{"id":2523,"date":"2020-05-09T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T09:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casparij.com\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2024-10-16T07:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:20:46","slug":"7-years-self-employed-so-you-know-a-thing-or-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casparij.com\/en\/7-years-self-employed-so-you-know-a-thing-or-two\/","title":{"rendered":"7 years (self-employed) – so you know a thing or two"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 1, 2013 I jumped into the adventure of self-employment.
\n7 years have flown by and have taught me so much.
\n“7 years… you know a thing or two”, it was said in the movie “The Only One” – but what do you know? <\/h4>\n

May 1st flew by like so many other working days and to be honest, it was only a few days later that it “hit” me.
\n7 years is actually quite a long time – and something I’m quite proud of deep down.
\nI sat down to look back on the journey.
\nWow, there’s a lot to be happy and grateful for. <\/p>\n

My self-employment is now the job I’ve had for the longest time, and I haven’t regretted that decision for one day.
\nThat’s not to say it’s been easy and fun every day – far from it.
\nThe thought of applying for a job has definitely visited me more than once, but when I look back on a day like today, it’s definitely the positive things that stick with me.
\nThat’s why I wanted to dive into my reflections on that time.
\nProbably mostly for myself, but also with the humble hope that it might be used by others to take a shortcut or find inspiration. <\/p>\n

A CONSTANT JOURNEY<\/h2>\n

Every day is new and the weeks are awaited with excitement because I never quite know what it will bring.
\nHowever, most of them are filled with exciting meetings, dialogues and development of people and companies, which is exactly what I am passionate about.
\nI see it as a constant journey where there is always room for improvement and development.
\nThe to-do list is never empty (frustrating sometimes) and the development potential increases as I learn more, am challenged and reach my goals – for myself and with my customers. <\/p>\n

5 THINGS I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY IF I HAD TO START OVER<\/h2>\n

When I look back on the 7 years, there have been many good and not so good decisions.
\nNo regrets, because even the worst choices I have learned from and they have given me the experience to make better decisions later. <\/p>\n

If I could give myself 5 pieces of advice 7 years ago, I think they would have been something like this: <\/p>\n