Self employed

Nanny

May - August 2018 • Honolulu, HI

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Get a lot of sleep and have backup activities planned. Kiddos take a lot of your energy and many times they get bored of the activity in a short amount of time.

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Certified Personal Trainer

January 2014 • Chatsworth, CA

What I liked

The flexibility of schedule

What I wish was different

Scheduled more clients

Advice

Schedule your free time so you can detach from work

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Metallurgy

April 2019 • Bethlehem, PA

What I liked

This was for a joint presentation with my fiancee, a PhD student at John's Hopkins: "An Experimental Approach to Ancient Egyptian Metalworking." It was an Excellent opportunity to explore my personal interest in ancient metallurgy by putting together a presentation for the American Research Center in Egypt DC Chapter meeting. I enjoyed the chance to work with my fiancee, who is also interested in metal casting technology, to recreate an ancient Egyptian sistrum, a musical instrument, in bronze. We sourced material and after countless hours of research and preparation enlisted the help of my grandfather, Bill, who worked in the R&D department at Bethlehem steel. Together, we cast several bronze sistrum handles to effectively recreate this instrument.

What I wish was different

I wish we had more time to research, create, and prepare our joint presentation. I also wish we had more resources available to do more castings.

Advice

Take advantage of any opportunity to dig deeper into your own research interests, you never know who else is also Interested in them or what doors it may open for you.

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Violin Teacher

August 2016 • Orem, UT

What I liked

I like being in charge of my own schedule. I also love doing what I am passionate about. I am already working in my career field as a music major.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had more organization financially, especially when it comes to taxes.

Advice

Do what you love and get really good at it. Invest all you are into your passions, and overtime it can pay off.

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Housekeeper

May - September 2018 • St. Petersburg, FL

What I liked

The freedom to pick what work I wanted

What I wish was different

Steady hours

Advice

If there's something you want to try, try it. Even if you fail, you can still learn from that experience.

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Audio/Software/Design Engineer

February 2015 • Denver, CO

What I liked

I am self employed, what more is there to say? It's amazing

What I wish was different

I wish CSU would be more open to self employment and teaching kids how to be self employed.

Advice

It's amazing, and super easy. Do it.

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Lawn Care Worker

May 2017 • Virginia Beach, VA

What I liked

Money

What I wish was different

Money

Advice

Dont do it for free

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Construction working

May - August 2019 • Grand Haven, MI

What I liked

I liked having hands on work that I could make progress on and complete rewarding tasks

What I wish was different

Nothing, I loved my job.

Advice

It’s very hard work but if you’re determined and hard working you will be successful at it.

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Hair Stylist

September 2016 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

Being my own boss

What I wish was different

Increasing my prices to what I’m worth

Advice

If you can be your own boss definitely do it. It was so good knowing i work on my own time

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Swim lessons

May - August 2019 • Norwell, MA

What I liked

Choosing my own hours

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

It was great to be self employed

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Care Giver

June - August 2019 • Encinitas, CA

What I liked

It was a job where i worked closely with my family.

What I wish was different

Wish I could have stayed with the job longer. Sadly I was caregiving for my late grandfather and he passed away a couple of months after I started.

Advice

Don't take your family for granted, nor your time with them. Always do your best until the very end and you'll be rewarded.

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Founder/CEO

March 2017 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

As an individual who is self motivated and enjoys freedom in what I do being able to work for myself was an experience that not many people my age get to have. I would work some weeks for over 100 hours and others would not work more than 10 hours. Having the freedom to schedule and have my results be direct results of my work was a rewarding experience.

What I wish was different

Advice

I would encourage anyone who has a dream or a passion to find a way to fulfill that, and if possible monetize it. Being able to enjoy what you do for work especially at a time where you can have that freedom with limited risk is something many people look over and down the road wish they had pursued.

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Free Photographer

July 2019 • Twin Cities, MN

What I liked

I get to meet beautiful families from all over the twin cities and record beautiful everlasting moments!

What I wish was different

Absolutely nothing! Free photography is absolutely amazing!

Advice

Giving is always better than receiving! Here is my website to see all the beautiful families that I had the pleasure of meeting especially for this holiday season. www.givewithchandra.com

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House Painter

April 2017 • Lehi, UT

What I liked

got to choose my jobs and hours

What I wish was different

hard to find jobs sometimes

Advice

Make connections with other handymen/contractors because referrals to others always result in referrals for you.

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Film Producer

January 2012 • Rexburg, ID

What I liked

I get to choose my own hours, work late at night, and I am not worried about other office complications.

What I wish was different

I wish I could earn enough to counter the situation of not having benefits like a employee job.

Advice

Are you motivated? Can you work outside the hours of 9-5? Do you have management skills. If you have any of those, maybe consider owning your own business. It's a lot of hard work, but its totally worth it in the end!

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