Day 542 - Outsourcing happiness & success to other people - https://golifelog.com/posts/outsourcing-happiness-and-success-to-other-people-1656200324680
Why I’m self-employed and always come back to it even though I was employed in the past:
Freedom.
But unfortunately that word often feels fluffy and grandiose.
It’s not some abstract rebel ideal, though. It’s a lot more practical than it sounds. This tweet by Naval sums it up well:
"Don’t outsource your happiness or success to other people’s decisions." – @naval
That’s totally what I’m doing. It’s also built off my experience being employed, how I felt that there’s always a gap between compensation versus competency, effort and talent. Oftentimes a huge gap. So, someone else’s decision getting in the way of my success. I realised I needed to create my own game rather than play someone’s else’s rigged one. In the end it was just a pragmatic decision. To get to a more efficient competency:compensation ratio.
The best part? Even if I don’t get there, I know it’s my own doing (or failing). It’s within my control. There’s no one else to blame. No what-ifs.
My creator journey is totally showing me this. I have only myself to blame or congratulate. There’s exhilarating highs and depressing lows. It’s not a stable, no-drama life for sure.
But I love it.
Freedom.
But unfortunately that word often feels fluffy and grandiose.
It’s not some abstract rebel ideal, though. It’s a lot more practical than it sounds. This tweet by Naval sums it up well:
"Don’t outsource your happiness or success to other people’s decisions." – @naval
That’s totally what I’m doing. It’s also built off my experience being employed, how I felt that there’s always a gap between compensation versus competency, effort and talent. Oftentimes a huge gap. So, someone else’s decision getting in the way of my success. I realised I needed to create my own game rather than play someone’s else’s rigged one. In the end it was just a pragmatic decision. To get to a more efficient competency:compensation ratio.
The best part? Even if I don’t get there, I know it’s my own doing (or failing). It’s within my control. There’s no one else to blame. No what-ifs.
My creator journey is totally showing me this. I have only myself to blame or congratulate. There’s exhilarating highs and depressing lows. It’s not a stable, no-drama life for sure.
But I love it.