Now it is almost EXACTLY 6 months ago that I took the leap as a 100% independent photographer.<\/p>\n
No fixed salary every month.<\/p>\n
No illness with salary guarantee.<\/p>\n
No 8-16 meeting times.<\/p>\n
No full days off (almost).<\/p>\n
\u2026. and I look back with the question: So is it worth it??<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The answer is; ABSO-FREAKIN'-LUTELY!!!<\/strong> It's totally worth it x 100,000,000!!<\/strong><\/p>\n As I described in a previous blog post, the office job has never really suited me - compare it to a jacket that is just too narrow over the shoulders: You NEED a jacket and you can easily wear it, but it doesn't fit quite.<\/p>\n That's how I felt for 20 years... I just never took the time to delve into the WHY or what to do about it. I didn't dare! Because what if I didn't like the answer? I have always had an economy that has dictated my choices and therefore it was very scary to say goodbye to the secure income and fixed framework.<\/p>\n It is the BEST thing I could have ever done for myself and my quality of life! For the first time in my life I feel passion for what I do. I feel it in my bones that I am EXACTLY where I need to be and I love love love<\/strong> to be allowed to build on my lifelong dream.<\/p>\n Those who have said "yes I love my job so much I love Monday morning" - I have wanted to strangle them and throw up next to them.... NOW I AM ONE OF THEM!! And I like to shout it from every rooftop \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Since I went "all in" with the photography, I have had clients such as L'oreal, Universal Music, the Aveny chain, etc. and it proves (not least to myself):<\/p>\n I look forward to sharing ALL<\/strong> with you on my journey and hope that you will follow both here on the blog, but also support Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> \u2013 it will mean the world.<\/p>\n XOXO<\/p>\n Anja<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now it is almost EXACTLY 6 months ago that I took the leap as a 100% independent photographer. No fixed salary every month. No illness with salary guarantee. No 8-16 meeting times. No full days off (almost). \u2026. and I look back with the question: Is it worth it?? The answer is; ABSO-FREAKIN'-LUTELY!!! It's totally worth it x 100,000,000!! As I [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":38,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lidt-af-hvert"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u00a0"If you can dream it, you can DO it"<\/strong><\/h2>\n