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Six months in self-employment

I have been working for myself for just over six months now, whilst awaiting to hear whether the Canadian Immigrations Agency will allow me into the country.  I thought the six-month mark would be a good time to stop and reflect on what being self-employed has meant to my life. If you google ‘impact of becoming self-employed’, you’ll find the vast majority of returns are about financial considerations or regulatory requirements.  Clearly these are important components of what it means to be self-employed but, for me, it is only part of a bigger story.

I started my adventure into the world of self-employment with high-hopes: I would suddenly have plenty of spare time to do things I enjoy; and I would be out and about meeting people, working in unusual locations and being more creative. For various reasons, it hasn’t quite worked out that way!