Most of us fall into one of two categories. We are either a freelancer or an entrepreneur. The freelancer focuses on specializing while the entrepreneur focuses on scaling. They are both extraordinarily fulfilling vocations. But, in very different ways.

As a freelancer, you commit your life––or a portion of your life––to becoming the best in the world at a very specific skill. You get paid to show up and create magic in the only way that you know how. Actors are freelancers, as are writers, designers and artists of any kind. You job is to remain in flow.

As an entrepreneur, you commit your life––or a portion of your life––to creating something bigger than yourself. You get paid to find a problem, create a solution and then scale this solution to infinity. This requires you to be a generalist. Your job is to wake up each day and remove the biggest problem your eneterprise is facing.