Quiet freelance sparks
Short thoughts you need to read when you need a little freelance empowerment.
Always know why you chose freelance life
There are a million things that will distract you and pull you in their direction. But knowing why you freelance will help you stay on course.
If you choose the freelance life you want to lead, it makes it easier to see what is, and isn’t, for you
For example:
Living the write life
Mentally, I said to myself, “You’re going to experiment with living the write life.”
A freelance business is a hungry beast that will consume everything if you let it
You’re the boss now. Only you can decide that your family, creativity, studies, wellness, ideas, and having boundaries are priorities. But luckily, because you are the boss, you can also put the insatiable beast of perpetual doing on a timeout and stop feeding its hunger. You’ve got willpower enough for both of you.
In service does not mean in servitude
Servicing the needs of a client means telling them no, figuring out what is best for them, and delivering what they need. Servicing a client is fields away from subservience and compliance with every whim or instruction. Remember, they hired you to guard the project. Not their ego!
Beware the five minute expert
A lot of people will tell you their version of events or how they do things. That doesn’t mean they have the practical or the lived experience of what you’re going through. You can let them have their say. And then you can do you, boo.
You will make mistakes
And when you do, confessing might be difficult. But it is a damn sight easier than digging yourself out of a mistake and the carnival of cover-up material that become the layer cake of additional mistakes. So, reframe mistakes as accepting notes on the initial draft of an issue that won’t lead to a major rewrite of a much bigger problem.
You’ve got this
We’re all a magic tapestry of ability, reliability, adaptability, and attitude. And different people shine at different things. But the one thing no one can ever replace is the magic mix of what makes you special. You’ve got this because you’re the only one who can do you.
Image: Short thoughts you need to read when you need a little freelance empowerment.