Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. Do you agree with that?
I never understood this until I left the corporate world last 2016. A huge leap that literally made me think more than 10 times. Who in his right mind would quit his stable job over something that is uncertain? Nobody. That’s insanity, right? Well, I did.
Good thing, I had a back-up plan. I listened to one of the gurus in Personal Finance, Mr. Randell Tiongson and saved enough emergency fund so I can “survive”.
I had an idea of what I want and where to go but I was scared of the ocean. I was like a tiny fish who knows how to swim but was too afraid to try it.
I heard of freelancing from no other than my ex-girlfriend, now my wife. At that time, she has been doing it already for 6 years. I was thinking, “wait a minute, Freelancing? Am I ready for this?”
Freelancers are self-employed individuals who offer certain skillset or services to their clients. It is more obvious today because of the shared economy. Some are full-timers while others do it part time after their day job.
I got nothing to lose so I tried it anyway. I did all the homework including all the licenses and started financial planning and real estate brokerage slowly on top of speaking engagements and other teambuilding events. I realized that there is really a big market out there. You just need to find yours.
In today’s day and age, the name of the game is collaboration. Everybody wants a slice of pie in the marketplace. In one of the seminars I attended back in P&G, our facilitators emphasized: “think win-win”. If you want to thrive in any industry, think win-win.
In 2017, there were 57 Million Americans freelancing and over half of Americans will do freelance by 2027 according to an article in Forbes. ( source: Randy Duermyer; A Freelancers guide to Gig Economy)
If you haven’t noticed, try to observe coffee shops, malls, restaurants, and other co-working space offices. You will see a lot of freelancers who earn really big depending on their expertise. I know someone who earned at least P17M in a year and P30M in one transaction. Just Imagine that.
There’s plenty of opportunities in the marketplace contrary to the news. You just have to make an inventory of your talents and strengths that will bring value to your customers. Don’t let others dictate your value.
The late Dr. Myles Munroe once said, “If you want to become successful, seek to become a person of value”. As for me, it took a while but when I learned the ropes, the risk was worth it.
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