Qualities of a great career

Complain I may about selling my time, but it’s structural. I can’t complain about the jobs I have and the people I work with. It’s been almost two years freelancing with my current two bosses, and honest to heart, there’s no other people I’d rather sell my time with.

The 4 qualities of a great career:

1. I enjoy it
2. I’m good at it
3. I make good money
4. I’m around fascinating people

Answer in reverse order:

1. Where are fascinating people?
2. In what ways can I make money with them?
3. Which ones am I good at?
4. Which ones do I enjoy?

– Jame Clear

James Clear hits the spot again, with some sort of modern ikigai.

With my both jobs, there’s the same four qualities:

Carrd:

• I enjoy using Carrd.
• I’m good at support for Carrd.
• I’m happy with the money.
• The team is great, nice to work with.

Podseeker:

• I enjoy frontend dev work using AI.
• I’ve gotten good enough at the codebase.
• The money is fair.
• I learned a lot from the front row seats to how a SaaS is bootstrapped.

And with indie hacking, it’s doesn’t check off the list yet but good enough:

Indie hacking:

• I enjoy making my own software.
• I’m not great at it, but good enough and growing.
• The money sucks now but potential upside is no cap on earnings.
• I get to choose who I work with or customer I build for, or not.

I’m not happy with where I am right now with my indie hacking, but I am happy with where I am right now selling my time.

Both things can be true.
Having both brings balance.

Dissatisfaction vs gratitude.
Future potential vs immediate cash.
Thriving vs survival.

A good enough career, no matter what.