Casey Eade: Being a Professional Silly Person

Casey Eade is a brilliant and funny creative with many talents - voiceover, copywriting, marketing, social media management, art and cosplay, to name a few. Less than two years ago, she left her corporate job to pursue her passion, and she's never looked back. In this episode, we talk about knowing when it's time to quit your job and become self-employed, balancing multiple interests, and being an adult while still having fun with what you do. We also discuss the Millennial point of view of what work should be, figuring out what work style and schedule makes sense for you, and how taking breaks allows you to be more productive. We're happy rebels who do things our own way instead of following the traditional business model. Connect with me on your favorite platform: https://pods.link/aardvarkgirl and please email [email protected] with any topic suggestions, feedback, or just to say hi! Follow Casey @muirin007 on all social platforms -- 01:33 I quit my corporate job and I jumped into [voiceover] full-time. And now I've been doing this full-time for over a year. And I can't. It's bonkers. 02:56 I just think I hit a breaking point. And sometimes breaking points can be good, because it was like, well, the worst that's gonna happen is nothing. And then I still won't die. 05:03 I loved it, even when I was scared and going crazy and, like, what if this doesn't work? I was still having a ball. Because this is what I really love to do. And I know that sounds cliche. But man, it makes a difference. 06:20 Because I had abandoned the stuff that was holding me back, the corporate day job, I was able to divert that energy into finding new clients. And I within like two to three months, I built up a full-time client roster. 08:05 I've noticed among folks that are around my age that are self-employed, it's not even a question of “Are you willing to adapt to all these tech changes?” It's, well, duh, we gotta adapt! 11:27 Most people my age, from the millennial generation, have multiple jobs. Whether it's a daytime 9-5 thing and then they've got things they're doing on the side, or they're freelancing and they have multiple projects. I think that's becoming the norm, especially with all the work from home lately. 13:16 Being in charge of what I do has made me so much more productive. 15:25 I think part of the appeal of this online self-employed entrepreneurial boom that I've been seeing is that I can get the work done, you just need to let me do it.  16:54 I think younger people entering the workforce - they've grown up with the flexibility of the Internet, and they've grown up seeing entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial mindsets - are questioning and saying, Well, why do I have to do that when I can do the same thing, but more effectively, and the work quality will be better? 18:48 More and more people I know personally, whether it's voice acting, whether they’re freelance writers, editors, artists, whatever, are kind of making this leap because I think a lot of people are just fed up with that old world model. 21:07 Ultimately, it's about what makes you happy. I know that sounds so Disney Princess, but the older I get, and the more I do this, and the more people I talk to, do what you want to do. Seriously.  A big challenge for me was shifting from "Oh my God, I failed once. I have to say 10 Hail Marys. Oh, no, what am I going to do to?" to "What can I learn from it? Let's try this and see if it sticks. Oh, that didn't work. Try this. That didn't work. Oh, that did." That kind of freedom lets you explore and fail and be okay with it. 23:54 I think it was about me believing in me and getting away from all those voices that told you, for one reason or another, you can't do this. 24:59 And I think it's, especially for women, that ability to say, "You can do this. You're going to be fine." Ask for help when you need it, which is so hard to do. But that's the other critical skill I've learned. 27:17 Kind of on the flip side, there's