Why creative minds don't succeed in traditional 9 to 5 works environments
Full-time jobs are not for everybody. Over 80% of the population dreads the thought of dragging themselves out of bed to the sound of the alarm and sitting in early morning traffic heading to a place that makes you want to vomit! All for a small piece of the financial machine that barely affords you a decent lifestyle minus your expenses. We all want and deserve so more than just the illusion of a happy life.
In fact, many of you have come to view jobs as a necessary evil to provide for yourself (For those of us who are single) and your families.
Sometimes a paycheck, no matter how necessary, is not worth the stresses of dealing with a frustrating work environment that can lead to dead ends in terms of fulfillment or possibly an early grave. For what? Questionable health insurance and other small advances given to you at the leisure of 'the company'?
Now for the record, we're in no way condemning the traditional 9 to 5. They are necessary to keep the world spinning and to keep the lights on. It provides a safety net and security that most will never challenge and are content with in their current circumstances. But for some, it's a dead end.
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It's been said. We're all one or two checks away from being homeless.
Sure, to most of the workforce, jobs or careers are seen as amazing opportunities to take care of expenses and responsibilities and prepare for the future (children, retirement, your own home, etc.) but, they also provide a false sense of security that does nothing for the free-thinking creative or the risk-it-all entrepreneur.
The people in these two categories know that a regular day job can go just as fast it came. Rats! Back to uncertainty and job searching. Instead, the creatives love the struggle of bootstrapping and stretching resources to do the impossible, even if they can’t pay the rent. To some that's a scary thought, but, to self starting go getters, it's a way of life.
Here’s why 9 to 5's have no place in the lives of the super creative:
1. Too Much Structure
When creative thinkers have too much structure, especially structure someone else is dictating, we tend to withdraw and that feeling makes for a very uncomfortable situation. This is what makes it easy for born entrepreneurs to walk off a job without batting an eye.
There's nothing satisfying or glamorous about hanging around a job that doesn't produce good fruit or fulfillment for the sake of a paycheck. There's a method behind the madness of every creative thinker or entrepreneur even when it sounds totally obsurd to other people. In the mind of the creatives, it makes perfectly good sense and often produces good results. All of us are selfmade, but only the successful will admit it.
Entrepreneurs and creatives crave the abstract, free flowing of things. We look for new challenges rather than the traditional 'stay in line single file routine'.
I couldn't imagine myself doing the same thing for the next 20 to 30 years only to receive a gold watch and pension in the end without ever first having trying to accomplish my true calling in life.
Trading your time for money in that window of 20 - 30 years = a lifetime of a dull and unfullfilling life. By that time the kids are grown (If you have any) and maybe you've gotten a divorce or two in between. What's left for you as an individual?
(Think in terms of What makes your tick? What's that feeling or thought that won't go away?) That's your gift! Thats your true calling in life! Go after it!
We as creative's never see the cup as half empty, we always see it half full. While most of us admire art, (and I truly do) we don't like to have the picture of life painted for us. We prefer a blank canvas to create our own view of the world. We prefer to travel through the doors of minds and bring our vision of life into existence.
2. Little To No Flexibility
If a creative self-starter doesn't have the freedom and flexibility to decide what to do with their time and resources, they tend to always challenge what others perceive as normal. We're constantly looking for new or better ways of getting the job done. In the eyes of some employers (management), creatives or entrepreneurial minds are deemed a threat, not an asset to the company because we see things from the bosses point of view. (Not well received in the workplace.) You've all heard the saying 'too many chiefs, not enough indians'. It's sad that we haven't evolved that far from the old ways of how we conduct business in the modern world of cell phones and other advanced technologies, but routine and tradition have been woven and hardwired into most of our thought process. To make a difference, we have to reprogram our thought process. Easier said than done for most I know but, 100% possible.
Creatives love when you give them a budget and a database of resources, and an idea of what you need done and the time in which you need it completed.
We tend to produce awesome work and even provide you with a multitude of options to choose from so you won’t have ask to change anything later.
3. The Need To Work At Ones Own Pace
Adding pressure and overstressing a creative individual to finish a project within a predetermined timeframe in which they aren't comfortable, you will most often than not get an unfinished or flawed product and nobody's happy. We must do things at our own pace. That's the only way it makes sense. Only then can we deliver something awesome.
A creative mind will also let you know, before hand how long it will take to get a particular project done.
If you disagree with the timeframe, a creative entrepreneur has no problem with cutting ties and moving on to something with less hassle and more fruitful. (We've all had to deal with a person or group who was difficult to please despite over deliving on your work.)
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Although it's actually very common in most workplaces, I couldn't imagine holding a corporate job or any position that mandates tight deadlines and constant pressures throughout the day. (Time to use that questionable health insurance and some vacation time. If you're eligible to use it.)
