Hey,
You know I preach the importance of niches all the time…but what’s even more important in freelancing, is your mindset.
So we’re switching things up a bit for the newsletter and focusing on laying the mental groundwork that sets you up for success in freelancing. The first topic we’re covering?
Working with what you’ve got.
One of the biggest mistakes I see freelancers making is stepping into this world thinking they need to or should start from scratch, and that’s a problem. People are leaving tons of opportunity on the table just because they’re trying to reinvent the wheel.
Your most significant opportunity lies in taking the progress you’ve already made—in school, work, and in your
network—and finding nuggets of opportunity to springboard a lifestyle-centered freelance business off of.
This month, we’re going to explore some mindset shifts around leveraging the progress you’ve already made to find new opportunities and not waste any existing inertia you already have.
You can shape your
wheel
Never underestimate how much freedom you have as a freelancer. You get to set your hours, who you work with, and how you work.
That kind of freedom means you can shape your “wheel” in a thousand different ways…new approaches to your niche, creative takes on services, and even having a lot of fun with your marketing.
Our experiences with employment can leave us feeling as if we’re not empowered to make change, but that’s a mindset issue. You can change pretty much anything you want in your freelance business, so don’t think that leveraging your experience and exposure is a limitation.
If you need some insight from others on what they’re seeing in their freelance work, come by the Discord and say hi.
Megan (Nutmeg)
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