Why it's Still a Life-Changing Career Move to Become a Freelance Contractor...
David Gerrish
IT Monitoring & Observability Engineer/Consultant with 30+ years of experience. Empowering IT Professionals to become Confident Contractors via the IT Contracting Academy Groups.
Even with the bad economy at the moment, IR35, Brexit and everything else the world has thrown at contractors, I still believe it's a life changing decision to go contracting
It was for me anyway...
Doing work that I enjoy, the variety
Being paid handsomely for my skills & experience
Being the master of my own destiny and being more in control
But for me it's even more than that...
Having a better sense of overall self-worth, the confidence it brings, it empowers me knowing I am constantly taking action and moving forwards
And I am living a better life for sure, and it spills over into other areas too...
It allows me to have more time with my family, more time off, more holidays
Able to go to my kids sports days, school plays, parents evenings
Just being there
More time for friends too, and being happier when I'm in their company
Because I am happier in general
More money and time to travel, the freedom and power to take time off when you want to
More opportunities to to create that bucket list & action it, getting more from life, the excitement I crave, the adventure I want, living life to the max
I feel better, empowered, powerful, in charge
My energy levels are higher, I feel like I am living a better life with less stress, less worry, less boredom
I would often feel disempowered, where this would often bubble over to my family, creating friction and frustration, but it was all down to me feeling like I was losing my own self-respect, losing theirs, losing energy as each year passed
And that was not attractive I'm sure :-)
As a contractor it's about creating a life you love I believe, creating wealth for you, your family, and their future families, creating a legacy
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Leading your family, inspiring others to do the same...
A network of people you might inspire to do the same...
And being a part of our Facebook & LinkedIn groups, helping others through our actions, our journey, knowing that you can do this, sharing experiences to help others who haven't made the leap themselves yet
That's what inspired me to create these groups
And I love it
I hope you can see the benefit of becoming a contractor in the future if you're not one already?
And if you're not contracting for any particular reason would you do me a favour and let me know what it is?
I'd love to know
Or if you'd like help or support in your journey just comment below, drop me a DM or an email...
I don't know what I can do to help, but I will try my best, the offer is there
Even if you just want a chat, I'm here, I'm in your corner
And if you want to check out my online video course on IT Contracting then check it out HERE
All the best, and I look forward to helping you if I can
Dave
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About the Author:
David Gerrish has been an IT Contractor since 1996, working all over the UK, Europe and further afield in locations such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
Dave's?IT Contracting Academy?Facebook ?&?LinkedIn ?groups have thousands of contractors and aspiring contractors as members, making them invaluable communities for IT professionals seeking advice, support and to network with one another.?