Step #1: Contemplation - Are You Picking Freelancing for the Wrong Reasons?
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Last time we’ve discussed that freelancing isn’t just a working status but a matter of lifestyle. Let’s start by examining the situation. Nowadays, many people say they’re willing to freelance and quit their jobs in this very moment. If you google freelancing - the odds are that you landed here because of this very fact - you’ll get an endless list of results on how to manage your time, manage clients, or set an hourly fee (We’ll get to that in Phase 2). The problem is that rarely ever does anyone ask the ultimate question: are you picking freelancing for the wrong reasons?
Freelancing vividly reminds me of graduate school when you’re a senior: everyone is talking about it, everyone wants, only %5 manage to stick to their programs in the end. It is a matter of fact that our overachieving society pushes us to do things without even contemplating the true motivation behind our desires. To be a successful freelancer, you must be in it for the right reasons.
Now ask yourself: why did you decide to become a freelancer?
- You want to earn a better pay?
- You’re unemployed?
- You’re tired of people bossing you around?
- You hate your job?
- You hate your boss?
- You need change?
Feel free to comment with your answer.
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Matthew Hunt said:
I started freelancing in college, doing pretty well I had a few contract jobs that gave me steady income. When I graduated I started to enjoy the fact that I did not have to wake up early, go anywhere, answer to anyone, have to worry about any major responsibilities, go to bed early to wake up in the morning. If I wanted to relax at any given time during the day I could sit down watch some tv, leave the house, ultimately do whatever i chose. If I got behind I would stay up late to catch up. It’s really about the lifestyle. I also hate people telling me what to do in a certain manner. I’ll take instructions, but I wont take someone telling me how to do it. Freelance can be is summed up into one word - Freedom.
April 21st, 2008 at 7:21 am -
Amino said:
Freedom! This is the very same word I could use to sum up by experience with, working under someone’s command tends to take a piece of your soul gradually, you lose your autonomy in life.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
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