Shifting From the Corporate to Content Creator Mindset

It took me a year and I’m still shifting

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I lived a conventional corporate life for years. Then I became a stay-at-home dad and content creator. The seismic lifestyle shift was jarring and chaotic. What was once a relatively stable career in the corporate world had morphed into uncertainty and confusion.

Corporate structure and endless meetings were exchanged for unscheduled days and no independent accountability. I had suddenly become someone I had no experience being.

My own boss.

That was a little over a year ago now. Shifting from the corporate to content creator mindset took time. There was no overnight epiphany. But by enforcing discipline and consistency, finding a process that worked for me, and leveraging my existing skill set, I found some success.

If you’re new at starting your own thing or simply looking to improve your current approach, this might work for you as well.

Enforce discipline and consistency

The unstructured life of a content creator is at stark odds with most corporate jobs. As a compliance officer at a big bank, I had deliverables, meetings, one-on-ones with my manager, and numerous resources at hand. If I was unsure about…