Hey @Black_Dragon43 and @Kak you know one things politicians do when they are at their best?
Lead people to a peaceful outcome.
I COMPLETELY disagree. Government is actually best at violence and specifically murder. Democide is a serious cause of death.
That said I do think I found a peaceful outcome. @MJ DeMarco’s post about defining freelancing hit me like a ton of bricks.
My hypothetical image of a freelancer is not a hustler, not someone with grit, it wasn’t someone willing to try difficult new things, and it wouldn’t ultimately lead to gained skill, knowledge or likely savings.
I was absolutely thinking of the average idiot, instead of being sewed into, being dismissed and tossed on to eLance or Upwork. Which enraged me every time I felt like I saw it.
I don’t define hustling to make ends meet and keeping time free to work on your real business “freelancing.” I call the giant race to the bottom doing one of the same 5-6 things that one point whatever billion people are evidently also competing over “freelancing.”
I completely disagree that freelancing, by my definition, is a good first step. It’s a garbage prostitution job.
However, if whatever you’re doing TRULY is producing grit, determination, sales skills, leadership skills, some savings, some confidence, and forcing you out of your comfort zone often, then I think it would be ridiculous not to call it a good stepping stone.
How’s that?
There’s a big caveat here though. I offered a long leash on this interpretation. There is a ton of room for people to lie to themselves about the experience they are gaining. They’ll have to convict themselves on that one.
I’m not suggesting someone start “just making more money now” I’m suggesting they consider the future growth of what they’re doing or where it leads.
To also be fair, I didn’t even start this thread. One of the mods moved my annoyed post to its own thread, but I’m fine to take an unpopular stance on something. Ultimately I was forced to defend my position. Ok. The biggest moves in business and life are made when you bet against the consensus, so I have rarely been one to shy away from what I believe is true even if it’s unpopular.
You still don’t have to be a freelancer. If you TRULY define your work as scalable, educational and a true personal growth opportunity, start calling yourself an entrepreneur.
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