The Journey to Freelancing
Overview
In this video, I spoke to one of my friends, Dylan Mouthaan, about his career so far and his transition from working in the corporate world to life as a freelance digital marketer.
We discussed topics like financial risk, the challenges and benefits of freelancing and his top tips for making the change. You can find out more about him here: dylanmouthaan.nl
Are you tired of the endless hours of CV formatting or the struggle of trying to come up with the right phrases to describe your experience? Or do you dread the task of selling yourself on paper? Well, this may be the solution to all those problems. Online CV-building software is easy-to-use, time-saving and effective.
We all have beliefs about life, the world, relationships and of course, work. They can be empowering or disempowering, conscious or subconscious. Removing limiting beliefs is a key step in achieving goals. But if we don’t move recognise and accept where we’re getting stuck, it can be difficult to make progress. For example, if you believed that there weren’t any interesting jobs available right now because of market conditions, why would you even bother looking? And then if you don’t look for them, of course, you won’t find them. The belief stops the action and the inaction leads to a negative result. This in turn becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you’re unsure of what your beliefs about work are, here are some questions to get yourself started. Of course, you must answer them honestly or else you won’t learn anything about yourself.
Sometimes you might need to make a job application that stands out from the crowd. Sometimes you’ll need to explain something that an employer might miss by simply reading your application. With that in mind, it might be worthwhile sending in a video application to really get their attention. Vidyard.com is a nice app to use for this. You can download it by visiting the Chrome Web Store.