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Think more about the future and do less about self-destruction.

Editor’s note: This article comes from the WeChat public account “Glass Language Professional Beauty” (ID: crystal_words) , author : Zhao Xiaoli.

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We all expect life to be good, but in reality life is not good;

We all expect work to be comfortable, but in reality every job has its own hardships and difficulties.

Boss reprimands, customer complaints, colleagues misunderstandings …

I know, your heart is very eager to change the living method, and eager to get rid of the repetition day after day.

• However, transformation is good, and exploring freelance careers is never done overnight.

  Someone plans to advance step by step in advance and slowly reach the desired life;

  Some people lack the impulse to plan and act, but in the end they only have inexpressible remorse.

  I hope that the stories of others that happened yesterday will not be repeated on you.

  01

  Visitor Xiaoru (pseudonym) has been working in graphic design for 5 years after graduation, and he is considered to be an experienced senior graphic designer.

  Before consulting, Xiaoru worked as a graphic designer and copywriter in the last company, and on average, it was about 8k-1w per month.

  Since the job responsibilities of graphic designers are mainly responsible for the design of publicity posters, the manuscript of the copywriting department needs to be reviewed and modified by the graphic designer, and the highlights are extracted and reflected in the posters.

  • After years of experience, Xiaoru is already familiar with this part of the work. A copy only needs to be browsed once, and professional processing and modification can almost be given, and Produce exquisite posters and other promotional materials.

    Speaking of this, Xiaoru has been in the design business for five years. It is really difficult to have the enthusiasm and hard work when he first entered the business; in addition, designers often need to work overtime, which also makes Xiaoru feel a little bit Tired.

    In the first half of last year, a new leader came to the department. What Xiao Ru disliked was that the new leader seemed to be unfamiliar with design, and he always likes to point fingers at design.

    On days when Xiao Ru feels tired and uncomfortable, she looks in the circle of friendsArrived at a copy of the writing class enrollment promotion, was suddenly attracted.

    In Xiaoru’s heart, she feels that she should be good at writing.

    Because in her usual work, she needs to help the copywriting department to revise the article, extract keyword design posters, etc., and her modified copywriting can always be recognized by leaders and colleagues.

    What’s more, Xiaoru also heard that someone can earn tens of thousands of dollars a year through writing, which made her very excited, so she paid to sign up for the writing class.

    I have to say that Xiaoru ’s experience in writing classes is much better than his experience at work.

    • After learning some methods, Xiaoru spit out the unhappiness encountered in his work as an article, because of the sincere feelings The two articles that were just written were quickly accepted by the platform where the writing class was held, and once exposed, the reading volume was also very gratifying.

      At the same time, Xiaoru also published these articles on related writing platforms, and one article actually received 10w + readings.

      The feedback made Xiaoru very happy. The teaching assistants and partners in the writing group praised Xiaoru. Everyone said that she was too good, and they all said they would learn from Xiaoru …

      Xiao Ru, who has tasted the sweetness of writing for the first time, looks back on her current work. The latter is terrible!

      02

      Once, the company spent money to print a poster that was suddenly found by the customer with typos. All the printed materials were returned by the customer and asked the company to re-create it, which is undoubtedly a big loss for the company.

      The new leader was greatly annoyed and called Xiaoru and the staff of the copywriting department for accountability. Xiaoru felt very wronged. She felt that the designer was mainly responsible for the layout design work, and was not responsible for checking the proofreading. Should typos be the sole responsibility of the copywriter?

      • But the new leader does n’t think so, he feels that since the copywriting department handed over the manuscript to the design department, the designer should review and check it. In this matter, both Xiaoru and colleagues in the copywriting department should bear the corresponding economic losses …

        When Xiaoru paid his salary, he saw a “fine” in the salary slip, and the amount was as high as 2,000 yuan, which made Xiaoru feel unbearable!

        She is thinking, should she quit her current job and write full-time?

        About May last year, Xiaoru and I conducted a consultation.

        During the consultation process, I found that Xiaoru ’s ability and characteristics are very suitable for the designer ’s position.However, there are some shortcomings in her traits that require her special attention.

        I focused on two points:

        1, the sense of reality is weak, and the color of idealism is heavy;

        Because Xiaoru ’s intuition function is more developed, which allows her to exert her imagination and creativity in her design position. However, because Xiaoru pays great attention to her inner thoughts and feelings, she will recognize the information that matches her inner feelings. Will tend to ignore the information that I don’t like or recognize.

        In simple terms, Xiaoru has a strong subjective attitude towards people and things. He only chooses what he likes, and does not care whether it is true.

        2. Pay more attention to the experience than the result, so that it is easy to use emotions;

        Perceptive preference Xiaoru prefers to experience casually, not like control and planning, so he is more emotional when thinking about problems and making decisions, and is not able to analyze problems rationally, especially in a stressful state Next, it is easier to be impulsive.

        When Xiaoru asked me for advice, I told her that it ’s best not to quit in a hurry because:

        • Because the new leader is airborne, and he has not established a trust relationship with Xiaoru, it ’s understandable that the details are small;

        • The traits of the new leader may be contrary to Xiaoru, preferring control and planning, and strict style is normal;

        • Regarding the errors caused by Xiaoru and colleagues in the copywriting department, the leaders let them bear certain economic losses. From a logical point of view, it is not deliberately difficult …
          

          I remind Xiaoru that because of her strong subjectivity in dealing with the problem, she is advised to do more understanding after consulting, and do not rush to judge.

          Unfortunately, Xiaoru did not adopt the consultation suggestions.

          She still resigned.

