Hey guys,
Without further ado, lets jump right to it:
Where am I right now? At least with one leg in the freelance-trap. I started to work as a freelancer last year besides my master studies and it didn't take long until I could earn my living with it. Which is great because I thought it would take me much longer to achieve location-independence (a big goal of mine). But now its time to take the next step...
Where do I want to be? I am trying not to set monetary goals (remember the cat metaphor of TMF ?). What I know: While I do enjoy my freelancing work, I hate the feeling to be dependend on one stream of income. I want another one. I also want a business that has the potential to earn money without me sitting infront of my laptop. E-commerce, a website-idea and writing an E-book are buzzing in my head.
My motivation? 3 things
The biggest problems right now:
1) Say no to money. I never earned that much money as I am doing right now (only had student jobs before). I enjoy it and hate to refuse clients. The problem? I take on new projects day after day - and then rarely have time left for new business ideas.
2) Choose one idea/direction and execute. I have business ideas nearly every idea. I jot them all down in my little notebook - and then I do nothing.
3) I still want to invest more time in my freelancing business. My hourly wage is steadily increasing, this month will be a new record. I want to raise it until I reach 50 euros per hour.
3 Skills I want to focus on:
Some sort of an actionable plan, take a decision of what to pursue besides my freelancing work - and then block free time for it every day.
On a side note: I will become a digital nomad soon. Hopefully it wont take long until I can name myself digital entrepreneur.
Without further ado, lets jump right to it:
Where am I right now? At least with one leg in the freelance-trap. I started to work as a freelancer last year besides my master studies and it didn't take long until I could earn my living with it. Which is great because I thought it would take me much longer to achieve location-independence (a big goal of mine). But now its time to take the next step...
Where do I want to be? I am trying not to set monetary goals (remember the cat metaphor of TMF ?). What I know: While I do enjoy my freelancing work, I hate the feeling to be dependend on one stream of income. I want another one. I also want a business that has the potential to earn money without me sitting infront of my laptop. E-commerce, a website-idea and writing an E-book are buzzing in my head.
My motivation? 3 things
- Support my mother financially once shes retired (in 3-5 years),
- be an example for my younger brother that he can achieve everything he wants in life and
- shut them naysayers up.
The biggest problems right now:
1) Say no to money. I never earned that much money as I am doing right now (only had student jobs before). I enjoy it and hate to refuse clients. The problem? I take on new projects day after day - and then rarely have time left for new business ideas.
2) Choose one idea/direction and execute. I have business ideas nearly every idea. I jot them all down in my little notebook - and then I do nothing.
3) I still want to invest more time in my freelancing business. My hourly wage is steadily increasing, this month will be a new record. I want to raise it until I reach 50 euros per hour.
3 Skills I want to focus on:
- Copywriting
- (Digital) Marketing
- Skill X [to be found]
Some sort of an actionable plan, take a decision of what to pursue besides my freelancing work - and then block free time for it every day.
On a side note: I will become a digital nomad soon. Hopefully it wont take long until I can name myself digital entrepreneur.
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