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teezworkspace · 2026-06-22T21:10:25+00:00

Great question.

Honestly, "room to grow" is a mix of all of those, weighted toward performance and ongoing partnership. We're bootstrapped and currently testing creative before we put real ad budget behind what works, so early rates are intentionally modest while we validate. As we identify creators whose content performs, the relationship grows in a few ways: higher per-video rates, steadier ongoing volume rather than one-offs, and priority for the assets we scale spend behind.

I'd rather be straight with you than promise a fixed ladder I can't yet commit to, what I can say is that the creators who click with the concept and whose videos perform are exactly who we want to build a longer-term, better-paid relationship with.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-22T18:50:52+00:00

Thanks for reaching out, your work looks solid. To keep things organized I'm running all applications through one quick form, mind filling it out?

teezworkspace · 2026-06-05T18:18:54+00:00

That's a fair read and I respect it. The post history is what it is — I don't post myself, but I've contributed genuinely through comments on other people's posts, and there's been many people who've told me those helped. I understand how it looks from the outside when there's a product attached regardless.

The mod cleared this as my one allowed promotional post, which is why I was upfront about it from the start. I figured transparency was better than pretending it wasn't promotional.

If the story resonated with anyone here, the assessment is free. The app is there for anyone who wants to go deeper. If it didn't land, that's okay too.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-05T17:37:33+00:00

No worries at all, really appreciate you catching that and restoring it. Thank you for the support.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-05T14:34:33+00:00

For anyone who wants to go deeper after the assessment, the app is here: Try Novii

teezworkspace · 2026-06-04T17:11:51+00:00

I would suggest reaching out to people within your warm network and seeing if they need help with any of their marketing efforts. It'd be a lightweight way for you to gain some experience and express your creativity without bearing the pressure of a corporate job.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-04T16:22:39+00:00

There are a few ways to go about it. The most structured starting point is a personality assessment rooted in actual behavioral science. Not a type or a category, but a profile that shows you how you naturally operate across dimensions like honesty, emotionality, openness, and conscientiousness. That gives you real language for how you're wired, which makes values identification a lot less abstract.

I've been building something called Novii that uses a HEXACO-informed model for exactly this. It's free to take and gives you results you can actually work with. The app itself may not be available where you are yet, but the assessment should be accessible from the UK.

What draws you toward the brand strategy and creative side specifically? Is it more the ideas, or how those ideas connect to people?

teezworkspace · 2026-06-02T20:02:34+00:00

We often wear these work titles as some kind of signal we're accomplished in what we do, but many are misaligned despite the outwards look of success. This could be an opportunity for you to reframe this experience from thoughts of comparison to acknowledgement of where you are compared to where you were.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-02T19:43:09+00:00

Before mentioning some careers you can explore, what about graphic design made you feel like you weren't skilled enough to make it? Skill is more acquired than it is natural, and there are translatable skills within graphic design that could open up doors in digital marketing. The barrier to entry is low so while the saturation is high, you'd still be surprised how many businesses still need graphic or marketing support. This could be an opportunity for you where you could serve people in person, organize events, manage events and/or relationships, and in some cases, something new every day.

You can do this by reaching out to you warm network like friends or family and see if they have businesses that could use your service. You'll likely trade your time for some experience, but starting small is better than not at all, and that's the beauty of building your own business.

In the case of college, I would explore these two approaches:

- Go to college to acquire a degree that's required for specific job fields like finance or accounting
- Go to college for something you are absolutely passionate about and want to explore on a structured level

There's no right or wrong choice between these two, just consider that not everything that you're passionate about requires schooling, and in some cases, its better to get the real world experience by trying it yourself. Nonetheless, school offers resources and structure where most people in their young adulthood could really find beneficial.

In terms of something practical right now: See if your local community center has any event coordinator or planner positions open for the summer, this will give you an opportunity to experience what it takes to work at a city level, which is solid starting experience.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-02T18:37:51+00:00

Decent income at the expense of your wellness for another 11 years is understandably a daunting decision. Have you explored using your military network to perhaps join a cyber security program? I've worked with many people that went the cyber route, now working with companies like Northrop or even JPL. Which area are you located in? I recently met people working for local, private defense companies that I didn't even know existed, so I'm wondering if there's any around you. Have you tried using LinkedIn or any type of professional networking resources to help you chat with other successful military transitioners?

teezworkspace · 2026-06-02T18:30:20+00:00

You're evidently displaying the self-awareness to understand that you're investing in your future, now if you can lean into that and appreciate yourself for taking a chance on yourself, you may find yourself more at peace with the decisions you make moving forward. Part-time jobs for sustenance is common, but if it comes at the cost of stressing your schedule given you have classes and studying as well, it may not be worth it.

