Working For Yourself

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Working for yourself. We think that many people are very capable of pulling this off, but some don’t naturally have what it takes. We talk about how you can see if you’re ready to take the next step in self-employment for your career success by taking a simple assessment during this podcast. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * Why is working for yourself getting more popular? * Some stats from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics * What is “Gig Work” and what is a “Gig Economy” * Examples of self-employment opportunities * A story about Kelli’s switch to starting her own business * Chuck Fresh, our voice artist, is highlighted * Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? The self-assesment - Good Luck! WHAT’S THE TAKE-AWAY? Working for yourself is a great way to soar in career success. Growing and managing your business can be very rewarding - IF you have the right stuff going into that journey. You can’t do it 'half-assed’ - but a lot of people try, and then fail. How can you pull it off? We give you the clues. WE USED THESE RESOURCES: Besides our experiences that directly relate to this topic, we found the following resources very helpful in preparing for this episode: Investopedia definition of Gig Economy: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gig-economy.asp BLS Data https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/summer/art01.pdf Fiveer - https://www.fiverr.com Upwork - https://www.upwork.com and Freelancer - https://www.freelancer.com Voice actor and professional announcer, Chuck Fresh: https://www.chuckfresh.com “My Dad ran a business, My Dad ran a Company” episode on My Job Here Is Done: https://www.myjobhereisdone.com/my-dad-ran-a-business-my-dad-ran-a-company/ Jim Rohn (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rohn Blog Article “Are You Ready to be an Entrepreneur?” from My Job Here Is Done: https://www.myjobhereisdone.com/blog/are-you-ready-to-be-an-entrepreneur/ WHO ARE DAVE AND KELLI? An entrepreneur and intrapreneur duo with street smarts, ‘preneurial’ chops, and a penchant for storytelling. Dave and Kelli met as teenagers and have a life-long story of their own. They took separate and contrasting career paths, both struggling with challenges and celebrating their career successes differently. Over the years, they noticed similarities in their stories about their work, the people they interacted with, and how business was conducted. Kelli, who “worked for the man like a dog for decades,” and Dave, who “started or ran businesses all of his life,” quickly realized there is substantial value for others in those combined experiences. The “My Job Here Is Done” Podcast is the result. HOW TO WORK WITH US Ultimately, you’re building a great business or moving up the career ladder of success, and we absolutely know we can help! If you like what you hear in the podcast, we have more to share with companies that we work with. With the foundation of business experience from Dave and Kelli as a team, in concert with subject matter experts from the rich roster of smart people in our network, we have put these goals, culture themes, and operational processes you hear on the podcast to the test - and they work. If you have a complicated problem to solve, AND you like to play to win in business or soar to new heights in your personal career success - click here to learn how you can work with us.