Work Fewer Hours and a Shorter Week as a Solopreneur
Reclaim your time by shortening your workweek.
A solo business is alluring: you can set your own schedule and have a ton of freedom. Yet many solo business owners end up working more hours, far more than they’d work in a traditional 9–5 job. They’re not sure how to cut back, work more efficiently, or say “no” to clients.
One of my main goals for my solo business has always been to condense my work into as few hours as possible. By doing this, I have time to pursue personal interests or hang out with my family. I also knew, when I first launched a freelance writing business, that writing all day, every day would burn me out so I intentionally created a schedule to avoid that. Today, I only do client work a few hours per day and have one day per week set aside for no client work.
I share this because I want other solopreneurs to know it’s possible. You can set the boundaries and design a schedule that minimizes your working hours, giving you more flexibility.
Create structure around your work
9–5 life has some parameters around working hours (at least, in theory). You have an expected start and stop time. As a solopreneur, you can embrace non-traditional hours, but this can quickly derail into working…