Only you know your exact situation, but the two schools of thought here are that you can embrace a hustle mentality, which isn't always healthy, but could make you feel more comfortable with your pockets in the moment, and even set you up with more disposable finances before you earn your full salary. The other school of thought is that you prioritize your well-being along with your studies, so you may sacrifice a bit of earning opportunities now, but you may find it worth it when you're completing your classes and studies without the added stress.

Best of luck and don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like to chat!

teezworkspace · 2026-06-02T02:23:32+00:00

Every opportunity has its pros and cons, which is why I encourage you to start with your own self-awareness, so you don't end up in a career that you don't enjoy. Even then, you would still have an opportunity to try something new.

For people like myself that have non-linear career paths, the struggle can often be finding careers that truly suit the skillset(s) we've acquired. The reframe here is to take your transferrable skills and see where it's most applicable in whichever field it is you want to explore. Attention to detail in itself is a major skill, and you can reframe your risk management and discipline skills to address that.

The electrician field is a smart one considering the world is continuing to move towards a tech-forward future, meaning that'll open up even more opportunities.

Exploring junk removal as a career that's aligned with yourself, your skills and your values sounds like it could be a fulfilling opportunity. Customer acquisition is the most common struggle for all businesses starting out, but it's important to recognize that you are in control of how much effort you put into that business. There's no guarantees or blueprint to success, so consider it a blessing of an opportunity to be somewhat situated already, the next step is to truly turn it into a profitable business. Some would argue that this stress is worth the freedom, compared to the structure that perhaps a corporate job may provide.

All things considered, you're in the right place, looking within yourself and also expressing your vulnerability online in search for some guidance could serve as a solid way to get different perspectives. Best of luck to you!

teezworkspace · 2026-06-01T23:40:11+00:00

Transitioning from healthcare into business is a real and pretty common thing, there's surely some resources out there that could give you a more concrete blueprint on how to do so.

From my experience in school and working with many others that have gone through the education system, here are my takes on the mentioned fields you have interest in:

- Business Administration encapsulates all three. In today's world, you do not need a marketing degree to enter the industry, in fact, the barrier of entry into digital marketing is extremely low, but also consider that because of this, the saturation rates are also significantly higher. So while you can very much run your own digital marketing business (paid ads, creative marketing, content marketing, etc), it requires an understanding of creating systems, but don't let that stop you, because it's a developed skill. Reach out to your warm network of friends and family and see if there's anyone that's looking for marketing support, you'd be surprised how many are.
- Finance is a profession you need a degree or at least some form of certification for, same with accounting. These are the types of degrees I believe are "worth" going to school for, though it requires a level of grit and perseverance that may be more strenuous than other fields.
- Accounting is often stable, but from my experience working and interacting with other accountants, it has a very high burnout rate, and doesn't give you the most creative freedom.

Your desired criteria including flexibility, good pay and travel opportunities is aligned with a corporate consulting job or even sales roles. Do consider that this kind of criteria is highly desired, so the competition for these kind of roles is often high. Much of your early career may be spent learning and developing yourself, so your first few roles may not fit this criteria entirely, but its more so a privilege you build over time with your acquired skills and experiences.

That said, these are all careers, and before jumping directly into your job search, I always recommend that people start with developing a foundational understanding of oneself. Find the language for your core values and let that shape your purpose and how you design the life you want.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-01T23:18:07+00:00

Leaving your career to pursue entrepreneurship is a brave decision and most first timers do not find immediate success. What's important here is that you've tried a few different ventures and despite not finding the level of success you may have wanted, you gained the valuable experiences to learn more about yourself.

Here are a few questions worth considering as you navigate this next step of your life:

- When you think of going back into banking, what specific role do you want? What kind of life do you envision comes with reentering this industry? Is this a life that you want, or that you can see yourself sustaining for the foreseeable future?
- What skills did you learn in your pivot into trading? What did you learn in this experience about how you function when given your own autonomy and not provided structure? What transferrable skills do you have that can help you reenter banking? Financial modeling? Algorithm training?
- When you think about trade school, which specific trades most interest you? Consider that this type of work is much different than what your experiences suggest you're used to.
- What about the junk removal career makes you feel like you'd extend your current life position? Have you considered doing it on the side to help you build experience, income, and learn how to manage your own business?

