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Six Foolproof Steps To Working For Yourself
How to make the leap to self-employment
When I graduated from university I felt lost. I had spent three years studying history without any consideration for what I wanted to do afterwards.
I drifted along for those years in a bubble of studying and socialising. It was only when the end neared at the end of those three years that the bubble popped.
I realised this was it. I was about to enter the real world, there was no getting away from it now. No way of pushing back against it. I felt like I had jumped into the ocean and the riptide was pulling me further and further out.
I was floundering.
Applying for jobs was an interesting experience. Hardly any of them appealed to me. Graduate manager schemes that required me to work long hours, entry-level jobs. Nothing jumped out at me.
After applying for several jobs, all of which were unsuccessful, I ended up working in a betting shop in my hometown. This was not what I was expecting when I graduated.
However, looking back, working there was one of the best things I ever did. It made me realise that you can’t take anything for granted in life. I was able to get a peek into the working world and I didn’t like what I saw.
