"All I want is to do better than I did yesterday"
Self Reflection Sunday
Aug 28, 2016
I am at a cross roads in my life and my career. One of my goals in life is to achieve financial independence, where I can set my own schedules and do as I wish and become the master of my own time and development. I recently came upon an opportunity, a one in a million chance to go for a higher paying job in a potentially better career. This job is with a big company, and the job security and to opportunity to work with other professionals is very tempting. The higher income would mean I can pay down debt faster, potentially investing more money earlier. However this new job would likely require much more time than my current job, likely meaning I will be working even when I am not on site Not having free time would also mean that I will be less likely able to create my income, and to invest in myself. How do I decide whether I should invest in a career working for someone else or invest in myself working for myself. There is no easy answer. The former is prestigious and the increased pay would mean I can get out debt faster. The latter is riskier, more likely to fail, but also has the potential to blossom into something I cannot even imagine and potentially get me to financial independence.
Since my first self reflection, I have began several projects in addition to this blog. I know that being productive with my time is more important than idling by. My current projects include learning HTML to edit this blog, learning java to develop an android app, and learning to invest in real estate. Unfortunately none of these projects have been completed and are all partially done. I will need to revisit these project and complete them, turning them from a dream to something much more tangible. There never appears to be enough hours in day. My time get diverted to working, sleeping, eating, shopping for groceries, laundry, and the occasional Youtube and Facebook break. Admittedly I should cut out Youtube and Facebook to gain more time, perhaps by deactivating my WiFi as I used to do when I was in school, but unfortunately what I am trying to learn is also only available with WiFi on. I will need to figure out a way to focus my time an energy away from the distractions, or find a way to get the material I need to learn offline. One more step in learning to succeed.
I will always be in favor of going for a job that pays significantly more money with responsibilities that increase your professional range. Those opportunities simply won't be there when you are older.
ReplyDeleteYes the prospect is extremely enticing, but at what point in lives are we able to stop working for someone else and work for ourselves? The question haunts me every day because if I get too comfortable in my career, then I will likely end up working for someone else all my life.
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