Working for Someone Else vs Working from Home

What is the difference between having a job 

and working for yourself from home? 

Here are a few things that come to mind:

Trading Time for $$$

You go off to work - in an office or building or to a location where you do your work and you receive a salary at the end of the week/fortnight or month. Your salary is based on your job, your age, your experience and even on your sex.  (Men are paid more than women in the majority of positions even to this day).

In a home-business you are trading effort for dollars - you receive a profit from whatever you sell or for whatever service you provide. The beautiful thing about that is - there is no salary cap!  You can earn any amount of money based on your business model or fee structure and depending on the amount of time and effort you are willing to put into your business.

Finishing the Job

In a job you often only have to take care of your set of tasks - you may never see the end result.  You do your little part and then someone else takes over and does their bit. In fact I was told that it wasn't my job to do more.  I found over my career in corporate admin positions that this is quite common and very discouraging when you really want to go above and beyond on delivering good customer service.  It really dampened any enthusiasm I had for the 'process'.

As an entrepreneur it falls on your shoulders from start to finish!  It's a huge responsibility, but also a great buzz to finish the job - to see something through and to be the one who gets the results.

Rewarding Work

Are you enthusiastic about your job? Do you do your job well, really focus and get your work done quickly, only to be rewarded with - yeah, you got it - more work!  And then, because you are getting through your work quickly, you are forever more expected to work to that level.  You might find yourself getting burnt out, stressed, sick and not able to keep up with what is expected of you.  I've found myself in just that very situation in the past.  Work can be rewarding, but you need to pace yourself and slow down a little so you can achieve a little bit of balance.  But slowing down to an average level can put you to sleep, can rob you of your enthusiasm and can make you feel like a mindless drone.

For entrepreneurs it is exciting that you can get stuck into your work with as much enthusiasm as you can muster.  You can do all of your work in the morning if that is what you want and then you have the rest of the day to play!

Work/Life Balance

One of the greatest draw-cards for people looking to leave the rat race and work from home is the idea of having a work/life balance.  Working 8:30am to 5:30pm no longer works for most people.  Families have kids to collect after school, new Mum's find it heartbreaking to leave their little ones to go back to work.









Many single people just want more to do what they want and have fun rather than be tied down to working all the time. Then there are the people who love to travel but don't want to sacrifice having a regular income to do it.






The idea that you can work from anywhere with a laptop and a phone is very attractive and very flexible for many wanting a different lifestyle.

So, Job vs Business - which is better?  

Well, I can't answer that - only you can.  Think about what you really want, and if it is different than what you currently are doing, ask yourself "Am I prepared to do what it takes to do it".

Whatever your choice I wish you much happiness in life, love and career!


Susan Dorrington
Lifestyle Mentor
Executive Income Specialist
Leadership Development Business Consultant
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