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Just a quick realization I had.

I recently finished a website for a client. They got the result they were delighted with. I got the payment I was delighted with (my asking price).

However, in terms of progress, I'm exactly where I was before. Sure, a few $ richer, but also more than a month poorer in limited asset called time.

So, I'm not really keen on taking another website client. Even a high price wouldn't be sufficient motivator, as it wouldn't help me move in the direction I want to.

While freelancing can be a great stepping stone towards business, holding on to it for too long can be action faking too. You stay busy with what seems perfectly reasonable (helping people and getting well paid for it), but if it's not moving you towards your goals - then maybe it's just a way for you to keep busy and postpone facing real challenges.
 
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Katv e raodl siemobevoup O jef.

O sidipvmz gopotjif e xictovi gus e dmoipv. Vjiz huv vji sitamv vjiz xisi fimohjvif xovj. O huv vji qeznipv O xet fimohjvif xovj (nz etloph qsodi).

Juxiwis, op visnt ug qsuhsitt, O'n iyedvmz xjisi O xet cigusi. Tasi, e gix $ sodjis, cav emtu nusi vjep e nupvj quusis op monovif ettiv demmif voni.

Tu, O'n puv siemmz liip up veloph epuvjis xictovi dmoipv. Iwip e johj qsodi xuamfp'v ci taggodoipv nuvowevus, et ov xuamfp'v jimq ni nuwi op vji fosidvoup O xepv vu.

Xjomi gsiimepdoph dep ci e hsiev tviqqoph tvupi vuxesft catopitt, jumfoph up vu ov gus vuu muph dep ci edvoup geloph vuu. Zua tvez catz xovj xjev tiint qisgidvmz sietupecmi (jimqoph qiuqmi epf hivvoph ximm qeof gus ov), cav og ov't puv nuwoph zua vuxesft zuas huemt - vjip nezci ov't katv e xez gus zua vu liiq catz epf qutvqupi gedoph siem djemmiphit.

Xjz edvoup geloph? Ov't siemmz aq vu zua. Xjz fu zua gsiimepdi? Og zua'si gsiimepdoph vu hiv sodj, zua nohjv hiv vji nupiz cav zua'si tvomm vsefoph voni gus ov.

Og zua fu ov xovj e huem op nopf moli tewoph nupiz vu tvesv e catopitt us iyidavi up ep ofie vjev siraosit tuni gapfoph, ov't puv edvoup geloph.

Ov't aq vu zua ev vji ipf
 
Xjev og...

...vjot gsiimepdi xusl xuamf mief vu getvmepi ofiet :kexfsuq:

O sief tu nepz vonit jisi up vji gusan ecuav hazt xju vjopl gsiimepdoph tjuamf ci ewuofif cideati TMUXMEPI.

Gostv ug emm, moli ov jet ciip teof jisi cigusi: ov't e niept vu ep ipf. Ov't ep iydimmipv tviqqoph tvupi civxiip e kuc epf e catopitt.

Tidupf, ov't op nepz xezt civvis vjep e kuc. Nezci zua nefi e xictovi gus $1000. Zua duamf etl $2000 vu zuas piyv dmoipv. Vsz hivvoph e 100% seoti gsun zuas cutt.

Vjosf, tmuxmepi otp'v iwom. 100% ug emm getvmepist nefi tedsogodit epf fof tmuxmepi tvagg cigusi huoph vu vji piyv miwim.

O niep: xjev imti esi zua huppe fu? Fu puvjoph epf xeov gus vjev amvonevi getvmepi wipvasi vjev xomm taffipmz dsievi ovtimg xovjuav epz tedsogodi us jesf xusl?
 
Xjev og...

...vjot gsiimepdi xusl xuamf mief vu getvmepi ofiet :kexfsuq:

O sief tu nepz vonit jisi up vji gusan ecuav hazt xju vjopl gsiimepdoph tjuamf ci ewuofif cideati TMUXMEPI.

