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An interesting shift is happening for me as I continue to expand my marketing business. I'm getting reacquainted with the love I used to have for writing.
Throughout my education, writing was always one of the few silver linings around an otherwise onerous cloud of academic work. Although writing and opening yourself to unfiltered critique is extremely humbling, that same process can be unbelievably rewarding when you get it right (I'm sure MJ would attest to this).
Well, the past three years at my JOB I've lost that fire. I finished grad school, threw on the suit, and jumped into the bullshit jungle of consulting. Of course, consulting can be very lucrative, but that's one of the only positive things I have to say about it. And it's lucrative for a reason; ittttttt sucksssss. You are essentially dumbing yourself down to fit a literal script from one client to the next, knowing in the back of your mind you are not creating real value, but simply recycling frameworks to mitigate risk and make client leadership look half competent.
A lot of negative trends began for me when I became a consultant. My drinking increased, heavily. I became much more antisocial outside of work from stress. I could continue. But, the past year I've rediscovered writing in the form of marketing, and it has put my life back on the rails. Interestingly, I still have my regular consulting job, and despite the increased time demands for the side writing hustle, I feel less stressed. I have one sale so far, which I've posted about elsewhere. Now, two more clients have seen a sample of my work and have demonstrated interest in my services. It's one of the best feelings I've ever had. I've stopped trying to compensate for misery with distractions like alcohol or video games. I've created my own means for engagement, and am happily growing my reputation as an independent marketing writer. I look forward to continuing to update on the progress of this new endeavor!
Throughout my education, writing was always one of the few silver linings around an otherwise onerous cloud of academic work. Although writing and opening yourself to unfiltered critique is extremely humbling, that same process can be unbelievably rewarding when you get it right (I'm sure MJ would attest to this).
Well, the past three years at my JOB I've lost that fire. I finished grad school, threw on the suit, and jumped into the bullshit jungle of consulting. Of course, consulting can be very lucrative, but that's one of the only positive things I have to say about it. And it's lucrative for a reason; ittttttt sucksssss. You are essentially dumbing yourself down to fit a literal script from one client to the next, knowing in the back of your mind you are not creating real value, but simply recycling frameworks to mitigate risk and make client leadership look half competent.
A lot of negative trends began for me when I became a consultant. My drinking increased, heavily. I became much more antisocial outside of work from stress. I could continue. But, the past year I've rediscovered writing in the form of marketing, and it has put my life back on the rails. Interestingly, I still have my regular consulting job, and despite the increased time demands for the side writing hustle, I feel less stressed. I have one sale so far, which I've posted about elsewhere. Now, two more clients have seen a sample of my work and have demonstrated interest in my services. It's one of the best feelings I've ever had. I've stopped trying to compensate for misery with distractions like alcohol or video games. I've created my own means for engagement, and am happily growing my reputation as an independent marketing writer. I look forward to continuing to update on the progress of this new endeavor!
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