008 : DOING, DONE, DOWNLOADABLE

1. DOING / DONE

Hey Freelance Friend,

I’m ready to share with you my #1 freelance hack that actually makes you feel good, every day!

The truth is, your to-do list is making you feel bad.

As a Freelancer, your to-do list gets out of date real quick.

When you plan ahead the night before and write that to-do list (the well prepared among us!) or even first thing in the morning, by the end of the day that to-do list doesn’t reflect what you have really done.

If you had one, well-defined job role like most people, maybe that would work.

But you are also the head of sales, marketing, admin, HR and whatever you actually do.

Receiving an incoming call for a potential project? Not on the to-do list.

Being asked to provide a proposal? Also not there

Chasing that invoice? Nope

By the end of the day you look at your unfulfilled promises (that to-do list) and feel guilty.

You had 5 things written down but only managed 3… “why am I not productive!”

That’s where the DONE LIST comes in!

The DONE LIST is a space for all the things that weren’t on your to-do list, but you ended up doing anyway!

You will see how much you REALLY do in a day, and you will be shocked.

You will see that you are actually doing SO MUCH MORE than your to-do list knew about at the start of the day.

You may only tick off 3 of the 5 things on your to-do list.

But you will see you actually did 17 THINGS.

You see the reality of your work, and you feel so much better about closing your laptop, tell your boss to f off until tomorrow (you are your boss though so...) and ACTUALLY ENJOYING YOUR EVENING.

Especially for ADHD people, where you are always switching tasks and doing bits here and there which were definitely NOT on your to-do list...you will see the amount of work you are doing.

I went ahead and created a FREE daily planner PDF with all the usual areas PLUS a done list section!

Download below and check it out.

You can print it off or fill it in using a tablet!

2. DOWNLOADABLE

3. Freelancer Feature

In response to last weeks call out for Freelance tips we had the incredibly talented Briony Samuel write in with the following:

Don't isolate yourself. It can be tempting to spend every hour under the sun working away at your computer, but though it might feel productive in the short term, being a workaholic hermit will not help you grow and sustain a business.

Get out of the house, network, be genuinely interested in what other people are doing, and find your community. Not only will this help with getting word of mouth referrals, but it means you'll get to enjoy some of the amazing benefits you would otherwise miss by not being part of a team.”

I couldn’t agree more!

Next Week

009: PAYMENTS, PRICING, PITCHING

A huge and unsexy part of Freelancing is getting paid. This part can truly be the worst if you don’t get things right. Even if you do, clients can still cause you headaches!

We are going to take a deep dive into the world of money as a Freelancer.

Getting paid, pricing your services and pitching to prospective clients.

With you next Thursday at 11:00am (UK TIME)