4. Creatives love Autonomy
Creative entrepreneurs need to have the responsibility of a job left up to them. You need to give us all the requirements for what needs to be done and the freedom to do it without constantly looking over their shoulders (peeking through the blinds, texting 'Is it finished yet?' on the company cell phone, having a stakeout outside of their place of business etc.) That can be very annoying to self starters.
Trust me, if entrepreneur needs help, they ask for advice or search for the answer on Google.
There’s no point in interrupting the focus of someone who has a focused mind and full of ambition. It will just take a longer time to complete and you may get low quality work. Then again, no one is happy with poor results. We know the job needs to get done. We will deliver! Be patient. Money will always be there when a great product or service is produced.
5. Motivation Can’t Be Held To A Certain Time Of Day
Expecting a creative person, entrepreneurs or anyone to be motivated throughout the entire work day is the equivalent of asking someone run two 20 mile maratons in the same day. It's unrealistic. You have to be lenient at some point. If anyone overworks themselves, they get worn out very quickly and will produce a low grade of work.
Rather than to force a task even if we don’t feel like it, the creative will not give any project thought until we know the motivation and interest is there. Then and only then are we compelled to take it head on.
We know ourselves well enough to know when we're in the creative zone that will produce the highest level of results.
6. Routines Don’t Make Sense
Doing the same things day-in and day-out, gets boring really fast. True and driven entrepreneurs have the ability to switch focus and often work on multiple projects. (When you have a true passion for something it's not work.) "Look mom. No hands!"
Creative entrepreneurs prefer to view their days as blocks of time where they can have different meetings and complete tasks when it’s convenient to do so. Normally making sales in the morning, calls in the afternoon and paperwork in the evening. (Devour in the morning and divide the spoils in the evening.)
With that in mind, you may think most self-made people avoid responsibility when it doesn’t fit what they like, but they’re quite the opposite.
We are very committed people. Once we decide to do something, it will get completed. (No one wants to be labeled as the Jack of all trades.)
7. Most Entrepreneurs Prefer To Work In Non-Traditional Industries
For this reason, banks, law firms, factories and cubicle office space aren't able to keep this type of person for very long. These environments don’t utilize our creative strengths enough to keep our attention. More often than not, creative entrepreneurs are the kind of people leave who leave the safe confines of a job before the probationary (30-90 trial) period is over. We get frustrated and find a quick exit to pursue our true passions for life.
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In fact, many of you have come to view jobs as a necessary evil to provide for yourself (For those of us who are single) and your families.
Sometimes a paycheck, no matter how necessary, is not worth the stresses of dealing with a frustrating work environment that can lead to dead ends in terms of fulfillment or possibly an early grave. For what? Questionable health insurance and other small advances given to you at the leisure of 'the company'?
Now for the record, we're in no way condemning the traditional 9 to 5. They are necessary to keep the world spinning and to keep the lights on. It provides a safety net and security that most will never challenge and are content with in their current circumstances. But for some, it's a dead end.
Super Affiliate: How I Made $436,797 In One Year
It's been said. We're all one or two checks away from being homeless.
Sure, to most of the workforce, jobs or careers are seen as amazing opportunities to take care of expenses and responsibilities and prepare for the future (children, retirement, your own home, etc.) but, they also provide a false sense of security that does nothing for the free-thinking creative or the risk-it-all entrepreneur.
The people in these two categories know that a regular day job can go just as fast it came. Rats! Back to uncertainty and job searching. Instead, the creatives love the struggle of bootstrapping and stretching resources to do the impossible, even if they can’t pay the rent. To some that's a scary thought, but, to self starting go getters, it's a way of life.
Here’s why 9 to 5's have no place in the lives of the super creative:
1. Too Much Structure
When creative thinkers have too much structure, especially structure someone else is dictating, we tend to withdraw and that feeling makes for a very uncomfortable situation. This is what makes it easy for born entrepreneurs to walk off a job without batting an eye.
There's nothing satisfying or glamorous about hanging around a job that doesn't produce good fruit or fulfillment for the sake of a paycheck. There's a method behind the madness of every creative thinker or entrepreneur even when it sounds totally obsurd to other people. In the mind of the creatives, it makes perfectly good sense and often produces good results. All of us are selfmade, but only the successful will admit it.
Entrepreneurs and creatives crave the abstract, free flowing of things. We look for new challenges rather than the traditional 'stay in line single file routine'.
I couldn't imagine myself doing the same thing for the next 20 to 30 years only to receive a gold watch and pension in the end without ever first having trying to accomplish my true calling in life.
