UNLOCK YOURSELF FROM THE TRADITIONS!
By: Omama Ashraf
Tags: Unlock Your Potential, Writer For Hire, Freelancing, Freelance, Freedom

Let’s talk about your day job.

Is it everything that you had dreamed of? Or is it enough to fulfil you and your responsibilities?

Odds are it’s far from it.

It may be the time to rethink the mainstream timetable that makes so many of us miserable and will continue to do so in the future.

The traditional 9 to 5 schedule is perfectly normal and there’s nothing wrong in it in your early days, from the job offer to your first pay check.

However, isn’t it expected that people hate Mondays and they live for weekends. It’s considered that work is work which is not meant to be fun.

Problem is that for some people this isn’t the formula which leads you to career fulfilment and by this i mean it’s not the formula that will lead you to financial freedom or towards your dream. From waking up an hour or so early for your 9–5 job to constantly looking out for your watch to show it’s Time to go home ‘ AKA — 5pm. We all have been there. Of course, there are also so many who have no choice but to work the traditional schedule or maybe some enjoy it. No disrespect to the employees out there instead I’m happy for you and wish you the best. You’re doing amazing!

Some or many of us were raised to the subtle beat that went something like this, “ Get good grades “ Get in a decent school “ “ Study hard or you won’t get a job “ — Get a solid desk job.

Think about the ‘ daily grind ‘ to the ‘afternoon slump ‘ or the way we describe our work week:

Everybody hates Monday

Hump day or Wednesday? Phew!

Thank god it’s friday!

A salary is the drug they give you to forget your dreams

Working 80 hours a week to avoid working a lifetime for someone else!

Imagine waking up without an alarm.

You are in no rush.

You plan out your day.

No traffic jams.

You’re working on your own terms.

You can take a break at any time.

Read or exercise when you want.

That’s financial freedom.

Success hits different when no one believes in you. Always think ahead and follow your gut. Modern research suggests that the average employee works productively for just two hours and 53 minutes in an average 8 hour day. * Ahem *

What’s wrong in giving it a try? Everything in life is about priorities and what you prioritize will dictate what your life looks life?

Let me clear a myth here, you don’t need a lot of money to become very rich! Yes, you heard that right. You don’t need a lot of money.

You need time.

By investing just $5 a day over 50 years with a 10% return will give you over $2,300,000.

Here are 5 simple phrases that will get your business up started and running:

PHASE 1: LEARN A SKILL

PHASE 2: APPLY IT

PHASE 3: SHARE IT

PHASE 4: MONETIZE IT

PHASE 5: GROW IT.

Luckily, there are a lot of opportunities than ever to work remotely or flexibly. You can access tools and resources without a massive investment and the good news is that you will find a lot of support and information in the form of online courses, webinars and programmes. I understand and support the point that starting a business requires a lot of hard work and the hardest part — what is it that you would want to do and actually enjoy it.

Learn to create your own path which makes you forget about your payday. There’s a famous saying “ if you can count your money, work harder! “ It’s time that we move on from 9–5 to 6–10 build your own empires and live the way we want. Let’s wake up and fill this world with empires where none of our jobs are at risk and we are fully aware that all the hard work and dedication we put in is for our tomorrow and not someone else’s. 2020 has taught us one of the biggest lessons and one of it just happens to be that no job is permanent and will never be no matter what promotion you have or what post you’re on. This point could have been argued if we hadn’t seen how people lost their jobs, how businesses had cut down on their employees and there’s nothing wrong in it. In such unprecedented times, businesses had no other option other than to cut down on the number of people who they pay monthly. It’s beyond one’s imagination of what the employees had to go through be it that they were told to not come from tomorrow or don’t bother to join the virtual meeting that we are going to host tomorrow, it’s painful when you have nothing to say but just accept that maybe it was written in your fate of course people get new jobs instantly and don’t really have to face the challenges but this used to happen in the old times. After the global pandemic, everything is changed from your job, to business, to your income, to your lifestyle. It’s all changed and the world after it will be changed as well because businesses can’t employ all previous employees, they need time to get stabled, to be like before. This will require time and I don’t know about you but for me this is one of the biggest reason why I would take on the challenge heads on towards a start-up. How many more “Please don’t come from tomorrow as we can’t afford to pay you at the moment” do we need to hear to start our own business. To start your very own little business and work on to grow it to something you’ve never imagined before. The amount of hard work that you put in towards your 9–5 job, put in your own business work hard for your own self and work hard for you adventurous tomorrow.

However, this one decision can change your life, can change the way you live and earn it has the potential to put you in a more steeper learning curve: to reignite your passion for work and lastly to bring you everything you’ve ever truly wanted.

Now doesn’t it sound like it’s worth a shot? Where will you be in the next 5 years? The time is racing, invest in your tomorrow!