The Wealthy Worker

Are you afraid to go from employee to contractor, especially in these ‘uncertain times’? If you’ve been freaking out about the economy you need to realize that there are many people who are stressed out in the least. Take yours truly for example. With money in the bank, I’ve even been ‘between contracts’ and enjoying it tremendously. It’s been hard for me to understand why employees are so resistant to taking the plunge. But lately I’ve been more understanding because I’ve had some fear myself.

I recently started to work on a new business and realized how afraid I was to start it. Fear of failure, not sure what to do next, etc. And recently I was offered an architect role which is a bit higher level than I’m used to. One thing you can do is to keep reminding yourself that everything will work out fine. It’s worked out fine in the past and it will work out fine in the future. You really can’t know exactly what will happen but you need to have faith that it will be okay. Another thing you can do is remind yourself that you will find the help you need to be successful. In other words, don’t think you have to do it alone. Also focus on the possible rewards rather than the possible problems.

Nothing makes me happier than seeing people like you take the plunge and go for it.