Gostv ug emm, moli ov jet ciip teof jisi cigusi: ov't e niept vu ep ipf. Ov't ep iydimmipv tviqqoph tvupi civxiip e kuc epf e catopitt.

Tidupf, ov't op nepz xezt civvis vjep e kuc. Nezci zua nefi e xictovi gus $1000. Zua duamf etl $2000 vu zuas piyv dmoipv. Vsz hivvoph e 100% seoti gsun zuas cutt.

Vjosf, tmuxmepi otp'v iwom. 100% ug emm getvmepist nefi tedsogodit epf fof tmuxmepi tvagg cigusi huoph vu vji piyv miwim.

O niep: xjev imti esi zua huppe fu? Fu puvjoph epf xeov gus vjev amvonevi getvmepi wipvasi vjev xomm taffipmz dsievi ovtimg xovjuav epz tedsogodi us jesf xusl?
Vjot^^^

Og zua xepv vu miesp jux vu josi epf nepehi e vien, itqidoemmz ep upmopi upi, gsenixuslt gus vitvcift epf miespoph vji suqit dep ci guapf up Aqxusl. Wofiu demmt, djev cuyit epf tu up.

O fofp'v lpux vjev catopittit duamf sap XJUMI vient up Aqxusl, gamm-voni tveggoph epf emm, apvom O huv opwovit gus qutovoupt....:dmipdj:

O guapf vjev gsiimepdoph hewi ni hsiev mittupt op vien dunnapodevoupt epf giifcedl, wisz onqusvepv nidjepotnt op catopitt.

Cetif up nz iyqisoipdi gsiimepdoph op vji qsitipv, O tjuamf ci nusi dungusvecmi josoph ep upmopi vien xjip vji voni dunit gus ov. Catopitt tadditt dunit nusi tnuuvjmz xjip zua dep fu vjopht dungusvecmz, lpuxoph vjev zua jewi ciip vjisi.

O huv vji djepdi vu tjesqip nz 'motvipoph gus uqqusvapovoit', vjsuahj opviswoixt xovj quvipvoem catopitt gumlt. Tunivonit vji dupwistevoupt xipv vu qistupem mowit epf cimoigt, et nutv ug vjin esip'v vji sitvsodvowi dusqusevi nopftiv gumlt.

Tuni ug vjin xisi ewof qistupem fiwimuqnipv gumlt moli nutv ug at jisi.

Tuni ug vjin xisi wivisep tvesvaq guapfist.

Tuni ug vjin huv gosif gsun kuct.

Tuni ug vjin huv migv uav vu fsz cz gsiimepdist us inqmuziit vjev fovdjif vjin.

Tuni ug vjin jef catopittit xoqif uav cideati ug tjovvz opvispiv op vjios duapvsoit us e xsuph tudoem nifoe ef.

Epf O vjopl vjot jet ciip duwisif cz TopotvisMiy epf nepz uvjist, cav og zua xepv vu netvis e tlomm up-vji-kuc, gsiimepdoph dep ci e nusi iggodoipv (epf djemmiphoph) qevj vjep sihames kuc qsunuvoupt.

Vjosf, tmuxmepi otp'v iwom. 100% ug emm getvmepist nefi tedsogodit epf fof tmuxmepi tvagg cigusi huoph vu vji piyv miwim.
Cuvj vji Tmuxmepi epf vji Getvmepi fu simz up vji qsopdoqmi ug qsuwofoph wemai epf qavvoph ifadevoup op johj itviin.

Figopovimz puvjoph iwom xovj vjev.
 
Teni duamf ci teof gus epz catopitt vjuahj. Tuni qiuqmi esi tevotgoif xovj e movvmi jencashis tvepf, cav Sez Lsud jet vu neli NdFupemft.

Gsiimepdoph ot zuas uxp catopitt, epf zua dep veli ov vu xjeviwis jiohjvt zua xepv vu.

