Summary: Making It On Your Own - Sarah Edwards and Paul Edwards: Surviving and Thriving on the Ups and Downs of Being Your Own Boss

This work offers a summary of the book "MAKING IT ON YOUR OWN: Surviving and Thriving on the Ups and Downs of Being Your Own Boss" by Sarah Edwards and Paul Edwards.Working for yourself can be profitable, enjoyable, flexible and secure.

However, most people find it psychologically tricky when they first begin: they feel insecure with no boss pushing them towards targets and no steady paycheck.In Making It On Your Own, Sarah and Paul Edwards suggest concrete ways to exploit every opportunity offered to you, and to adjust your attitude so that you make the most of your new working life.

They propose basing your outlook not on pay, but on profit; don't follow rules, but track results.

Shift your emphasis not on skills but on marketing the skills you already have.

The authors give the reader ways to set up organised systems, so that admin like taxes aren't stressful and time consuming, and how to piggyback similar tasks to become more efficient.

Above all, resist the temptation to idealise your old working life: a pay slip every month doesn't guarantee security, and working for someone else will always leave you out of control.

Working for yourself can be scary at first, but Making It On Your Own offers a guidebook that's reassuringly full of encouragement and practical advice.