Being self employed is typically thought of as working in your own business, as opposed to working for someone else’s business. However, you can start working for yourself today, even if you are working in someone else’s business. It all a matter of perspective.
You are an employee when you are working for someone else, but you don’t have to think of yourself in that way. Think of yourself as self employed. Even if you’re flipping burgers, you’re in the business of selling your labor, right? And business people think differently than employees.
The word “employee” often carries connotations of slavery, as in the expression “wage slave.” It is associated with a loss of control, a sense that the “boss” is the one calling the shots. What an awful thought! There is a better way.
Be In Business Starting Today
My employers have never been more than customers to me. If I dodn’t like the terms or price, I negotiate or go elsewhere. There are opportunities everywhere, after all. This attitude has meant I’ve never felt trapped in a job I didn’t like. I look at jobs as...