Careershifting onwards ... time to be my own boss!

By chelseagirl

Come with me on an adventure - I'm about to embark on an exciting journey, begin a new chapter in my life - which, to be honest, has had its fair share of changes already!

 I'm currently working for one of the world's top photography agencies as a picture research manager and it's okay here - the job's okay, the pay's good, the hours are so-so and the people are nice .... but it's just not for me. Since becoming a manager I seem to spend my life in one pointless meeting after another, making procedural changes for the sake of change ..... it's getting me down and I want out.

Time to move on ... and time to stop working for someone else and start working for myself - time to take control of the situation, time to start making decisions for myself for once. 

And luckily for me I can move on, because I'm on a temporary contract, maternity cover for a colleague, so at the end of May I'll be a free agent and starting to live the dream of being my own boss.

 Stay tuned to find out where I came from and where I'm headed.

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What people are saying about Careershifters

"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company.  The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

"This website has been a lifesaver for me over the past year!"

Lindsey

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

Claire Coveney

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."



Cath Rooney

“As of yesterday, I officially have a new career and start my new and exciting role next week! So a massive THANK YOU to all of you at Careershifters for your support. You really do deserve every success in what you're doing.”

Liz

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

Diane Cassidy

“After attending a Careershifters workshop I had the energy and drive to start researching how to get into teaching. I applied for a course, had an interview, got a place and left my old job in less than a week. It was so easy when I finally decided to go for it.”

Nikki

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