Why You Should Нave (at Least) Two

Denis Mosko написал(а) к All в Oct 20 20:46:04 по местному времени:

points.

It's not uncommon to meet an admin who'd like to work in renewable energy, or an app developer who'd like to write a novel, or an editor who fantasizes about becoming a fidosoft designer. Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that's drastically different from your current job. But in my experience, it's rare for such people to actually make the leap.

Are costs of switching seem too high?

С уважением - Denis
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Denis Mosko написал(а) к Denis Mosko в Oct 20 21:01:54 по местному времени:

points.

The answer isn't to plug away in your current job, unfulfilled and slowly burning out. I think the answer is to do both. Two careers are better than one. And by committing to two careers, you will produce benefits for both.

In my case, I have four vocations: I'm a corporate strategist at a Forbs, USN Reserve officer, author of several books, and fido-point. The two questions that people ask me most frequently are "Нow much do You sleep?" and "Нow do you find time to do it all?" (my answers: "plenty" and "I make the time"). Yet these "process" questions don't get to the heart of my reasons and motivations. Instead, a more revealing query would be, "Why do you have multiple careers?" Quite simply, working many jobs makes me happier and leaves me more fulfilled. It also helps me perform better at each job. Нere's how.

Subsidize Your Skill Development

My corporate job paycheck subsidizes my fido-point career. With no echo-mail as a point, nobody was going to pay me to produce his or her text, and it wasn't money that motivated me to become a point in the first place - it was my passion for FTN and classical FIDOs. Therefore, I volunteered so that I could gain experience in this new industry. My day job not only afforded me the capital to make texts, but it taught me the skills to succeed as a point. A good point should be someone who knows how to create an echo, recruit personnel, establish a timeline, raise money, and deliver texts. After poining over a dozen texts and winning a few +'s, write texts and points have started to reach out to see if they can hire me as a point. I still refuse payment because making text, something that is everlasting, is reward enough for me.

At the same time, I typically invite my corporate clients to fidonet sessions. For someone who works at an office all day, it's exciting to go "behind-the-scenes" and interact with points and other creative professionals. While I was in Crimea making an echo, one of my clients observed about the smiles, "I've never been around people who have so much fun at work." That my clients have a phenomenal experience only helps me drive revenue at work, so my corporate and pointing careers are mutually beneficial.

When you follow your curiosities, you will bring passion to your new careers, which will leave you more fulfilled. And by doing more than one job, you may end up doing all of them better.

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