Self-employment is not a waste of your scientific degree

In this article, I would like to offer motivation and support to writers at all professional levels, as I believe that anyone can build a successful independent career, regardless of the scientific degree he has.

Many freelance writers like to point out that you can become a freelance writer regardless of your educational background, and they also tell a lot of stories about writers who do not have degrees, these stories may be full of inspiration, but I don't like them very much.

It's true that you don't have to get a degree in journalism or in English to become a writer, but it's not the whole truth, I have a degree in journalism, which I'm very proud of, it was a big part of my ability to support my family through self-employment so people with degrees can underestimate the value of their education, it's up to them, and people who don't have degrees can despise those degrees; but personally, I appreciate it and I see it as valuable.

It is true that my education is related to writing, but a journalism degree is not the only one that can help you when you want to earn money from writing, as any scientific degree benefits you in this, and even some higher education courses can be of great benefit to you in self-employment, so self-employment is not a waste of your scientific degree, and here are the reasons that prove it.

You can be punctual and deal with opinions

People have spent a lot of time and work to get their degrees, as University study usually takes four years of reading, research, exams and a lot of other things that you must accomplish, in addition, you must learn how to finish work and assignments at the highest level on time, within a scientific environment full of competition.

Even in academic branches that are far from clerical work, you receive a lot of valuable preparation, although you do not study what is related to the writing profession, you acquire a lot of skills. Suppose, for example, you studied chemistry, and here you must have written chemical research, conducted a lot of chemical tests and experiments, and then you had to write reports on those experiments and tests, so that in writing they followed a specific structure and adhered to certain instructions. The above gives you a lot of experiences that will benefit you in the writing profession in the future.

In addition, you had to submit a lot of works and get ratings for them, and you probably received a lot of feedback, and if you were smart, then you knew how to go beyond those feedback in your next works.

Even if the content you write for your clients has nothing to do with what you studied at your college, through your studies you have built the foundation for finishing tasks, trained to deliver works on time, and learned how to handle evaluations and feedback.

Have a ready niche

One of my friends who practices self-employment says: "wealth lies in your ability to work at high levels and specialties," and many self-employment experts emphasize the need to develop expertise and work in high specialties; and all this is true, specialized work is very important and profitable, especially when you raise your level and start earning higher wages, but what should beginners do?"

When you first start freelancing, there are a lot of work options in front of you, try for example going to any job board, you will find dozens of specialty areas there, and you know perfectly well that finding your niche is the best thing you can do to move up quickly.

Let me tell you that including your degrees and scientific certificates will greatly increase the chances of accepting your offer, and if your degree is different from the field in which you want to work, do not tremble with fear, as you can take part of your time in order to learn new skills and gain new experiences, and you can change your field and specialization at the time you want.

But if you don't have a specific specialty you want to work in, my advice is to go towards a specialty related to your scientific degree, which saves you a lot of effort and time, and it doesn't matter if you get low grades in English, for example, the important thing is to know the basics about your specialty, once you start working within your specialty, until you move up the ladder without feeling, as you can master your specialty quickly based on what you have learned, you have spent years studying and increasing your expertise about this specialty, and the more experience you have, you will realize more you would like to wind up, but until you get to that, take advantage of your scientific degree and start earning money quickly.

You have already proven yourself

It is never easy to get a university degree, to get it you had to learn a lot of information in a short period of time, and I did it again and again.

Your ability to learn many things in a short time will benefit you in your freelance work, especially in the early days of your independent career, when you encounter many differences between your freelance work and the previous work on the ground, the faster you can learn how to manage your business and satisfy your customers, the faster you will grow and develop, and achieve greater successes in your freelance work.

Always remember that getting a degree is very difficult, and in order not to forget about it, engrave that phrase on a piece of paper with a frame and hang it on the wall in front of your desk or on any place where you often throw your gaze, in order to remind yourself again and again of what you have achieved previously, and to encourage you to continue to reach your goals. Here it's like what I say to my little one before he enters elementary school: "don't be afraid, little one, you are capable of difficult things".

You have an internal motivation

When you were studying at the university, you did a lot to get great grades, although sometimes you didn't do a perfect job, and maybe some of your friends achieved grades higher than yours, but you kept trying to get those great grades.

This applies to your freelance work to a large extent, we feel that we should use our certificates and degrees even when the usual methods of doing so are unattractive or completely imperfect.

Remember that you have two options when faced with some skeptical looks at your abilities, either let them bring you down, or take motivation from them to achieve successes, and I think you are well aware which of the two options will benefit your freelancing the most.

Use those skills that you acquired through your university studies at work, see yourself as an expert in your specialty. It is true that you may not use your courses and experience in the traditional way, but this does not mean at all that there is no reason why you should not get out of the competition.if there is someone who knows how to approach a non-traditional career path, believe me, that person is you.

In conclusion

Whether you are writing topics related to your university degree or writing in other subjects, being a freelance writer is not a waste of your degrees, aspects of your university studies have trained you in the skills you need to succeed in freelance work, and when you know how to take advantage of your university degree, you will make great progress than your colleagues.

Regardless of anything, being enrolled in a university is very important, as that fact can be used to prove how valuable and experienced you are to your potential customers, and certainly the more value you can offer to your customers, the more beneficial it will be for you.