Is freelancing really the risky option?

“I couldn’t be freelance, it’s too risky.” I hear this all the time from people who have traditional jobs. Often from people who would actually love the opportunity to work for themselves creating projects they love and find meaningful. One of the main reasons I started Freelance Success back in 2020, was the idea of job security. Society drills it into us – from teachers to parents and friends – that we should work to get a steady job and climb the ladder, because that’s the safe, sensible option. It’s the one with least risk of failure attached to it. But then… what happened? Covid struck in 2020 and suddenly jobs were being shed left right and centre all around the world. Jobs that people thought they had for life were suddenly gone in a puff of smoke, through no fault of their own. I saw a lot of people losing their jobs, losing control over their future and I realised that one of the main benefits of going freelance is the opportunity to define your life for yourself, and to take on more control over what happens to you. Now I’m not saying it was (or is) easy for freelancers either – there have been all kinds of challenges because of the pandemic. But one of the benefits of being freelance was being able to be reactive to the rapidly changing situation, rather than simply having to let it happen to us. Continue reading: https://freelancesuccess.co.uk/2021/11/02/is-freelancing-really-the-risky-option/