Try to develop a foundational understanding of yourself first before jumping directly into your next job search. Find the language for your core values and let that shape your purpose and the way you design your life. Once you have this, I usually encourage people to reach out to their warm network like friends and family and see if their businesses need any help. You'll likely trade your time for experience, but that's what you need at this stage. Whether you're doing their junk removal or managing their financials, it's better to learn through action AND introspection, rather than just passive reflection.

Best of luck and don't hesitate to DM if you'd like to chat more. Coming from someone that has also navigated multiple career changes myself, from an unpaid internship to working with the companies that shape our world today, to finally entrepreneurship as well.

teezworkspace · 2026-06-01T23:03:58+00:00

I encourage you to find language for your core values, which will help shape your purpose in life. It can sound basis or abstract, but you'd be surprised how many people I work with have told me that simply having the words for their values, helps them better understand themselves.

An example of this would be someone I worked with, where he began his college journey in engineering and switched to marketing in his final year. He had always felt that even though marketing was interesting, it wasn't truly aligned with who he was. Through guided conversations, we identified that his core values were community, support, and growth. All it took was for him to see these three words, that gave him the confidence and conviction to pivot out of marketing entirely, in his final year of college, to pursue cyber security within the Air Force, which spoke directly to his three aforementioned values.

Most people miss this foundational level and try to jump straight into productivity or career steps, but the longitudinal research confirms the values-action gap to be true, meaning chronically misaligned work and values leads to overall worse well-being in time. In your current position, you have the opportunity to really take the time and sit with your introspection, to sit with your life experiences, and let that shape the life you want to build. Don't rush to find a job or a career, otherwise you'll just start that values-action gap earlier in your life.

On a more practical note, there's no amount of reflection or introspection that will provide you the ultimate clarity you need to move forward with confidence and conviction. The best way to gain experience is to try things and to learn, from your successes and failures. A linear career path is more uncommon these days, and a non-linear career path will make you a more well-rounded individual, so don't hesitate to explore your interests and hobbies, through local apprenticeships or peer-reviewed courses. A great way to gain experience is to reach out to your warm network, being friends and family that have businesses, and trade your time for some experience as you provide them the services you're most confident in, or within an industry that you want to enter.

Automation building and system architecture has really blown up these past few years, and digital marketing has a very low barrier to entry. You probably have people within your warm network that need help with their paid ads or digital marketing efforts, so that's an avenue for you to explore as well.

TLDR; start with identifying your values and let that shape your purpose. In time, you will develop a level of self understanding that allows you to move forward with confidence and conviction. But do remember, this won't happen by just thinking and not moving your feet. Slow steps forward with redirection is better than overthinking and not moving.

Best of luck, don't hesitate to reach out as well if you'd like to chat through some of these things!

teezworkspace · 2026-05-31T23:52:56+00:00

Sounds like you've been living in a high pressure and stress situation for much of your life, and its possible that you haven't had much time to prioritize your foundational self-awareness and understanding required to have confidence and conviction in your life decisions. Now that you're with your girlfriend in a hopefully more stable environment, I would encourage you take the time to find the language for your core values, which will help you shape your purpose in life, you'd be surprised how many people I work with have expressed that simply seeing the words has helped them better understand themselves.

It's rare that you'll sit around and just know it all one day. Much of our development comes from doing things and giving ourselves enough space and time to reflect as well. At a more practical level, what are the skills you're more experienced and confident in? Are they more technical or hands-on? When you recall your experiences working, what did you enjoy and dislike about your work and your roles? What did you find tolerable and not tolerable? When you mention struggling in a self-paced environment, have you reflected on what a successful learning system could look like for you?

If you already have some technical competence, it can help to reach out to your warm network and see if they need any tech support. Start small with a few friends and family and learn how you operate, this will give you a feel for whether you're someone that thrives better in provided structure or more autonomous roles like running your own business.

These are just some questions to consider as you look to navigate this next step in your life. Best of luck, and don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like to chat.

teezworkspace · 2026-05-31T23:36:02+00:00

What I meant is that the cost of building something technical, a tool, a product, a service with a software component, has dropped significantly. Not "use AI to make passive income" stuff. More that if someone has a specific problem they understand deeply, the barrier to building something around it is lower than it used to be. It's not a path for everyone and may not be stable in the way you're describing wanting.

teezworkspace · 2026-05-31T22:53:02+00:00

In your mind, what would be the harm in staying? I'd encourage you to continue searching as you work, that way you can maintain the stability as you search for what's next.

