia Lambert
Last Update 7 months ago
Being an employee with a creative entrepreneurial mindset can be very restrictive and stressful.
You are in the job out of necessity to provide a regular income until your goal of being self-sufficient becomes a reality. You are in a position where other people control your life, and you have to seek their permission in order to take time off.
The drudgery of conforming to other people's rules and requirements can be soul-destroying. You have to keep telling yourself that it won't be forever and that things will change, but you have to set yourself a timeline for that change.
When you are in a job that is below your abilities, experience, and knowledge, you also have to decide whether you want to work to your full potential for the salary you receive or work within the confines of the job description and pay rate. If you decide to work to your full potential, there's a risk of setting an expectation that you will work above your 'pay grade' for less than you are worth.
After working for the same organization for nearly 20 years, I know how it feels to be undervalued and overlooked, with the expectation to continually deliver above my pay grade because they knew I could.
Lockdown provided a reflective time for many individuals to assess their careers and position in life. It also provided the headspace to think about what was important. I decided that my senior management role was something I did not want to do, and the thing that would give me joy would be having control of my own life and destiny.
I made the decision to 'downgrade' my job to a lesser role and lower pay, which would give me time to focus on building my own business part-time, setting my own goals and timelines.
Despite having a 'part-time' boss and being a part-time entrepreneur, I know that I am in control of building a business that will give me the freedom to make my own decisions about what I do and when I do it.
Watch this space!
You are in the job out of necessity to provide a regular income until your goal of being self-sufficient becomes a reality. You are in a position where other people control your life, and you have to seek their permission in order to take time off.
The drudgery of conforming to other people's rules and requirements can be soul-destroying. You have to keep telling yourself that it won't be forever and that things will change, but you have to set yourself a timeline for that change.
When you are in a job that is below your abilities, experience, and knowledge, you also have to decide whether you want to work to your full potential for the salary you receive or work within the confines of the job description and pay rate. If you decide to work to your full potential, there's a risk of setting an expectation that you will work above your 'pay grade' for less than you are worth.
After working for the same organization for nearly 20 years, I know how it feels to be undervalued and overlooked, with the expectation to continually deliver above my pay grade because they knew I could.
Lockdown provided a reflective time for many individuals to assess their careers and position in life. It also provided the headspace to think about what was important. I decided that my senior management role was something I did not want to do, and the thing that would give me joy would be having control of my own life and destiny.
I made the decision to 'downgrade' my job to a lesser role and lower pay, which would give me time to focus on building my own business part-time, setting my own goals and timelines.
Despite having a 'part-time' boss and being a part-time entrepreneur, I know that I am in control of building a business that will give me the freedom to make my own decisions about what I do and when I do it.
Watch this space!
Sonia Lambert
Multi-income individual, Authorised UW Partner
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