The working world has a lot to offer, but even when you’re a trained and experienced professional, there’s a good chance you feel like you haven’t found your bag yet. You don’t think you’re suited quite well to the job you’re currently doing, and you can’t get your mind off of making a career change. You know there are other jobs out there you could do well, and that you just need to seriously put your mind to them! 

But leaving a job for a future of financial uncertainty, no matter how shiny it may seem, is a hard prospect to face. You want to be self employed, and you want to stand on your own two feet, but you know it’ll take time to get the ball rolling. And what are you meant to feed your family with in the meantime? 

So let’s go through a few of the steps that’ll speed up this entire process, and make sure you can find financial success in your independence. 

Get Accredited 

Getting accredited is the first step towards career freedom. If you have the right certificates behind you, and you know you can make a better impression because of them, picking up clients will be a whole lot easier than before. 

If you have a seal of approval to finish an email off with, or the right letters after your name, you won’t have to prove yourself ahead of time. Your merits will speak for yourself, and you’ll be able to get on with the work without any interruptions. 

Of course, get to know some commissioning guidelines, before you settle into training for a course, or even start to think about acing a final exam. You want to be sure you’re training for the right thing, and that your time spent here will be beneficial for you. 

Start Small with Your Clients

Your client base should start off small, to make sure you can really find your feet. You don’t want to take on too much too soon. If you do, you’re going to struggle to do your best work, and you’ll get snowed under. And that does not make a good impression! 

Take on one or two clients at first, and find your working rhythm. Once you do, you can take on a couple more, and even find a retainer client when you properly get into the swing of things. 

Keep Your Expectations Real

And make sure you stay down to earth with your expectations. It’s very unlikely you’ll be making 6 figures in your first 6 months of working alone, so write a realistic goal down on paper. At the same time, make a more unrealistic goal, and compare the two. Do they look similar? Or could they act as stepping stones in the same journey forward? Because you could use them as such! 

Standing on your own two feet, and becoming self employed, will take a lot of hard work. Make sure you prepare right.