SQLBits 2023

My story as a data viz freelancer - ups, downs and lessons learned

Choosing freelancing is a journey full of ups and downs but mostly, full of many invaluable lessons. There are a lot of things that keep me on track and motivated every day, a lot of lessons I learned, and in this session I want to share it all with you.
All my life, I worked for a single goal... I wanted to get my dream job. I thought I was doing everything right, at least according to the common societal concepts of success: I got the good degree, moved to the UK, and eventually, I got my dream job working as a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft. Life was good.
However, I soon realized that I was trying to live "someone else's dream". After reflecting on everything I achieved, even though I really enjoyed my job, I decided to finally follow my gut.
Fast forward a few months, I set up my own company and started working as a Power BI freelancer.
But this has not been an easy journey. It's a journey full of ups and downs but mostly, full of many invaluable lessons.
There are a lot of things that keep me on track and motivated every day, a lot of lessons I learned, and in this session I want to share it all with you.