Two years ago, I became a statistic of the great resignation.
I did not actually resign. My contract ended. For years I have been suffering from burnout. I would work for about two years at a time and take a lengthy break to recover between contracts. This is not a way towards a happy life. Something had to change to stop this cycle.
Sometimes the obvious solution is right before us, but we cannot see it.
I started my career as a website developer and absolutely loved it. When WordPress came out, I continued creating and experimenting with websites in my spare time. About a year ago, I was asked to help out with a website and then another.
Before long, and together with my son, an ace full-stack developer, we launched our web design agency. So far, we have completed several projects. I’m having fun again and am looking forward to expanding our agency. One area I want to improve on is helping my clients hone in on their messaging.
I’ve decided to go all-in on learning to copywrite.
The only way to see whether copywriting works is to do it in public which is rather scary. So, for this month, I’m committing to writing one post each weekday. I’ll test some things, my writing will probably suck sometimes, and I’ll experiment to see what sticks.
This is the first post.