You Are a Company: 3 Ways To Start Acting Like One
Even working remotely, you might still act as an employee.
This pandemic changed perspective on work for many.
Everyone saw with their eyes — without having some blogger explain it — that working remotely is possible. Most won’t be returning to their 9–5 jobs after the dust settles. Some might start a business of their own. Others might realize that having one stream of income is too risky, go freelance, and work remotely with several clients.
The general trend is clear: more people stop waiting to be picked and instead choose themselves. They become “Me, Inc.”
Yet, this transition might be easy (or quick) to make externally (i.e., give your two-weeks notice and go freelance). But it’s not as easy to change the mindset. The approach. The way of thinking and operating that you’ve been conditioned to for decades.
I’m not too old (just 22), but I’ve worked full-time, remotely, had an agency business, a product business, and I am now writing and creating content for a living. I’ve tried many hats and have a lot of friends who went through something similar.
And there is one idea I keep returning to no matter what you choose to do with your life; it helps to think of yourself as a company — a…
