Get your notebooks and something to write with. Grab something to drink and snack on, because we're about to get real with your career, about your career, and about YOU. In this episode and next week’s episode, we’re going to look at your professional development and some paths that you consider, and the barriers and opportunities before you.

Episode 61 will lay the groundwork and we will start peeling back layers. Episode 62 will do more exploratory work.

We're not endorsing any particular employer, field, or industry. That's not what this episode is about. Guess what? Episode 62 won't be focused on that either.

And before you can consider which career path to choose, which door of opportunity to walk through, you gotta get real with yourself.

In this episode, we’re looking at YOU because honestly, it’s not so much about the organization as it is about YOU getting grounded in YOURself.

YOU need to know what YOU want and need and what YOU want to learn and contribute before you select an organization to court or be courted by, or to create as your own.

Because this is a heavy topic we are segmenting this conversation across Episodes 61 and 62.

Episode 61 breaks down two career wells or "buckets" and three basic pathways.

The most familiar and common pathway is as an employee. When you don’t want to work for a specific company but want to work for various clients so that you have greater flexibility in how and where your knowledge and skills are used and applied you pursue one of two routes:

- Entrepreneur
- Freelancer

In today's episode, we're exploring the ins and outs and some do's and don'ts of freelancing and entrepreneurship. We will address some traps and tricks, misnomers, misunderstandings, and more.

Tune in for tips, suggestions, and lessons.

How many freelancers and entrepreneurs do you know? How many did you grow up around? How many mentored you when you were a child? The greater your exposure the higher the probability you align your career along with one of those pathways. If you had limited exposure then you probably have more questions than answers.

Our host, Natasha, shares her experiences, reflections, and counsel. And of course, like every episode, we're sharing some bold quotes spoken by some bold people. You have to listen in to hear them!

Sneak Peek...In Episode 62 we will explore the employee pathway with greater intensity as some of you are looking at opportunities to change career paths but remain as employees. We will also look specifically at the skills, tools, and resources that you need.

BUSINESS SHOUT-OUTS
In today's episode, we devoted some time to shout out these businesses and professionals who made the decision to turn their interests, hobbies, passions, exciting challenges, ideas, into careers, businesses, investments in society:

1. Set In Soul
Author Tatiana Jerome creates empowering, uplifting, and healing journals to "heal and celebrate you inside and out". Her online store has over 47 journals to help you through your journey facing: depression, trauma, a breakup, cancer, and more. She has journals for adoptive children and parents, money management, self-acceptance, trying to conceive, and other areas of health and healing. Set In Soul also has other merchandise so visit their site today.

https://setinsoul.com
https://instagram.com/setinsoul

2. Ty Allan Jackson
Author, youth motivational speaker, 3x TEDx presenter
He has written several books for children and created educators' guides that are aligned with Common Core Standards to seamlessly incorporate his books in classrooms.
In addition to books, his online store also sells t-shirts and hoodies, backpacks, and more.
He has a Danny Dollar Academy, a financial literacy program for children.
He's available for speaking engagements at schools, workshops, corporate events, graduations and more. Ty appears in Marvel's Hero Project on Disney +

https://tyallanjackson.com
https://instagram.com/ty_allan_jackson

3. Rony Delgarde
Founder and CEO of Global Paint Solutions & Global Paint For Charity
Author, college lecturer, management consultant, creator of the P.A.I.N.T. success method, has been featured in various magazines and news outlets, including CNN. He and his team have earned numerous awards including 2017 Energy Globe Award.
Did you know that most developing countries don't have paint? Global Paints is on a mission to change that. Listen to this episode and visit their website to see how you can help make that possible.

https://globalpaints.org
https://instagram.com/ronydelgarde
https://instagram.com/globalpaint
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