7 tips for fresh freelancers

Embrace your fresh start

As you transition into an exciting new phase in your career, set yourself up for success. Take this period of change as an opportunity to refresh, reset, de-clutter, and renew.

Clean your desktop, empty and organize your inbox, update your resume, get professional headshots, and build yourself a website.

Focus some time and energy into health and wellness or implement healthy new habits; routines such as doing a 5-minute stretch, pouring a tall glass of water, or reading a helpful article before you logging in to your computer can go a long way.

Set a schedule that works for you

Freelancing is about freedom — but that doesn’t mean abandoning a schedule. Use your newfound flexibility to create one that is tailored to your personality, work style, and needs.

This could mean scheduling yoga, online classes, coffee breaks, errands, ‘fun reading’ breaks, and walks into your workday to stay productive, engaged, and sane.

Build a strategy, rebuild it as you go

A career change is an opportunity to redesign your work-life balance and it’s worth putting some thought into before you pour your heart and soul into it.