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3 Important But Easy-to-Forget Lessons Every Creator Needs to Learn
And why keeping them in mind will make your journey easier.
I woke up a few days ago feeling like my life is meaningless.
It felt as if I’m just pushing on, living one day after another, but in the grand scheme of things, I’m just lost — floating along without an anchor to hold me in place.
For some context, I was working on two big projects last month— both of which just ended. And now, I feel like there’s nothing to look forward to.
This is one of the hardest part of being self employed.
When you have a job, you know what to do each day. All you have to do is to simply follow whatever orders your boss gives.
But when you’re your own boss, you have to plan new projects, make actionable to-do lists, and strategize your month right. Without a plan (or a long-term project), you can feel untethered and lost. That’s what’s happening to me.
When you play the consistency game, it’s easy to ignore your mental health.
You get lost in constantly selling something new or trying to add another income stream, that you forget to look back to appreciate how far you’ve come.