          03 In the second half of last year, Xiaoru quit his previous job and intends to start a freelance career.

          At the beginning, her vision was like this:

          • More than three original articles per week, updated on the online platform while submitting articles, intend to use a year to accumulate 10w fans.

            She heard that if you can accumulate 10w fans, you can earn a good advertising fee every month based on traffic, and at the same time, you can also set up a paid column-after calculation, the monthly income is 100,000. of.

            However, the ideal is full and the reality is skinny.

            Xiao Ru found that when he really started to be “free”, he discovered that he lost his company system constraints and control, and was very loose.

            • Every day when I sleep, I wake up naturally, it ’s almost 11 o’clock, and then get some food, it ’s almost 1 pm;

            • After 1pm, Xiaoru became anxious, and she found that if she said that her first article was sentimental, she was suddenly out of that environment and stayed alone every day. I really do n’t know. What did you write;

            • When I ca n’t hold a word, Xiaoru thinks, just chase a play, maybe I can find some inspiration;

            • As a result, she is particularly addictive as she chases the drama. Sometimes, in order to chase the drama, she did n’t write a word for a few days in a row, completely immersed in the plot … >
              

              After more than half of a month passed, Xiaoru began to regret again, so he worked together and wrote a few articles that he looked very stubborn. It is conceivable, regardless of the rate of draft The feedback on the writing platform is still not as good as before .

              At the end of last year, Xiaoru had been trying freelance for more than three months. She counted, and on average, only a poor advertising fee of 23.63 yuan per month for the writing platform!

              Fortunately, when I went to work, I made some deposits, but I watched the deposits decrease day by day, which made Xiaoru feel anxious.

              The things that regret her are still behind.

              Xiao Ru ’s former copywriting colleague left a message with her on WeChat, to the effect that they all blamed the new leader before.

              • Originally, this colleague once learned from the finance department that the loss of materials for the batch last year was about 8,000 yuan. One person should bear half of it, and each person should be deducted 4,000 yuan, but the new leader specially applied to the general manager, thinking that he was responsible for the management failure and took the general (4000 yuan) loss, and the rest was only for two people. Half a person …

                The colleague also told her that after getting along for a long time, everyone found that this leader is still good, but his style is not the same as the previous leader. This leader pays more attention to things and results and pays more attention to fairness and efficiency At the same time, it is also very strategically conscious. Now under the leadership of the new leader, the company has also developed online business …

                Xiao Ru, who knows the truth, is annoyed.Only then did we give feedback on what happened during this period to us. She regretted that she didn’t listen to my suggestion. Now the employment environment is very bad. She can only resubmit her resume and hope to return to the workplace as soon as possible.

                04

                I wonder if you read Xiaoru ’s story, what do you think?

                If you find that you are the same as Xiaoru in the text, you are somewhat idealistic and easy to be emotional when you are in trouble. You are also entangled in whether you want to quit or transition. I will give you the following four suggestions:

                1. Assess your ability to resist risks;

                There are two main points in this. One is the material economic foundation, and the other is the psychological endurance.

                • From the perspective of substances , if you plan to start a freelance career with naked rhetoric, generally speaking, it is best to prepare more than one year ’s worth of expenses. The bad result is that you can live without money during this time;

                • From the perspective of psychological endurance , everyone ’s situation is different, you may wish to set a deadline for yourself according to your own situation, for example, if you do not see the expected benefits within six months of trying , Then go back to work obediently …
                  

                  2. Be sure to conduct an objective and comprehensive self-analysis;

                  In the part of self-analysis, in order to prevent us from being too subjective in our assessment, you may wish to ask the people around you for your feedback;

                  Or you can also ask a professional for help, and let the professional do the professional work to help you evaluate and analyze ;

                  3. Avoid emotional use;

                  Especially for introverts such as Xiaoru, when encountering things, avoid arbitrarily speculation and even judgment, but collect more information, and wait for the information to be sufficient, and then analyze and judge;

                  4. Everything is the same. Only if your ability is sufficient or even reaches the level of talent, you can consider to make a living;

                  What is talent?

                  is the consistent ability.

                  For example, Xiaoru did experience the sweetness when he first started his writing experiment, but we must know that occasionally writing one or two articles with good response does not mean anything. Only you can achieve sustained and stable quality To output, you can say that you have the ability to write.

                  • While writing this matter, the routine is not difficult to learn, the difficult thing is the life experience and depth of thought behind the text-or Your experience is rich enough, or your thinking is deep enough. You must have one of these two points, so that you can produce novel ideas and be able to write highly recognizable text.

                    Xiaoru ’s story once again tells us that before making any decision, you must not be blinded by short-term joy or sweetness, so you are blindly optimistic and underestimate the difficulty of things.

                    Finally, I would like to say that many people think that if they choose a freelance career, will they become free?

                    Not really.

                    From my own experience, the core of freelance is not freedom, but occupation.

                    • In fact, freelance test is a comprehensive aspect of a person ’s professional ability, professional quality, professional attitude, etc. It is on the career path An independent choice, but never a leisure career that seems easy and free.

                      above.

                      

                      -About the author-

                      Zhao Xiaoli, senior career planner, national psychological consultant, workplace writer. Author of the best-selling booklet “Stop Blind Efforts: Your Life Needs Redesign”, which is based on career counseling case studies, has become one of the few practical books on practical consulting and personal development in career planning. In 2018, the new book on career planning and working methods in the dry goods category, “From Minimalist to Extreme: Be a Powerful Person in the Field of Expertise,” was selected as the top ten best books in the economics and management category in 2018. WeChat public account “Glass Language Professional Beauty” (crystal_words), Sina Weibo @ 赵晓 璃, vibrating @vocational career planner Zhao Xiaoli.