Many has offered to help Ms. EmployeR/D with her plight- go back in the workforce or start a business?
Again, THANK YOU to all who participated on the Dear Steemit Week 1.
We had 27 AMAZING RESPONSES on the topic Go Back in the Workforce or Start a Business?
With this, I am happy to announce that NEXT WEEK'S PRIZE POOL is at 30 SBD!
Week 2 will start within 12 HOURS from this winner announcement! I hope to see everyone participate once more. Guest Judge for next week!
Regretting not trying is something that may haunt you. If you have a sound business plan for your new business, I say go for it! I found myself in a similar situation 3 years ago. I started a food truck after I was laid off. It wasn't hugely successful, but I can say I was a great learning experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything. You can always fall back on your retail experience if things don't work out with the new business. However, you will never learn the life lessons of starting a new business if you just go straight into another retail job.
When I was working for someone else, I had a week vacation time come up. I took that week and went door-to-door, literally, in search of business. I made more money that week than I would have working for the boss. 16 years later I have all the work I can handle. I told a friend I would never work for anyone else again, even if I had to sleep under a bush in the park. Get yourself ready, get out of debt if you can, line up some clients, run, Run, RRRUUUNNNNN....
Dear Ms EmployeR/D,
Thanks for your letter regarding career advice. I can understand how daunting a decision this is for you, not least considering that you've spent the last 10 years within the customer service sector! However, I suspect that given the fact that you are questioning yourself and which path to take, you have reached a point in your life where some sort of change is needed. Unfortunately, I'm not privy to your business idea, nor am I aware of your current financial circumstances. I am therefore going to assume that this is something that you have been thinking about for sometime now and so have set aside sufficient funds and have developed a business strategy to allow you to make the business a viable alternative. Fear of the unknown is a common feeling but I honestly live by the rule of: 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained!'. My personal thoughts are that if you don't at least try make a go of your own business you will live to regret it for the rest of your life. Whether it turns out to be successful or not, at least you'll be able to hold your head up high and say I gave it my best shot! Of course, if you are not quite there financially or have dependents, you may want to go with the 'dip your toe in the water first' approach. This is where you continue to work in the customer service sector, but on a part time basis, thereby ensuring a guaranteed monthly income. with your remaining time you could then concentrate on your own business. This will take off a lot of pressure and will mean you're not having to commit everything to the business straight away. Should it be successful, you can always part ways with customer service side of things. I hope you found that useful! A much wiser person once said to me: "life is like a pair of pants....if you don't change it every so often, it may start to smell!" - this may be a little uncouth, but certainly rings true!!!
Congratulations to all winners!
True to the spirit of the Steemit community, I am excited to see Dear Steemit be a venue to positively discuss possible solutions to a given challenging situation. Steemit's very own advise column, where all of us take part in counselling!
Most of us may have found ourselves in a position where we have to make tough decisions, and we seek other's counsel to help us in our decision-making. Dear Steemit aims to be a venue for this- the scenarios may be real-life experiences, or theoretical, that most people may relate to. If you have a challenging situation to share and would wish for the steemit community's advise, feel free to message me via discord or steemit chat, username dreamiely.
Steeming happily ever after,
