
Full-time freelancing, Scott? Are you mad?! You’ll be able to’t do that. You’ll be able to’t do that. You’ll be able to’t do that…
These have been my ideas 9 months in the past. Now, I’m on monitor to make six figures this 12 months while working ~20 hours every week.
Nevertheless it hasn’t all been clean crusing.
Purchasers have ghosted me, alternatives have dried up, and making use of for jobs has been exhausting.
Nonetheless, I now not have these freelancing worries.
That’s as a result of one in all my shoppers desires to carry me on board full-time in October, and I’m 90% certain I’ll settle for. They’re even keen to sponsor me so I can transfer to NYC to be with my girlfriend!
So why the change of coronary heart?
The final 9 months have made me realise I don’t hate “the 9–5”. I simply hated a lot of the jobs I’ve had up so far in my life.
And I believe you’re the identical.
Let me clarify.
“How we spend our days is, after all, how we spend our life.”
— Annie Dillard
Once I dedicated to freelancing, I had a number of North Stars.
I needed to make $10K/month. I needed to work from anyplace, anytime. And I needed to spend extra time with my household and associates.
Simply as importantly, I set myself “feeling objectives” (i.e. doing issues that make me really feel good).
Examples embrace:
- Going to the fitness center throughout off-peak hours
- Waking up with out an alarm
- Showering throughout the day
- Zero shopper conferences
- 3-hour workdays
And I can nonetheless obtain these objectives while working full-time.