PAID EMPLOYMENT VS SELF EMPLOYMENT

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We all want, above all, to make it in life. We all want to be great, to succeed beyond limits, to become heroes and also to make impact in our chosen field.

To this end, we go out in search of knowledge. Through many schools, workshops, seminars, skill acquisition programmes and all. At some point, we finally decide that we have gathered enough knowledge to start making a living for ourselves.

This is the point where we need to choose between paid work and self-employment.

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For paid employment, we work with or for others and get paid at the end of the day for the services we have rendered either in form of wages, salaries or commissions. The employer dictates the pay which is usually a predetermined amount which would have been agreed upon by the employer and the employee. The employer also dictates the duration of the work and other conditions that have to be met by the employee. Even though payment is sure, at least inmost cases, the employee has to wait till payday. In most instances there is no backing for personal ambitions in paid employment. Everyone works together as a group and the aims, objectives and ambitions of the group supercedes that of individual members of the group.

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Self-employed people on the other hand have no boss. They have total control over their money making devices. They make their own rules, set their own ultimatum, choose when to work and when not to and take vacations at will. Usually, they don't have to wait for a payday before they cash out their earnings. For most of them, everyday is payday.

As we can see, this two types of employment have a wide range of difference. It is therefore important, while choosing one, to put this differences into consideration and to think about the implications in the future.

Whatever you decide, here are some tips for success in your job

1. Hardwork is the basis of success, don't be lazy
2. Talent makes life a extremely easily. Find your talent and make sure your job and your talent are compatible
3. Money-management is an essential skill everyone should acquire.
4. Whatever you do, learn humility.
5. Envy will get you nowhere, drop it.
6. We cannot know all, we have to keep learning and improving on our skills everyday.
7. There's a lot of experience and connections that one can get from paid employment.
8. It is possibly to have paid employment and still have a business to fall back on.
9. Your job is more secured if you are self employed.
10. Learn to save.
11. Learn to press forward. If your job does not support your biting you might want to quit.
12. On a final note, if your job doesn't make you happy, quit. Life is too short to be unhappy.