That's a really cool attitude to have @hitmeasap. First of all, thank you so much for your services, that's a very noble thing you are doing on daily basis. Serving others and helping them figure out their lives is a rewarding feeling in itself. I am sure by the end of a hectic day if you could help at least one person, it's a win. Money is just a by-product which all of us need to pay the bills and lead a free life.
A few years ago, I left my well-paying IT job to do something of my own because I didn't want to be in that toxic environment anymore. Everyone was running a rat race, dragging their own friends down just to go up on the ladder. I used to feel like shit at the end of the day. Leaving that job was the best decision ever. I am still not financially free because I have a few debts to pay but at least I am doing what I love, helping my clients and helping others on Hive by bringing value to their lives in some or other way. That's what I like doing. Rewards are just the cherry on the cake. They will come if you give your 110% percent, if not today, then tomorrow. Just keep hustling and enjoy your day like it's the last one. ^_^
One needs to stop looking at everyone else's rewards and salaries. Focusing on your own growth would take you a long long way in life. There will always be some people who are doing better or worse than you, there's no end to it.
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That is actually very true. I have risked my own body going into clinch with a lot of different people. I risk myself in one way or another multiple times per day, and I would do it again and again as long as I can stop someone from ending their lives prematurely or to stop someone from hurting one of my colleagues.
To see those people change and to actually treat them is extremely rewarding, but getting there can be extremely risky and scary as well, but it's worth it at the end of the day.
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I understand that sometimes it takes a toll on your own mental health. When almost everyday you are dealing with pain and despair.
Don't know how you handle all this buddy, I couldn't do it for a single day. Not so easy! Hope you keep on changing lives like that, my best wishes to you. Cheers!!!
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It is difficult at times.. I've been suffering from depression and anxiety attacks too, even though it's a lot easier to handle it nowadays. That's part of the reasons I made the transition and started to work with this in the first place. When I decided to study, I did so in an attempt of self-healing of sorts, and it worked out well.
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More knowledge you have the easier it gets, I think. I feel your own mental health comes first because if you are not happy then how will you heal others! That's what I have realized while solving other people's mess in their lives.
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That is very true. I have always helped people around me, even from when I was a kid, but it wasn't until I started to suffer from mental illness I went for the total transition to actually get an education and a job in that field.
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It is amazing how quickly things went down in the rat race. Corporate America become a total cesspool, kind of a real live Facebook. Everything is slander, attacks, PC, and me me me.
To me, it looked like everyone turned into a politician, blaming everyone else for their problems. Nothing was ever their fault and the "pass the blame" because an art form.
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That is so true. It crazy to see how people doesn't seem to be capable of owning their mistakes and faults nowadays. There's always someone else to blame for everything.
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Perhaps that is why we are heading more towards the stupid age.
Mistakes are how we learn and if we never make them, at least in our minds, no need to adapt and grow. Simply just keep doing what we are doing expecting the rest of the world to change.
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That is probably true. That along with all of this instant-gratifications are making people dumb.
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Corporate India is very much inspired by Corporate America, especially the IT industry. Apart from facing the labor abuse from our employer we used to deal with the local office politics.
Most of the people were driving solo instead of being a team player. Selfish and envious! Saving their own asses everytime and passing the pressure down the hierarchy. I feel it's quite similar everywhere.
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Yep, that sounds about the same. You could pick those people up and drop them here (or vice versa) and they would fit in no prolem.
How did you get out of it? Do you freelance?
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It's complicated @taskmaster4450le. :P I have tried many things since I left the corporate world. During the last year of my job, I started an e-commerce business with a buddy of mine. We sold a shit ton of products in two years and then parted ways. While doing it I acquired two skills -
For the next one year I did different jobs in the same domains i.e e-commerce and marketing. I used to design e-commerce stores (on a tool called Shopify) for other entrepreneurs and ran paid marketing campaigns for many of them.
Currently, I run a small social media marketing agency wherein we run sponsored ads for our clients to generate leads for them. We also help a few of them with media creation (Infographics, posters, social media posts, invitation cards, short marketing videos, etc.) for organic marketing. Being a design enthusiast myself, I try to do small projects independently as well. So I am a part-time freelancer too. This helped me during the initial covid times when suddenly all of my clients halted their business for a few months.
Personally, I like to hop on from one thing to another, just to have a variety of experiences. Hive is a great place for generalists like myself. You can basically explore many things at once!!!
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