i started my freelancing career in the beginning
of the pandemic and it was 100 a sink or swim situation and it was during this transformation
that i realized there's a lot of things that people don't talk about when it comes to being
a freelancer so in this video i'm going to share with you four truths i'm talking raw truths that
freelancers go through and solutions to help you along the way so if you're excited about this
video be sure to give it a thumbs up hit the subscribe button it helps me out a lot i post
videos to help freelancers scale and grow their business to achieve financial freedom so the
four truths about being a freelancer the four raw and real truths about being a freelancer
let's dive in the first one is actually a quote by winston churchill that i live and will die by
and that is success is not final failure is not fatal it's the courage to continue that count the
reason why this is a truth when it comes to being a freelancer is that just because your business is
doing so well right now you're in a great season does not mean that success is going to be final
at any point in time when you're a freelancer that could be taken away from you and failures not
fatal is also an important part of this because you're going to make mistakes as a freelancer
but it's important to remember to dust yourself off it is not fatal and continue to push forward
it really is the courage to continue that counts so a tip that can help you get through this
process if you're overcoming a challenge right now or you're trying to get more business for your
business or anything of nature is to really master the art of showing up master the art of showing
up for yourself and for your business so every single day do something that's going to help you
move your business forward of course not every day is going to be an amazing day we're going
to crank out a bunch of content you're going to sign a bunch of contracts or anything like that
but every single day figure out a way to be one percent better for yourself before your business
the second truth about being a freelancer and this one is really raw and authentic and that is
not everyone is going to support you in the end and what i mean by that is when you're first
starting your freelance business i'm sure they're going to be a lot of people that are clapping
for you and supporting you and cheering you on along the way but what i've noticed throughout
my freelancing career is that that crowd starts to get smaller and smaller and smaller and there
could be moments in time when you're thinking like okay well i could really use a pick-me-up or i
could really use some help but those people aren't going to be there which is why it's so important
to remember that if your crowd is getting smaller and there's negativity around you to really limit
the conversations that you're having with people when it comes to sharing your success and doing
everything possible to continue to move forward no matter what so just because your crowd may
have gotten a little bit smaller or sharing section that you know physically has gotten a
little smaller does not mean that the people you're helping online are not still there and
not still cheering for you so don't forget about those people either the third truth to being
a freelancer is that budgeting taxes llc's the legality of your business all of that is
ultimately up to you so if you really want to be smart and plan ahead for the future you really
have to be savvy with your budgeting savvy with your taxes savvy with the legality aspect of your
business and the best way to get through that and the best solution that i can offer for you for
that is to remember that at the end of the day this is your business it's your responsibility to
figure those things out become resourceful online interview accountants interview different
people within the legal fields to make sure that you are making the right decision for your
business because the last thing you want to do is have to owe uncle sam or whatever country
you're in when it comes to taxes a lot of money so make sure you're doing the things that it
takes to educate yourself on the very important aspects of your business budgeting taxes legality
things of that nature and the fourth truth about frina being a freelancer is that ultimately time
management and work life balance is also up to you trust me when i say i could probably work all day
every day like there's literally always something for me to do but i know that if i were to work
all day every day i would be losing my mind at the end of the day which is why it's so important
to have really good time management and a really good work life balance and the best solution i can
give you for that is discipline it is so important to have discipline for yourself for your business
for your work life balance otherwise you're going to be burning the wick at both ends and nothing
great is really going to come from that so what i'm really trying to say here is that these
four truths while they're real and raw and 100 true and authentic it really just boils down to
you because at the end of the day you are the one making these changes for your business you are
the one pushing forward and it's up to you to make things move forward in a positive way and to
change lives and to ultimately change your life so if you like this video make sure you
give it a thumbs up be sure to subscribe if you're on a mission to get freelance clients i
actually have a totally free training for you i'm going to link that down below be sure to check
that out and i will see you in the next video
