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Do you regret leaving corporate?π€
I miss corporate, but not how you might think...
Let's face it, having a traditional job is easier. You just need to show up, do your job and go home. I miss that feeling. I've been feeling like I can't keep my head above water for the last few months drowning under the weight of having to do it all. I think we're kidding ourselves if we aren't honest with our feelings, especially when it comes to being on this solo journey. So at least once a week, when life is hard and I am feeling overwhelmed by having to do it all, I absolutely miss the ease of a corporate role. Share your thoughts on the Twitter thread.β
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FAIL
- Thinking you can do it all and turn it off when you are your business.
Lesson
- Find the balance, hire help or take a full time role to move you forward.
Takeaways
- Being honest with yourself on what you're good at, what you can afford to outsource and what you need will move you forward.
- Never say never. Hard and fast rules will just create unnecessary friction but being honest with yourself will help you make the best decisions for you at that moment.
This week on Talks With SaraNoSocks
This week I sat down with Rosie Sherry, a lifelong community builder. Rosie is the co-founder of Ministry of Testing, bootstrapped to 7 figures, former Community Manager of Indie Hackers, Founder of Rosieland, & currently runs community for Orbit and Indie Women. When she's not busy with all things community she's unschooling her 5 kiddos and sharing all her thoughts on how to build amazing communities.
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Her insights on failure: " I genuinely believe that there needs to be something in place to maintain community. I think a lot of people think that, oh, you set a foundation for community, you set the3right culture, and then it will continue growing and working. Sure, there might be some outlier cases of that kind of happening, I think anything and everything in time will decline if it's not nurtured in the right kind of way. I would say get to know people. Experiment working with people and build relationships before jumping into anything."
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Full episode drops Friday, July 23rd at 12:00 am PST.
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I'm the voice behind Helping Creatives! Bringing creativity to operations and on a mission to help creatives....create! Join my newsletter for a weekly idea on how to rest, a new resource to help your journey and a few reflections of my own on from the past week!
After having to answer the same question over and over again on why I am looking to move into a full -time role right now, I revised an old blog post as my answer and shared it on Medium. TL;DR being solo just isn't for me in a lot of ways. This was a very vulnerable share for me, more transparent that I have been for the last two years, but helped lift a bit of the heaviness weighing me down I didn' t even realize was there. I'll be sharing more about my solo journey over the last three...
This week I've been reflecting on the job market and job hunting, which is not for the faint of heart. Every single person I've talked to on the job search across community, operations, design and product are struggling to get an interview even with network referrals, tailored resumes and a vast amount of knowledge and experience. I don't have an easy answer because I'm in the same boat. What I do know is that we all succeed by uplifting each other. If you're job hunting, you're not alone!...
Connection, online and off, has been my theme this week. Being an introvert it's easy for me to get in a pattern of just hiding away but after a soild 6 months of slowly going into my 'cave', this week I was back out in full force. Video calls with friends from around the globe, in person meetups with friends, and general connection on the socials has brought a renewed sense of energy and alignment. I'm embracing my discomfort and stepping out of my introverted bubble to do the hard things as...