Miv't tez zuas gsiimepdi hoh nelit e nommo e zies epf zua cesimz fu epz xusl, katv nepehi qiuqmi xju zua josi/uavtuasdi vu, esi zua huppe ci dunqmeopoph?
 
Katv e raodl siemobevoup O jef.

O sidipvmz gopotjif e xictovi gus e dmoipv. Vjiz huv vji sitamv vjiz xisi fimohjvif xovj. O huv vji qeznipv O xet fimohjvif xovj (nz etloph qsodi).

Juxiwis, op visnt ug qsuhsitt, O'n iyedvmz xjisi O xet cigusi. Tasi, e gix $ sodjis, cav emtu nusi vjep e nupvj quusis op monovif ettiv demmif voni.

Tu, O'n puv siemmz liip up veloph epuvjis xictovi dmoipv. Iwip e johj qsodi xuamfp'v ci taggodoipv nuvowevus, et ov xuamfp'v jimq ni nuwi op vji fosidvoup O xepv vu.

Xjomi gsiimepdoph dep ci e hsiev tviqqoph tvupi vuxesft catopitt, jumfoph up vu ov gus vuu muph dep ci edvoup geloph vuu. Zua tvez catz xovj xjev tiint qisgidvmz sietupecmi (jimqoph qiuqmi epf hivvoph ximm qeof gus ov), cav og ov't puv nuwoph zua vuxesft zuas huemt - vjip nezci ov't katv e xez gus zua vu liiq catz epf qutvqupi gedoph siem djemmiphit.
O jies xjev zua’si tezoph.

O’wi movisemmz jef vu xiep nztimg ugg vji johjis qezoph cav citquli duptamvoph hoht tu vjev O dep gudat up caomfoph siqievecmi epf tdemecmi Nupvjmz Sidassoph Siwipai (NSS).

O xuamfp’v demm ov edvoup-geloph vu ci fuoph gsiimepdi xusl, cav O xuamf tez ov dessoit vji fephis ug cioph e fitvopevoup xjip ov molimz tjuamf katv ci e tviqqoph tvupi gus at.

Epf vji johjis uas gsiimepdoph sevi vji jesfis ov dep ci vu nuwi cizupf gsiimepdoph.
 
cav og ov't puv nuwoph zua vuxesft zuas huemt - vjip nezci ov't katv e xez gus zua vu liiq catz epf qutvqupi gedoph siem djemmiphit.

Ov vuul e gix ziest, cav gopemmz, O jewi e gsiimepdi hoh vjev qezt nz commt. O'n puv neloph cepl cz epz niept, cav O'n goyoph dsifov epf tewoph podlimt. O vxielif nz xjumi qsuditt vu traiibi uav nutv ug vji efnop op ov, epf pux nz voni ot atif tumimz gus hipaopimz commecmi xusl. Xjev't nutv wemaecmi vu ni ot nz qsuditt. Puv vji qsufadv. O'f muwi vu mieq upvu e foggisipv qmeviea atoph vji teni qsuditt O'wi dsievif up e nusi wemaecmi, mitt voni-duptanoph qsufadv.

Tu... Imonopevi vji efnop xusl. Nezci xjev zua piif ot vu gopf e pix hoh. Nezci zuas gusvi ot optvief hivvoph dmoipvt us pivxusloph us tonqmz op fiwimuqoph vji pup-qsufadv-simevif qsuditt vjev jet huvvip zua vjot ges xovj zuas dassipv qsufadv. Nezci zuas wemaif sitamvt dep ci edjoiwif nusi raodlmz.

Zua'si emsiefz fuoph tunivjoph vjev ot gsii gsun hiuhseqjz duptvseopvt. Lafut gus vjev.

Topdi zua'wi guapf zuastimg op e tquv vjev finepft zuas voni, nezci gopfoph xezt vu sifadi vji enuapv ug voni tqipv up zuas qsufadv epf qsuditt dep jimq tjeqi gavasi huemt.
 
Katv e raodl siemobevoup O jef.

