Why at some point you need to let go

And why you need to learn from them

Sonny Recio
Aug 26, 2017 · 4 min read

Clients come and go. That’s the typical life of a freelancer or someone who wants to be self-employed. But for the sake of the context of the topic, this article is not just for people who were looking to let go of their old business for the sake of new ventures, letting go of clients for the sake of learning new skills. But for also to the people who were suffering from letting go due to emotional attachments.

I said my goodbyes to one of my recent clients. He’s a good client and good mentor to me as well. Sadly, I’m currently dedicated to one client so far. It began when he wanted me to go back and work on his current project.

“The point is, I like you.” my client said.

Although money is not the main reason why I let him go, I need to free up my time mainly to find myself some time to relax from an already exhausting job (which is developing Software for my clients and make their ideas happen).

I was sad to see my other client go. Well, to be precise, he’s my boss at a startup where he makes an app similar to AirBnb.

Actually, it was my decision to let him go so that I can free up more time to pursue other things in life where I’m passionate about doing. I already have a couple of personal projects in line to do. And I’m already dedicated to my other clients who have similar visions as him.

I’ve got to free him up or else I won’t be able to think sanely and won’t be able to free up anytime to relax.

I told him my issue is not the money, but the time. If I only have the time, I will definitely be glad to work for him and make his ideas happen. Because my client’s success is my success as well.

Sometimes, letting go is the best option for you to have larger options

I actually am attempting to finish all of my unfinished online courses and learn new skills along the way. Also, I need an ample time to rest so that I can work properly for my client the next day. I am also doing some passion/personal projects that I need finishing.

If I give my free time to him into the equation, chances are, I’m gonna suffer in finishing them up. And as a result, I have no time to pursue other things that I wanted to pursue. This will make my life stressful instead of becoming happy. What is money without freedom to do whatever you want?

I might be earning big in my freelancing business right now, but I don’t have much freedom. So there’s no point if I just get burned out and intoxicated along the way.

Letting go sets you up for more opportunities and more time to rest to recuperate your energy

I realized having lots of clients hurt my productivity and focus in the long run, so I have to make a decision to let one of them go or stay. I decided to let them go.

Once I made the decision, I just realized everything is coming back to me including my time to take it easy, take some long rest, and finally to find more opportunities to learn new things as well as opportunities to work on other exciting projects the clients had in store for me.

Letting go lets you learn a lot of things about life

It was a tough decision to make but I have to do it. I don’t want to let go of the client simply because he taught me a lot of things about life and he’s easy to communicate with when dealing with projects. But I have no choice, his project is stressing me out.

If you want to grow, you need to learn to let go. It fosters growth and lets you see things in a new light.

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