Trading your time for money in that window of 20 - 30 years = a lifetime of a dull and unfullfilling life. By that time the kids are grown (If you have any) and maybe you've gotten a divorce or two in between. What's left for you as an individual?
(Think in terms of What makes your tick? What's that feeling or thought that won't go away?) That's your gift! Thats your true calling in life! Go after it!
We as creative's never see the cup as half empty, we always see it half full. While most of us admire art, (and I truly do) we don't like to have the picture of life painted for us. We prefer a blank canvas to create our own view of the world. We prefer to travel through the doors of minds and bring our vision of life into existence.
2. Little To No Flexibility
If a creative self-starter doesn't have the freedom and flexibility to decide what to do with their time and resources, they tend to always challenge what others perceive as normal. We're constantly looking for new or better ways of getting the job done. In the eyes of some employers (management), creatives or entrepreneurial minds are deemed a threat, not an asset to the company because we see things from the bosses point of view. (Not well received in the workplace.) You've all heard the saying 'too many chiefs, not enough indians'. It's sad that we haven't evolved that far from the old ways of how we conduct business in the modern world of cell phones and other advanced technologies, but routine and tradition have been woven and hardwired into most of our thought process. To make a difference, we have to reprogram our thought process. Easier said than done for most I know but, 100% possible.
Creatives love when you give them a budget and a database of resources, and an idea of what you need done and the time in which you need it completed.
We tend to produce awesome work and even provide you with a multitude of options to choose from so you won’t have ask to change anything later.
3. The Need To Work At Ones Own Pace
Adding pressure and overstressing a creative individual to finish a project within a predetermined timeframe in which they aren't comfortable, you will most often than not get an unfinished or flawed product and nobody's happy. We must do things at our own pace. That's the only way it makes sense. Only then can we deliver something awesome.
A creative mind will also let you know, before hand how long it will take to get a particular project done.
If you disagree with the timeframe, a creative entrepreneur has no problem with cutting ties and moving on to something with less hassle and more fruitful. (We've all had to deal with a person or group who was difficult to please despite over deliving on your work.)
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Although it's actually very common in most workplaces, I couldn't imagine holding a corporate job or any position that mandates tight deadlines and constant pressures throughout the day. (Time to use that questionable health insurance and some vacation time. If you're eligible to use it.)
4. Creatives love Autonomy
Creative entrepreneurs need to have the responsibility of a job left up to them. You need to give us all the requirements for what needs to be done and the freedom to do it without constantly looking over their shoulders (peeking through the blinds, texting 'Is it finished yet?' on the company cell phone, having a stakeout outside of their place of business etc.) That can be very annoying to self starters.
Trust me, if entrepreneur needs help, they ask for advice or search for the answer on Google.
There’s no point in interrupting the focus of someone who has a focused mind and full of ambition. It will just take a longer time to complete and you may get low quality work. Then again, no one is happy with poor results. We know the job needs to get done. We will deliver! Be patient. Money will always be there when a great product or service is produced.
5. Motivation Can’t Be Held To A Certain Time Of Day
Expecting a creative person, entrepreneurs or anyone to be motivated throughout the entire work day is the equivalent of asking someone run two 20 mile maratons in the same day. It's unrealistic. You have to be lenient at some point. If anyone overworks themselves, they get worn out very quickly and will produce a low grade of work.
Rather than to force a task even if we don’t feel like it, the creative will not give any project thought until we know the motivation and interest is there. Then and only then are we compelled to take it head on.
We know ourselves well enough to know when we're in the creative zone that will produce the highest level of results.
6. Routines Don’t Make Sense
Doing the same things day-in and day-out, gets boring really fast. True and driven entrepreneurs have the ability to switch focus and often work on multiple projects. (When you have a true passion for something it's not work.) "Look mom. No hands!"
Creative entrepreneurs prefer to view their days as blocks of time where they can have different meetings and complete tasks when it’s convenient to do so. Normally making sales in the morning, calls in the afternoon and paperwork in the evening. (Devour in the morning and divide the spoils in the evening.)
With that in mind, you may think most self-made people avoid responsibility when it doesn’t fit what they like, but they’re quite the opposite.
We are very committed people. Once we decide to do something, it will get completed. (No one wants to be labeled as the Jack of all trades.)
7. Most Entrepreneurs Prefer To Work In Non-Traditional Industries
For this reason, banks, law firms, factories and cubicle office space aren't able to keep this type of person for very long. These environments don’t utilize our creative strengths enough to keep our attention. More often than not, creative entrepreneurs are the kind of people leave who leave the safe confines of a job before the probationary (30-90 trial) period is over. We get frustrated and find a quick exit to pursue our true passions for life.
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Remember,
When your name is behind something. Make it the best it can possibly be.
Official Imaginary Forest Team.