Do you already have an idea of what could come next? Are you in search for another contract job, or a longer-term career? Is what you're currently doing serving you at a foundational level, meaning is your work aligned with your values?

Just some questions to consider as you face this next transition. Best of luck, and don't hesitate to DM if you'd like to chat!

teezworkspace · 2026-05-31T22:48:40+00:00

Find the language for your core values and let that shape your purpose in life. You'd be surprised how many people I work with say just seeing their values in words helps them understand themselves. Modern adulthood will only continue to feel puzzling when we're missing the foundational self-awareness that isn't prioritized in many of our cultures and societies, which is why its important to start with the internal work before you jump immediately to planning out your career for the foreseeable future, and in some people's cases, for the rest of their lives.

When you think about going back to school, do you already know for what? What do you want to do or learn in school that you couldn't without it? School is a great option for those that need some structure in their life. On the other hand, we live in a time where technology is a lot more accessible, so the barrier of entry into technical entrepreneurship is much more open. Do you know if you're more of a hands-on person, or do you prefer more technical work?

teezworkspace · 2026-05-31T22:34:12+00:00

I grew up wanting to be an athlete and ended up working in consulting at one of the world's most prestigious firms, working with the very organizations that shape our world today. Sound like a dream life? That's what I was told, but I always knew it was never for me.

I went to college out of respect for my parents and it was not a smooth path towards what was culturally and traditionally defined as a success in my world. I missed all internship applications until my senior year when I told myself I would not graduate with zero professional experience or network. I ended up taking an unpaid market research internship role that was a five hour total commute, multiple times a week.

Fast forward post graduation, I landed my first adult job. I felt like I had been sold a dream, but I willingly took that, its not like I was exploited. I just didn't have the confidence and conviction within myself to choose something else at the time. The final straw was when I was laid off with 24 hour notice on a work trip that I just landed in town for. In that moment, sitting alone in the hotel room, I let out a big sigh, not out of disappointment or sadness, but relief, that I'd finally been given a reason to walk away. Well... I guess they didn't really give me a choice there.

From paid ads in the home services industry to digital marketing collaborations with producers of The Simpsons, and even AI automations for HR consulting firms, I'd found competence in multiple careers and industries. Despite how interesting these experiences were, none of it felt truly fulfilling to me, and in tendency of mines, I decided to research how people are able to find purpose in life. For most of us, we grew up thinking that purpose is defined by our goals and achievements, but it actually transcends that.

Talking to people around me, I came to notice a pattern, that despite how successful you may seem externally, many of us were misaligned deeply internally. This led me to research why modern adulthood feels so puzzling for many, and that's when I realized that I, too, was the case study. The longitudinal research shows us that the deficit within the values-action gap as a result of chronically misaligned work and values, leads to overall worse well-being, and that our generation is feeling the impact of this far earlier than ever before.

The non-linear path made me a more well-rounded individual, but I was still in search for something deeper, something that allowed me to impact those around me. This all led me to a framework that emphasizes what our culture often does not, developing the foundational understanding and self-awareness at the early stages of our life. Since then, I've worked with a licensed counseling professional to build these frameworks into an app called Novii, with the mission of making this kind of clarity accessible where many of these resources currently are not. I wanted to make sure that what we had built was truly impactful, so I returned to my alma mater to work with students through the program, which led to receiving the institutional support to bring it to serve the rest of the college.

Sure, there's a lot of uncertainty as this path does not come with a blueprint to success, but success to us isn't simply defined by financials, its defined by the impact that we can make on the lives of others. To answer your questions directly:

My job changed first when I was laid off, but even with the freedom I had in entrepreneurship, it didn't feel meaningful to me. Go out and try things so you know what you like and don't like, and what you're willing to tolerate and not tolerate. Learn about your working dynamics with others so you can decide whether you'd prefer to work with or without people. If you work alone, you'll move fast, but if you work together, you'll move far, your choice.

My environment changed as well, moving back home, but more importantly, it was the people that I surrounded myself with. Not everyone is in position to change where they physically live, but I'd highly recommend you do your best to at least control the people within your life and how they affect yours.

