work for myself

It’s only natural right, I don’t want anyone to be the boss of me unless they’re really respectful and considerate and even then, they’d never be a better boss than I can be to myself!

Talked to Dougie last night. He’s been in biz for himself for one year now and he loves it.

I just searched goals for ideas on how to reword this. I found a few: “Find out what makes me happy”, “Find my dream job”, “Find out what I want to do”....and so on.
I picked a few and checked what others had written….and found very few entries.
I’m bummed – I was looking for insight from others on this journey only to discover how few people have written about it.
Unchartered territory…....

I eventually do want to work FOR myself but I first need to figure out what I want to do. What is my passion? What do I like to do? Where can I do it? Can I support myself doing it?
The job I have now is fine…on paper, it has everything I’m “good at”, or so I’m told. But I’m bored. The environment, although pleasant, doesn’t work for me. It’s hard to think about a change because of the way the economy is – I’m so grateful to have a job, a steady paycheck, benefits, security but….
So I need to reword this goal. Maybe I should set a separate goal to do that?

I am looking at internet marketing, selling on the net, books and software items. Wish me luck, I am going in head first!

I can no longer work, go to school, and work on my business. I chose going to school and working on my business. Within 90 days I will have made significant strides towards this goal. I’m doing great and feeling great but know that things will be easier once this goal is accomplished.

Kimmy B. “Empowerment Blogger”
http://www.prosperityblogger.org

So I am currently bartending but I am also working for a portrait studio, technically I am working for myself as a contract retoucher and photographer… and I am doing my own art shows and attempting to make money. I’m not going to check this off the list because I don’t feel like I am completely working for myself but I’m on my way… :)

I seem to be going through a time where I’m questioning a lot of things and trying to find out what’s really important. I’m not sure this is a huge priority for me anymore. And what I meant by “work for myself” was to start my own company and not have an employer outside of that. It might be great and it might be wrong for me. I think I’m going to give up on this one. At least for now.

The corporate game gets old. I would love to find a use for my IT skills that would allow me to firstly do something that helped the world, interested me, and provided the income I need to support my family.

I was in a seminar on Monday so I didn’t get to read my email. When I checked it before leaving, I saw my boss had sent out a few regarding the 2 big projects going on, which he’s been handling himself. After reading it all, I decided it was time – again – to talk to him.

Tuesday I asked him to join me in a conference room. I told him that I was disappointed, I felt he was leaving me out of the projects, that I could be learning and helping, etc, etc. I said he’s so busy being busy, he’s forgotten that I’m there to do it with him.

He listened, but I’m not sure he heard me. He started telling me all of the things that needed to get done but in terms of what “he” has to get done, not “we”. Again, I tried explaining that if I did some -he’d have to take time to show me some of it – we’d be able to get it all done. He talked about more things to be done – then nothing happened the rest of the day. So frustrating!

On Weds, I took 2 things from his desk and said “I’m doing this. I’ll let you know if I need help”. He began to tell me what to do but I stopped him. “Let me do it. You have other things that need to get done.” And I got it done.

It looks like I have to steal work off his desk to make him understand. Let’s hope this works – I’m running out of ideas.