Safety Net

Assuming you’re reading this because the title drew you in. What does he mean by Safety Net? Something subconscious in you may desire to improve your current situation. While I’ve been pursuing my career path, I’ve hit a few snags along my journey as anyone inevitably would. My parents had a low tolerance for complacency and believed that once you start building your resume, you should minimize gaps between work. That employers studied the time between one job to the next to justify suspicions of laziness. In this case, my default job was always within retail sales roles. Every time never staying longer than I had to and cutting the cord despite not seeing the next place to land.

Sometimes you need a job to keep food on the table. It’s never glamorous, but it should pay you enough while you get back on your feet or developing your side hustle. For many of us, the thing that keeps us locked in our current situation is fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of failure. Fear of the risk. It’s better to act on a poor idea than to wait on a great idea. Think pragmatically in these situations. Don’t leave unless you have enough runway to do so. As soon as I have enough saved for 2-3 months without work, I packed up and left to prospect for better opportunities.

Many of the most valuable skills you can obtain through working for others are not industry specific and can be used to help you anywhere. By knowing what is universal, as well as being able to communicate those similarities effectively, can help ease your fear to take on the unknown.

-Busy Brain