Five years from now, I’d love to be in a position where I have more flexibility in my career and maybe even start my own business. Right now, I’m figuring out the steps to make that happen. What about you? What’s your 5-year plan, and what’s been your biggest challenge so far?

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I hear you! My five-year goal is to move into leadership while also setting up multiple income streams so I’m not tied to just one paycheck. The hardest part so far? Finding time to work on my personal projects while still handling a full-time job.

At this point I feel like the only guaranteed way I will have flexibility is to work for myself. You can start today at a company that checks all the boxes in that regard, then a year later, or even less, who knows what policy they will walk back on. Right now I am trying to soak up all the information and knowledge I can so I will be able to make better moves in the future.

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