Pivoting career help
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Basically, I did a generic biz degree and I regret it. Why? The admin 9-5pm life isn’t for me.
My whole life, I’ve been doing what my parents wanted or the “right” thing. I’ve somewhat been on auto pilot. I’m not blaming them, I didn’t know any better – and now, I’m taking responsibility.
Just want some advice on any of the following or whatever the community sees fit. Thanks in advance.
-Looking for a non admin job. Maybe customer facing or sales perhaps? Any tips?
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-Starting a Business?
-Anything you can think of to help me get on the right track.
Here are what netizens think:
- Start with identifying the skills you have. Academic skills, technical skills, soft skills. Then see where those skills can bring you, then see what your like to do. Without knowkng your skills, and what you like, kind of hard for us to give you some realistic ideas.
- I’m a Corporate guy turned online business owner here.
Here’s my take.
1) Business will shorten your life with the stress and loss of sleep, but is so life changing that I won’t ever work for someone again.
2) Always hold a job while building your biz. Quit only if your biz pays as much as your job consistently… I took 2 years to make that happen.
3) Do some networking if you have zero ideas on where to start, what to sell.
4) Be ready to sacrifice your hobbies and be anti social in the beginning when you build your biz. Can’t sacrifice those? Then better find a job.
5) Once you start a business, build your team and make them run your business on auto pilot… and you can finally enjoy the rewards of the game… freedom to live your life. All the best.
- What do you like to do? Figure that out, then figure out what pays in that industry, then try your darndest to get in. Its ok to make mistakes, change your mind etc, but my personal recommendation is to try anything for at least 2 years before changing it, so you build experience and overcome the steep initial learning curves. All the best