Anyone else ever get this?
I feel like my career options are so wide that I'm actually hindering myself by not narrowing my focus, picking one thing and going at it for long enough to get some traction.
Currently I'm freelancing online. But I'm constantly filled with thoughts of something I could be doing that's better. Totally different crafts, career paths - from being a scientist in the oil sands, teaching english in asia, being a consultant in the capital city, being a computer programmer.
Even in my current field, there's like five different specialties I could go into that are all very different. But I still haven't picked one, and gone for it! As a result I'm getting dribs and drabs of jobs and not earning nearly as much as if I specialized.
I know I'm capable of learning quickly and I'm intelligent, but I think that's a mixed blessing - if you're constantly thinking about what else you could do, you're not actually building skills effectively in the thing you *are* doing. As a result I'm in my late 20's with patchwork experience in a few different things, but no real solid chops in any one thing. I've read and read about all sorts, but I definitely come up short on action.
A guy who started freelancing weeks later than me has already made more money just by narrowly focussing on getting clients and doing the work. He doesn't intend to do it forever, and has bigger plans - but he gets his head down and gets it done. I need more of that.
Anyone else get this?
There's gotta be a balance I think - you want to keep an eye out for better opportunities and avenues, but at the same time, you gotta fully engage with what's in front of you, commit to it, and make things happen.
I feel like my career options are so wide that I'm actually hindering myself by not narrowing my focus, picking one thing and going at it for long enough to get some traction.
Currently I'm freelancing online. But I'm constantly filled with thoughts of something I could be doing that's better. Totally different crafts, career paths - from being a scientist in the oil sands, teaching english in asia, being a consultant in the capital city, being a computer programmer.
Even in my current field, there's like five different specialties I could go into that are all very different. But I still haven't picked one, and gone for it! As a result I'm getting dribs and drabs of jobs and not earning nearly as much as if I specialized.
I know I'm capable of learning quickly and I'm intelligent, but I think that's a mixed blessing - if you're constantly thinking about what else you could do, you're not actually building skills effectively in the thing you *are* doing. As a result I'm in my late 20's with patchwork experience in a few different things, but no real solid chops in any one thing. I've read and read about all sorts, but I definitely come up short on action.
A guy who started freelancing weeks later than me has already made more money just by narrowly focussing on getting clients and doing the work. He doesn't intend to do it forever, and has bigger plans - but he gets his head down and gets it done. I need more of that.
Anyone else get this?
There's gotta be a balance I think - you want to keep an eye out for better opportunities and avenues, but at the same time, you gotta fully engage with what's in front of you, commit to it, and make things happen.