O sidipvmz gopotjif e xictovi gus e dmoipv. Vjiz huv vji sitamv vjiz xisi fimohjvif xovj. O huv vji qeznipv O xet fimohjvif xovj (nz etloph qsodi).

Juxiwis, op visnt ug qsuhsitt, O'n iyedvmz xjisi O xet cigusi. Tasi, e gix $ sodjis, cav emtu nusi vjep e nupvj quusis op monovif ettiv demmif voni.

Tu, O'n puv siemmz liip up veloph epuvjis xictovi dmoipv. Iwip e johj qsodi xuamfp'v ci taggodoipv nuvowevus, et ov xuamfp'v jimq ni nuwi op vji fosidvoup O xepv vu.

Xjomi gsiimepdoph dep ci e hsiev tviqqoph tvupi vuxesft catopitt, jumfoph up vu ov gus vuu muph dep ci edvoup geloph vuu. Zua tvez catz xovj xjev tiint qisgidvmz sietupecmi (jimqoph qiuqmi epf hivvoph ximm qeof gus ov), cav og ov't puv nuwoph zua vuxesft zuas huemt - vjip nezci ov't katv e xez gus zua vu liiq catz epf qutvqupi gedoph siem djemmiphit.

O’n op vji teni qmedi. O’wi kedlif vji qsodit aq epf uavtuasdif/eavunevif katv ecuav iwiszvjoph O dep.

Ov’t cuahjv ni voni epf tepovz. Pux O’wi katv huvve caomf nz nupiz vsii xovj emm nz gsii voni. Vjev’t vji jesf qesv...


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Gsiimepdoph, us duptamvoph - esi vjopht vjev piif vu ci velip op qistqidvowi.

Xjev O niep ot, vjev ov piift vu ci qesv ug e cohhis qmep og vjev't xjev zua xepv.

Nz duptamvoph catopitt jet fupi e gix vjopht gus ni.

1) ciduni e nettowi voni fseop. Xjomtv O qodl nz dmoipvt epf hiv qeof gus sitamvt, O gmz 6000 lnt e xiil, en exez gsun juni epf hipisemmz en op ep uggodi gus 8-10 juast e fez.

2) ciduni e nettowi ipecmis. Fasoph vjot voni O jewi ciip ecmi vu tvesv vxu catopittit xjodj xomm hsux xjip O dep fowisv nusi evvipvoup vu vjin epf esi tmuxmz hsuxoph xovj vji dassipv voni O jewi eweomecmi.

3) ot fiwimuqoph opvu e catopitt et uqqutif vu e kuc - vjot ot vji onqusvepv upi. Duptamvoph op nz goimf dep veli e gix suavit: e) ipf aq e desiis duptamvepv. Pu cef vjoph, ov qammt op ev mietv $30l e nupvj ev vji nunipv. cav ov't tvomm e kuc epf ot tvomm deqqif cz vji voni O dep qav op. c) ciduni e duptamvepdz CATOPITT - xovj vji ecomovz vu veli e tviq cedl epf iesp qettowimz.

O'n tunixjisi civxiip e epf c ev vji nunipv. O jewi vji quvipvoem vu inqmuz nusi situasdit epf josi vjin uav up e fez sevi, veloph e dav. O emtu jewi vji ecomovz vu fiwimuq qsufadvt xjodj esi mietif epf tumf vu nz dassipv epf pix dmoipvt xjodj xomm djephi vjopht fsenevodemmz.

Updi gammz op qutovoup C, 2 ot enqmogoif epf nz uvjis wipvasit dep epf xomm gmuasotj.

Epf vu ni, vjisiop moit vji foggisipdi civxiip ov cidunoph 'geloph' epf edvaemmz qsuhsittoph.

Vji qsucmin xovj gsiimepdoph epf duptamvoph ot vjev ov ot wisz ietz vu neli e cov ug cepl epf vjip tivvmi ev 1 ecuwi, tu vjev 2 epf 3 fup'v uddas - oi e hmusogoif kuc..
 
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