Self Employment

The famous Quote by William H. Johnsen:

"If it is to be, then it's up to me".

This applies greatly to Self Employment.

Self Employment means I employ myself.

I occupy myself.

I motivate myself.

I pay myself

I encourage myself.

I value myself

I am dependent on myself

I fill my own diary.

I tell myself when to get up

I tell myself when to work

I book my own appointments

I choose which clients/customers/students I work with.

I choose when I see people.

I negotiate my own rates.

I fight my own battles.  (Though sometimes I cry for help).

I am in control of my own future.

I choose which courses to go on.

I choose what to learn and study next.

I choose in which direction I wish to grow in next.

I do what I want, when I want, how I want.

I work when I choose. Late at night or early mornings, or for ten hours straight - whenever the mood hits me.

All this spells  F R E E D O M  to me.

I seek out the best printers for me.

I seek out the best graphic designers for me.

I seek out the best networking groups to join.

I seek out the best business advisors to help me.

It is my responsibility.

The buck stops with me.

If I make a mistake, I am responsible for cleaning it up.

This doesn't scare me - it INVIGORATES me.

It INSPIRES me.

It MOTIVATES me.

When I was an employee,

Somebody else paid me.

Somebody else told me who to work with.

Somebody else told me when to work and what to do.

Somebody else told me when to wake up in the morning.

Somebody else was in control of my career progression.

Somebody else was in control of my life and destiny.

I love my life now.

I sigh in relief when I taste my freedom.

I love the choices I have made. Some have been painful, many have been mistakes, but at least they are MY choices.

I am so grateful for my path. May it increasingly head upwards.

Yours too, my friend.