writes one's own ticket
Sets own conditions
To write one's own ticket is to be in a position to dictate terms or choose one's circumstances, usually because of exceptional talent, leverage, or past success.
Someone who writes their own ticket can name their price, set their conditions, or select their next opportunity: After that breakthrough discovery, she could write her own ticket at any research university.
- self-confidenceFaith in one's capabilities
- career advancementProfessional upward mobility
- corner officePremium workplace for leadership
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- calling the shotsBeing the one deciding
bargaining power · freedom · independence · self-determination · initiative · risk-taking · self-reliance · self-made success · upper hand · trump card · in demand · star player · expertise · assertiveness · mastery · credentials · authority · agency
writes one's own ticketpowerless
Lacking strength or authority
dependent · at the mercy of · takes orders · subservient · subordinate
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