I've been self-employed, and I've worked for others. Self-Employment, if one picks something that truly resonates, is far more rewarding spiritually.
But it often doesn't pay the bills. So my current approach is a blended one, hoping to eventually be able to have a good life through self-employment, continuing with teaching gigs to keep the mind sharp and in better communication with the world.
For many of those holding down full-time J.O.B.s. (Just Over Broke), Thoreau's words ring true (noting that I have a particular blend of skills, so I can function in many J.O.B. environments without being crushed, and have the luxury of picking-and-choosing):
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
I've been self-employed, and I've worked for others. Self-Employment, if one picks something that truly resonates, is far more rewarding spiritually.
But it often doesn't pay the bills. So my current approach is a blended one, hoping to eventually be able to have a good life through self-employment, continuing with teaching gigs to keep the mind sharp and in better communication with the world.
For many of those holding down full-time J.O.B.s. (Just Over Broke), Thoreau's words ring true (noting that I have a particular blend of skills, so I can function in many J.O.B. environments without being crushed, and have the luxury of picking-and-choosing):
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
-Henry David Thoreau