I had initially called this : what I do. But it’s a hard question. So I moved on to - what I did.
here is a short history of what I’ve been paid for :
- weighed tractors during the harvest, analysed proteins and humidity levels of wheat samples (countryside first job)
- taught English to : school kids, but also small kids immersion kind of thing (did some baking in English with 5 yo - very fun)
- taught English to adults in private and in businesses (also for a time in a proper language school but they made me teach via phone and a super dated software which is worse than anything)
- started a blog about it and made some pennies with a short book
- taught French, via courses and private lessons online - this was Just French It
- managed groups of teenagers abroad during the summer
- I still make websites (mostly on Podia) for creators who want to sell digital products and generally help these creators with their online ecosystems
- made good tutorials about the tools I was using
- I’m advising people on selling online, content marketing, systems of creation and learning…
- sold courses on anything from marketing to productivity, and journaling.
- wrote books a few more books : Organons and Comment bien vivre son ambition créative (both of which I want to rewrite entirely in english)
- oh I forgot about my profitable Medium era as well : I wrote content in English about anything from having better ideas to living abroad
As I’m making this list, it feels never ending and super varied. Which I like. But it also felt random and aimless to live it all.
One of my goals these days is to become more aware of my strengths. This is prompted by a desire to change paths again. But to, this time, do it in a way that is not strictly “ill become this job title” or “ill default to this thing I can apply for” or I’ll teach what I know. Or basically I’m in a mood for : making my own decisions, and not waiting for stuff to happen to me anymore. (I think the key to this is : the internet is wonderful)