The Modern 2020 Dilemma, Consult or Work A Full Time Job!

Several years ago I wrote a Medium article that received over 5,000 views since it was published about whether or not to work a full time job or just create a consulting business. It was just my thoughts on the job search in 2018, being over 50 and looking for work, and the general considerations of looking for work in general in the US, which pardon my English, just sucks.

Since then I have dug in deeper within the consulting services I offer, a partnership in Pre-Dating, the largest dating event business in the US, as well as a growing software business related to SEO, SEO Turbo Booster, that I need to nurture right now!

For me, a real job is out of the question while I work on these businesses. But I always yearn for a 40 hour work week and stability. And why? Because in the end going to work from 8:30am till 5:30pm means you can shut down your brain by 6pm and the weekends and you sometimes get medical benefits. Those are the big ones that I miss… but that is it. Everything else is much, much better in my life, especially my attitude.

I just think it is better to be happier and a little less rich, than hate what you do, for just a little bit more.

When recently I joked with my software tech partner, who runs a multi-million dollar dev team, that I may have to get a…