Work Satisfaction - Freelancers Are Owning That Territory

 "A majority of workers feel they’re fairly paid, but at the top of the list are independent workers across all industries, according to a recent survey of 2,500 American workers. The findings suggest that while earning what you think you’re worth is important, so is having some power over when and how much you work for the money." - The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2023

Today we call them "freelancers." Among them is Paul Chaney whose field is communications. On the all-important LinkedIn Profile, Chaney actually uses that term: freelancer. Not so long ago, those watching his back would have nudged him to go by the moniker "consultant." Recently, Chaney had me as a guest on a podcast about how the over-50 (who, of course, encounter so much ageism), can freelance. It received an award from Media Dimensions. Here you listen to that podcast and perhaps find your own way to freelancing. 

Contentment with one's work has become the new American Dream. Too many of those who contract with me for a Tarot reading are filled with discontent about their full-time permanent job. For our initial session never does the Nine of Cups come up. That card symbolizes satisfaction with what is. A genuine lightness of being. 

They will get to that card as they surrender to insight about themselves and what they really want. Never has it been to max their income. It is usually to have more control over their lives. Back in 2021, The New York Times published an article on how learning to read Tarot cards can bring self-awareness. 

Sometimes the journey to contentment entails earning less. But not always. When I left a full-time corporate position in communications to freelance at the end of the 1980s, I boosted my gross income by 30%. If I am willing to sleep a lot less I can earn more from my three freelance gigs than I would working full-time as an employee. Incidentally, my mantra is: I never have to be afraid again. 

Of course, there are those with day jobs who love what they do. It shows. They include Colleen Dennne and her team at the Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania Public Library. Recently I experienced that almost mystical force field when I popped into that library for services.

Also, earning a lot of money in a full-time arrangement and deep professional satisfaction are not mutually exclusive. For example, Jones Day's Mickey Pohl, Paul Weiss' Brad Karp and Aon's Mark Hermann do that bundling quite well.

However, given the autonomy freelancing provides the odds are that more will opt for that way of making a living. It's predicted that by 2028, there will be 90.1 million freelancers in America. Currently there are 59 million.

For insight about who you are and what you really want, here are the five steps for a DIY Tarot reading. However, if you can't wrap your head, heart and soul around that on your own I provide one-card pulls as well as more elaborate spreads. For an appointment please text 203-468-8579 or email janegenova374@gmail.com.