(When) It’s Time To Leave Your Job

Milya Kotery
3 min readMay 11, 2023
Photo by Garrhet Sampson on Unsplash

Have you ever had a situation when you worked in a company and realized that you couldn’t do it anymore?

Or you’re burrowing into client projects in an agency or freelancing, see how THEY grow, earn MILLIONS with your help, and you are there on a salary or a fixed rate?

It’s a shame, isn’t it?

After all, this time could be spent on your projects. Done all the same for yourself — and also reach these millions, leaving these unfortunate 20 dollars per hour or $50,000 annually in the past.

I had this feeling in 2017.

While working at the company, I suddenly realized that if I left, I would have nothing left but a line in my resume, and I would have to start all over again.

Everything I wrote and created will remain with someone else and bring profit and growth to someone else.

At first, it’s nice: you bring benefits, and you see results, but the further you go, the sadder it becomes.

Is that all? Will it always be like this now? Am I just hands in this project?

And if you leave or get fired, you must collect a portfolio again, apply to vacancies, and work again for the benefit of someone else’s project, invest your energy and knowledge in something that will bring profit, fame, and subscribers to OTHER PEOPLE. NOT ME.

I realized that I want to have something of my own so that I know that no matter what happens, I will have my own product, audience, and brand. That in any crisis, as in 2020 and then in 2022, I will not be left in horror that I urgently need to look for a job.

That’s why I created my Telegram channel — it became my life’s best decision. Now I have 25,000 followers, earning from $1000 to 5000 monthly in addition to my other projects.

After six months, I was already earning more on consultations and courses than in hiring: even with the minimum cost of consultations of $30 (now $130 per hour), after only 15 consultations in a couple of months, I earned $450. Plus, the salary and freelance income.

And the first launch of the copywriting course in a few days brought me $1500.

Do you want to stop depending on other people’s projects, the mood of the employer, the customer’s wishes, and other people’s budgets? Create your own blog. It doesn’t matter where: Instagram, Telegram, or Twitter. The main thing is consistency and understanding of your audience.

You will have YOUR audience that is ready to buy from you. Which will stay with you if you get fired. Which will support your projects.

Do you want to know how to start a blog that will bring you up to $5000 monthly? If yes, let me know in the comments, and I’ll share the guide in the next post.

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