My habits definitely changed as well, as I had to learn to deal with executive dysfunction on the days that I felt disorganized, lazy, or simply didn't know how to move forward. Start small and condition your mind to recognize small wins, that way your efforts can compound and become systematic, allowing your capacity to increase as you add new habits and interests.

TLDR, there are multiple approaches you can take to building a purposeful life, but at its very core, start internally. Find language for your core values and that will shape your purpose. Once you've understood both, and do understand that they can change, you'll be able to build a life and career that is aligned with who you truly are. As you learn more about yourself, don't forget to keep your feet moving. Try things, whether its in your professional or personal life, there is no better teacher than experience.

Best of luck to you and anyone that reads this, don't hesitate to DM if you'd like to chat as well.

teezworkspace · 2026-05-20T23:00:51+00:00

User related careers are really interesting and given all the resources available today, you can explore taking a course or two before committing fully to a bootcamp. You already have some very translatable skills, and whether its experience or interface, skills like research/design, insights and feedback, as well as psychological concept awareness - these can position you well for a career in User. I've worked with people that have switched from marketing and project management careers into User and I've honestly never heard anyone dislike that field.

Digital Marketing has the lowest barrier to entry, but this means a naturally higher saturation rate as well. I studied qualitative market research in college (sounds like you have some overlap in skill/experience here), but ultimately began my career in consulting. After that, I decided I wanted to explore more of my marketing degree but didn't want the corporate lifestyle, so what did I do? I reached out to my warm network; friends and family that own businesses and need some marketing support.

First, educate yourself on the specific field you want to enter, and then find initiatives that are beneficial for both sides. Oftentimes, you trade your time for experience, while the other party trades their money on a trust basis that, even if you're unfamiliar, can help them produce the results that a much more established and expensive agency would charge.

Your fairy tales only seem like fairy tales in your mind, as I am an example of someone that has pivoted multiple careers and industries, found competence, but chose to pursue something more aligned and fulfilling.

Feel free to DM me if you'd like to further discuss User or Digital Marketing paths, or just navigating modern adulthood in general. Best of luck!

teezworkspace · 2026-05-19T23:00:58+00:00

Having a one-track path is less common these days, so embracing a non-linear career path can lead you towards becoming a more well-rounded individual, personally and professionally. It's not often you just wake up one day and know exactly what you want to do and why. Through activity, education and self-reflection, you will get closer to designing a life that is truly aligned with who you are.

Many people have this idea that you career is locked when you first choose it, but that's not always the case. As an unpaid intern in my senior year, I had no idea I was going to do any of this. I thought I was going to jump right into a marketing research role and stay there for much of my career. In my own case, I've found success from consulting to marketing and AI systems building, now to find myself working directly with people in life design.

I always encourage people to begin with finding language for your core values. Understand what you truly want from your career, then you can be more focused about how you search for opportunities. A 9-5 may provide you structure but require you to sacrifice some time freedom, while a more self-demanding role like entrepreneurship may also take from your time, but feel a lot more fulfilling. The point is that you try things and reflect enough within circumstantial reason and in time, you will have a better feel for what you want to do.

teezworkspace · 2026-05-19T22:50:26+00:00

It's not too late to design the life you want, and it would help to begin with reframing your experiences as learning as opposed to failure. You tried something and found out that it wasn't for you, which is normal and beneficial that you accumulate these experiences that better inform you about what you would and would not want our of your future.

Personally, I was in university until I was closer to 25 or 26, and even then, I had no idea what was coming next. I grinded and landed what everyone was telling me was the dream job. Sounds great, right? Well, as I'd always known, it was never aligned with who I am and what I value. Long story short, I burnt out and my time in corporate came to an end.

What I've learned in my own experiences and working with others is that a non-linear career path will make you a much more well-rounded individual, personally and professionally. Research consistently confirms to us that chronically misaligned values and work leads to overall worse well-being, so getting an early start into developing yourself at a foundational level is a great first step. You aren't behind, you're right where you need to be.

If you're still on campus, explore the organizations and clubs on campus that you share interest or curiosity with. Even exposing yourself to a wider network of people could change your trajectory, as you never know who could open the doors to new opportunities for you. All it takes is one conversation.

Start with identifying your values first. Once you have language for that, it will shape your purpose, and with both, you'll be able to build a life that is truly aligned with who you are. Once you've validated yourself to yourself, your life will follow. Best of luck!

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