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if i had to go back to a 9–5 now i think i’d see it very differently
i wouldn’t see myself as someone who was hired to do a job
i would think of myself as someone who has something to offer

i would think of my employer almost like a client
they have problems they need solved
and i have skills, experience and ideas that can help solve them

and i would want to leave the job with more skills than i started with
more confidence
more clarity about what i’m good at
and a better understanding of what kind of work i actually want to do

i think that’s one of the things i’m learning from becoming self-employed
self-employment has made me think much more about 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
not just owning a business
but taking more ownership over what i do with my time, my skills and my career

sometimes i wish i had thought about my 9–5 more like this before

don't just ask what your job can get from you
𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯

because even if you’re employed by someone else
your career is still yours

𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 this if you want to start taking more ownership of your career
𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it with someone who feels stuck in their 9–5
𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @careerthatfits for more on creating a career that fits you by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

one thing that can make you love your career and make the work feel worth it is 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆

i’ve noticed many people who leave a job because they want something more fulfilling eventually find themselves in work that gives them more room to 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲

i’m one of them

creating instagram posts
connecting with people
building my business
figuring out how to do things and what to try next

that freedom to think, experiment and bring ideas to life is what makes work feel meaningful to me

because maybe career fulfillment isn’t about finding a job that feels like no work at all

maybe it’s about finding work that gives your 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 🎨

𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 this for when you need a career reminder, and 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it with someone who’s wondering what’s missing from their work

𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @careerthatfits for more on finding work that fits you by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

the unknown can feel scary when you're questioning your career or thinking about making a change

but maybe you don't need to know exactly what's next

when i left my 9–5 and became self-employed
i didn't have all the answers
i still don't

4 months into self-employment
and i'm still challenged by making a sustainable income while doing what motivates me and fuels my creativity

and maybe that's part of figuring out what a career that fits actually looks like

sometimes career clarity comes from taking the next step
not from having the whole path figured out 🌿

if you're questioning your career or next step maybe you don't need more certainty
maybe you need a little more 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟

𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 this for the next time the unknown feels bigger than your ability to figure it out

𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @careerthatfits for more on creating work that fits you by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

my job paid the bills and the vacations but buried my most valuable asset

𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆

and the funny thing is, i actually was creative in my job

i was learning, solving problems, finding new ways to approach things and figuring things out

but when you’ve been doing something for a while something can change

the problems become familiar
the processes become routine
you know what works
you know what’s expected

and sometimes, without even noticing it, 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆

that’s what happened to me

i didn’t stop being creative
i just stopped having enough space to use that part of myself

now, creating content, building my business, connecting with people and figuring out what to do next gives me that space again

𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯
𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲

if this resonates 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 it for later and 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it with someone who might be feeling the same

and 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @careerthatfits for more on finding work that fits you by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

a career should pay your bills while paying you back

not just financially

if your job pays the bills, gives you stability and makes your everyday life easy and comfortable, that's perfect
that's the bare minimum many are wishing for

𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱

the skills you haven’t explored
the ideas you haven’t pursued
the strengths you haven’t fully used
the things you might be capable of if you gave yourself the opportunity

you don’t have to leave your job tomorrow
or leave it at all
you don’t even have to want more

just stay curious

because sometimes the question isn’t “is my career good enough”

it’s 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻

𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 this for a career reflection and 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it with someone who might need the reminder

𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @careerthatfits for more on finding work that helps you become more of yourself by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

what does a career that fits actually mean

for me, it had to be more than a job i was good at

it had to support the life i wanted
pay for the things i needed
and give me enough freedom to live in a way that felt like me

but there was something else i needed
𝗶 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱

i wanted to create things that felt aligned with me
to use my skills in ways that actually mattered to me
to have ideas, explore them, build things, solve problems and see where my own thinking could take me

and that’s what i’ve started to create through my business

it feels different when the work you do reflects 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲, what you’re good at and how you want to make use of yourself

a career that fits doesn’t have to look a certain way

it just needs to fit 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 and the parts of yourself you want to bring to work

𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 this if you’re figuring out what you actually need from your career

𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it with someone who’s trying to figure out the same

𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @careerthatfits for more on creating a career that fits you by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

“it’s not about making the right decision, it’s about making the decision right”

i heard this from ellen langer on a podcast
and it’s a quote i often come back to

especially now
i quit my job and started working for myself 4 months ago
and if i’m being honest
i’m still more unemployed than self-employed 😅

so of course there are moments when i question the decision
was this the right thing to do
should i have stayed
did i make a mistake

but then i remember this
𝗶 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝗶 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
i just need to make the decision right for me

whatever comes from this
i believe it will become part of my story in a way that staying wouldn’t have

not because there was anything wrong with staying
there wasn’t
it just wasn’t what felt right for 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

and maybe that’s the thing about career decisions
you don’t always get to know beforehand which choice will lead to the perfect outcome

sometimes you just choose

you learn
you adapt
you make something from it
and you let the decision become part of where you’re going

𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 this for the next time you’re questioning a career decision

𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 it with someone who’s afraid of making the wrong choice

𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @careerthatfits for more honest thoughts on career change and finding work that fits you by @careerthatfits

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a month ago

years in a job don't automatically mean you're growing

you can spend 5 years doing the same thing
with the same responsibilities
the same challenges
and the same comfort zone

or you can have 1 year where you're constantly learning
trying new things
making mistakes
and figuring things out

i've been thinking about this a lot since leaving my 9–5 and becoming self-employed
because now there's no job title, promotion or annual review telling me that i'm progressing

i have to look for the progress myself

and sometimes progress doesn't look like a bigger title or more money

sometimes it's realizing what you don't want
getting better at something you struggled with before
taking on something that scares you
or understanding yourself a little better

maybe it's not about how many years have you worked
maybe it's what changed because you worked those years?

𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 this if you're questioning whether you're actually growing in your work

𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @careerthatfits for more on figuring out work that fits you 🌿 by @careerthatfits

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2 months ago

whether you're employed, self-employed or somewhere in between
one thing doesn't really change

you're still gonna work

the title changes
the environment changes
the amount of freedom changes

but work is still work

i've learned that leaving my 9–5 didn't automatically make work enjoyable or easy
because maybe the goal isn't to find the perfect job or the perfect career
maybe it's to learn how to 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

try this quick work-fit check-in
and see what could be different for you to enjoy your work more

𝟏 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲
what part of your work gives you energy?

→ solving problems
→ talking to people
→ creating things
→ having quiet time to focus

𝟐 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
what consistently makes work harder than it needs to be?

→ too many meetings
→ unclear priorities
→ constant interruptions
→ doing work that doesn't use your strengths

𝟑 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
what do you need more or less of to work well?

→ more flexibility
→ clearer deadlines
→ a routine
→ fewer distractions
→ more collaboration

𝟒 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞
what's one small thing you could change this week?

→ block out two hours for focused work
→ move a meeting
→ take your lunch away from your desk
→ ask for clearer priorities
→ stop checking emails after a certain time

you don't have to change your entire career
sometimes you just need to change one part of how you're working

𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 this and come back to it when work starts feeling like it doesn't fit 🌿 by @careerthatfits

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2 months ago

when i was considering leaving my 9–5 i knew i didn't just want to ask myself “what job should i do instead?”

i wanted to understand what i actually wanted my work and life to look like

so i asked myself these 6 questions inspired by the logical levels

𝟏 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
where do i actually want to work, and who do i want around me?

𝟐 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫
what do i want to spend my days actually doing?

𝟑 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬
what do i want to get really good at?

𝟒 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 & 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬
what matters to me at work and what do i need to believe about my work for it to feel worth it?

𝟓 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲
who do i want to be through my work?

𝟔 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
what kind of life am i ultimately trying to create?

because i realized that choosing a career isn't just about choosing what you do

it's also about choosing the environment you do it in, the skills you build, the things you value and the person you're becoming

the clearer i got on those things the easier it became to understand what kind of career could actually fit me

𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 these questions if you're questioning your own career

and maybe don't answer them all in one sitting
give yourself some time with them

𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮 #𝟎𝟐

𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @careerthatfits for more reflections on finding work that fits your life by @careerthatfits

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2 months ago

if you’ve thought about quitting your 9–5
ask yourself this first

𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟗–𝟓 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞?

because sometimes you don’t need to leave your 9–5
especially if you actually enjoy the structure

sometimes your setup just needs a little reshaping
but where do you even start?

well, you can start here 👇

𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜
what exactly are you trying to get away from?

the hours?
your manager?
the lack of flexibility?
the work itself?
the culture?
the commute?
the lack of growth?

𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨𝐨
what are you missing right now?

more autonomy?
creativity?
flexibility?
meaning?
growth?
something else?

and then ask yourself
𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢 𝐚𝐦?

sometimes you need to leave
sometimes you need to reshape what you already have

because the point isn’t to convince yourself to stay or to quit
it is to understand what you're actually looking for first

𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭
𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮 #𝟎𝟏 🍴

𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 this for when you’re questioning your 9–5
or 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 to someone who’s thinking about quitting theirs

and 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @careerthatfits for more food for thought on creating work that fits your life by @careerthatfits

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2 months ago

i thought leaving my 9–5 would mean more freedom
and in many ways, it does

but freedom doesn’t necessarily mean working less
sometimes it means choosing what you’re willing to work for

this saturday, that happens to be figuring out this business and trying to make sense of an algorithm knows me more than i know it

i’m still figuring out what freedom at work actually means for me
because i don’t think self-employment is automatically better than a 9–5

just like i don’t think every 9–5 is something you need to escape

maybe the real goal is simply 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 work that fits the life you want

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮?👇

𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 this to someone who’s questioning their 9–5
and 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @careerthatfits for more chronicles of the self-employed vs employed life by @careerthatfits

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