How to Survive Your First Few Months As A Freelancer
Practical tips to embrace the uncertainty that comes with pursuing your passion.
Surviving your first few months in any job is hard.
But what about the reverse? If you quit your job to pursue your passion, how do you survive the first few months (which are always the hardest)?
You work alone from home, put insane pressure on your creativity to constantly pump out content, and feel disconnected from friends who revel in their regular jobs. It’s easy to slip into self-pity mode and lose sight of your goals.
How to make sure this doesn’t happen and have a smooth transition? Let’s take a look, shall we?
Here are a few mindset shifts and habits that helped me survive the first few months as a full-time writer.
1. Build a routine
As a self-employed person, you run the risk of falling into extremes: either working too hard or too little.
You might stare at the computer screen for hours at a stretch, and yet end the day feeling like you achieved nothing.
Or you might binge-watch Netflix for weeks, and then wake up one day to realize your bank account is empty.
