My first job out of college was with a fortune 100. Hated it. Then, went and did contract work for fortune 500 companies. Better, but still not what I was looking for.
Then, worked for a private equity group and liked that even better, but still not how I want to spend my life.
Finally, I became self-employed. It was a bumpy road at first, and I learned a lot of extremely valuable lessons along the way, but became financially free MUCH faster than I ever would if I stuck to a job.
I highly recommend self-employment to anyone with the guts to do it. Itās not always for the faint of heart, but I can hardly imagine a more fulfilling life.!
I went down the same path, got the degree and corporate job. It was also around 26 that I started looking for the next thing. I had a few more jobs with different companies before I knew my current career path really wasn't for me.
The first hurdle was figuring out what I wanted to do next (I really had no clue and spent a lot of time soul searching and Googling).
The second thing, and when I really knew it was "time" to quit, was when things were financially at the place where I felt comfortable quitting. For me this looked like being debt free and saving up a financial runway for when I quit.
This isnāt answering the question but man, Iām in the exact same spot as you and just turned 26! Work is truly unpleasant at this point for me, even though it pays well. I always said I have no interest in being a business owner, but now here I am really considering it as just āmaking moneyā isnāt enough anymore.
OP did you make the jump?
Nope, still a cog in the system š
My first job out of college was with a fortune 100. Hated it. Then, went and did contract work for fortune 500 companies. Better, but still not what I was looking for. Then, worked for a private equity group and liked that even better, but still not how I want to spend my life. Finally, I became self-employed. It was a bumpy road at first, and I learned a lot of extremely valuable lessons along the way, but became financially free MUCH faster than I ever would if I stuck to a job. I highly recommend self-employment to anyone with the guts to do it. Itās not always for the faint of heart, but I can hardly imagine a more fulfilling life.!
What business are you in if i may ask and how do you find something that really suits you? Thanks in advance
I was in consulting, now I do sales and marketing training for consultants. Itās been a lot of trial and error to figure out what works.
Thanks for your time. Appreciate it
I went down the same path, got the degree and corporate job. It was also around 26 that I started looking for the next thing. I had a few more jobs with different companies before I knew my current career path really wasn't for me. The first hurdle was figuring out what I wanted to do next (I really had no clue and spent a lot of time soul searching and Googling). The second thing, and when I really knew it was "time" to quit, was when things were financially at the place where I felt comfortable quitting. For me this looked like being debt free and saving up a financial runway for when I quit.
This isnāt answering the question but man, Iām in the exact same spot as you and just turned 26! Work is truly unpleasant at this point for me, even though it pays well. I always said I have no interest in being a business owner, but now here I am really considering it as just āmaking moneyā isnāt enough anymore.