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9 Things That Will Happen When You Begin Freelancing Full-Time
Some are good problems to have, others need to be tackled immediately, but none are unavoidable.
In a recent counseling session, I discovered that I never dealt with the stress of leaving my job to freelance full-time.
In hindsight, I remember it was a stressful moment.
I had no real idea that I was going into freelancing.
As I tried different businesses, my savings were running low, and I had to get some income going. So I guess I stumbled into it out of a need to keep a roof over my family’s heads. I remember there were months when I barely made rent or had to scrounge up some change to make a grocery run.
There are both challenges and advantages of burning the boats and going full-time. Some you’ll discover immediately, others you’ll find over time. Here are just 10 of the many benefits, obstacles, and decisions you’ll encounter in your journey.
1. You’ll feel amazing knowing that you have control of your time.
Since freelancing, I’ve spent one month in Colombia and three months in New York. I would not be able to move around this freely in my 9–5. It feels fantastic knowing…
