My Journey from Freelance Writer to Finding Purpose
Everybody has a story to tell. This is mine.
I used to work in a dead-end factory job. I was working 12-hour shifts — varying between nights and days. I had minimal hours of sleep, full weekends, and no social life.
Although the money was good, throughout the two years I was in this job I destroyed: two relationships, my health, and my overall satisfaction and sense of fulfillment in life.
Since I worked a rolling shift pattern of four days on, four days off, we ended up getting a straight week off every month; only because the law demanded it.
Sounds lucky, right? Not when you’re constantly fighting your body to sleep by continuously adjusting sleeping patterns, which I can assure you mess with your body clock in a dangerous way.
During this week off, when most people were at work, I found I had the chance to spend my time finding something that meant something to me — as long as I was willing to put in the effort.
It was during this period of my life that I discovered Upwork — a freelancing platform you can sign up for find work, and connect with potential clients around the world. I was amazed at the selection of roles covering everything. Graphic design, web design, accounting, writing, and more…
