Doing it for yourself
6 Jul
Many people envy those who are self-employed. The reason is that they are working for themselves and not for others.
But that’s not entirely true. Whether you are your own boss or working for someone else, you are still doing it for yourself.
Regardless who you are reporting to, every decision and action you make will first and foremost affect yourself. If you think you are playing it safe and just doing your job, then that’s the path you chose for your career.
If you’re doing it to serve others, ultimately you will get recognition and respect from others. You can’t do something without affecting yourself.
You’ll start to enjoy the things you do as soon as you realize that doing it for yourself. Given a choice, who wouldn’t want the best for themselves?
Ahh yes, I am doing the stuff I’m doing myself. I dun wanna store fats and become couch potato.
I first came across this concept when I waited table at TGI Friday. We were told that we are all entrepreneur, because the way we serve a customer will determinetheir level of satisfaction and in return, the tips given as well.
In case it’s not a tips, it’s good words
I believe being self-employed means we have more capacity to “affect ourselves”.
Because it is purely a result based work.
As for employment, we are still “competing” for “good assessment” among other employees.
And it is a win-lose environment to a certain extend. Because companies have limits in money to spend, so if another person gets more salary raise, somebody else is getting less.
But in the end, our work is still affecting ourselves