Entrepreneur, Freelancer, Employee, or Team Player? Which Are You?

How your brain works can tell you the kind of work you’re supposed to do. You might have an interest in the arts. Or you might be excellent with numbers. You might have great logic or reasoning abilities. Your talents and skills can drive you into your profession.

But how you think can also tell you the role you’re meant to have in your professional life. Some of us are visionaries. We’re entrepreneurs. We have big ideas and then have to figure out how to implement those ideas with the right people. And we aren’t interested in working on our own. We want to build businesses that will grow with people who share the vision.

Some of us freelance. We don’t need to build a business bigger than ourselves. But, we also don’t want to work as employees in someone else’s company. We work with clients or customers on our own. We work for ourselves, and that’s how we like it.

Others of us make ideal team members. We function best when we’re part of a group that all works in concert. And, of course, each team has different roles as well. We can’t all be quarterbacks or goalies. We all serve certain activities within the team.

Last, some of us, make terrific employees. Our interests outside of our careers fulfill us. So, we work at jobs that allow us the opportunity to grow. However, we might work at these positions on the way to something else (like entrepreneurship). Or, we might want to pursue a stable position while we devote time to family and other interests.

Your Best Work Brain: Left-brain, Right-brain, Planning-brain, Memory-brain

Various parts of the brain inform how we work best. On the whole, left-brain thinkers tend to be more logical and linear thinkers. Right-brain thinkers tend to be more conceptual and holistic. People who have well-used front lobes tend to make better decisions and act on them. Memory-brain thinkers rely on experience to formulate plans and act on them.

To succeed in your chosen field, you must figure out which of these you rely on most. Once you know that, you’ll know a lot more about the work you’re meant to do.

Here’s something that will cook your noodle. If you feel like you want to be better at one of these, you can build up strength in that area. You’ll improve your skills. And you’ll get better at being whichever category you want to be in!

Which of these are you best suited for? Are you happy with your answer? If you want to know how to build the skills to change your category, get in touch. At least, start thinking about these answers for yourself. Having this info will help you plan your next, crucial professional steps.