5 Birth Months Who Were Never Meant To Have A Boss
Some people picture their dream job and see a better office. Others see their own name on the door, a workshop arranged exactly how they like it, or a week they get to plan themselves. For these five birth months, the dream is having more say over what they do, how they do it, and where it could lead.
January: You Want Something Of Your Own To Build
January, you can get surprisingly interested in the unglamorous parts of running something. How will people find it? What will make them come back? Who answers when something goes wrong? While someone else is choosing a business name, you’re wondering whether the idea would still work on a slow Tuesday.
You like the thought of decisions adding up over time. A customer returns because you kept a promise. A process gets easier because you finally figured out what was making it difficult. You’d want a say in where all that effort leads. Even a very small operation could hold your attention if you could look around at the end of the day and recognize what you’d built. You’d probably have a list for tomorrow already.
February: You Keep Imagining A Different Way
February, “that’s how we’ve always done it” leaves you with several follow-up questions. You notice the form asking for information nobody uses, or the service people keep requesting that nobody offers. Once you’ve spotted the possibility, you want to see what happens if you try it.
Being your own boss would mean getting to find out whether your idea works. You could try a different approach, see what people respond to, and make adjustments as you go. You enjoy that process because each attempt gives you something new to think about. What wears you down is having an idea you’re excited to explore and spending weeks waiting for someone to let you begin.
May: You Want To Be Proud Of The Finished Work
May, you care about the quality of what you put your name on. You notice when something feels unfinished, and you’d rather take a little more time than hand it over knowing you could have done it better. Finishing something well is part of what makes the work satisfying.
Being your own boss would give you more say over that process. You could decide which details deserve another look and what you want people to count on you for. You’d enjoy building a reputation for work you feel proud of. Hearing “I came back because you did such a good job last time” would mean a lot to you.
August: You Want The Whole Thing To Feel Like You
August, you can follow a brief, but you keep imagining what you’d make if the choices were yours. The bold color that got toned down. The funny line that became something perfectly polite. You understand how the final version happened. You still prefer the one you saved before everyone weighed in.
You’d love to make something with a recognizable personality, from the first thing someone sees to the way you thank them for coming. Picking all those details would be part of the pleasure. So would hearing someone say, “I knew this was yours before I saw your name.” You’d probably ask which part gave it away, then enjoy the answer.
December: You Want Room To Change What You Do
December, you want a working life that can grow along with your interests. You can love what you do and still get excited about learning something completely different. The thought of having to do the same kind of work indefinitely is what makes you restless.
Working for yourself would appeal because you could let a new interest become part of the job. A skill you picked up for one project could lead to a completely different offer. You’d enjoy having room for that turn without needing it to resemble the position you originally applied for. Asked what you do, you might need a little longer to answer than you did last year. You’d be pleased about that.