Health First Freelancer
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Your ONE thing βοΈ
How is it already the end of March, Reader?? We have now technically, officially, made the transition from winter to spring. And I finally feel like I'm starting to emerge from hibernation. π· And just now, this video from Deya drops in my lap all about honing your focus in your business to ONE thing. It was a reminder I definitely needed. You should go watch the video, but here's the premise. Most of us get caught up in doing everything everywhere all at once in our business. We think we need...
Leaning into a season of rest π§‘
It's the first fake spring, Reader! πΈ This is what I call the first spike in higher temperatures up here in the north at the tail end of winter -- quickly followed by a drop back into the 40s and 30s. But for today, it's going to be 64 degrees, my windows are open, and I'm grateful. βΊοΈ Take the wins where you can find them. But I am not dropping into your inbox this fine Monday morning simply to discuss the dubious Wisconsin weather. Today I want to share more of a personal phase I've been...
Visualize yourself LOVING your work
Good morning my friends, I was watching this Science of Self-Care video this morning (amazing YouTube channel, you should definitely subscribe), and she introduced this idea of visualizing yourself loving your work as a self-care habit. I feel like I've been caught up a bit in the stress and overwhelm of day-to-day work lately, so this idea pinged me instantly. I have my dream job, my dream business, my dream life. But sometimes it's easy to get lost in the sauce of deadlines and demands on...
Embracing the winter season βοΈ
Hey there Reader, If you celebrate, I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day on Friday. π More so than the holiday, this time of year stands out to me as the true dead of winter. If you live in the North like I do, it's about mid-February that really starts to drag on in the cold and dark. (And snow -- we got about a foot last week!) It's easy to want to be a slug all day and maybe even feel genuinely depressed. Spiraling thoughts, anxiety, lethargy -- for many, it's all par for the course...
Sometimes you just gotta pick
Good morning freelancers, Last week we talked about freelancing as the fastest and easiest way to get started making money online (as opposed to selling products of any kind). But even when you've decided on freelancing as your course of action, you're still left with a lot of options. Maybe you have multiple skillsets and you're not sure which one to focus on. Maybe you have multiple industries, individuals or businesses you're interested in serving. And even if you've figured out those two...
How I work while traveling
Hey there Reader, When you receive this on Monday, I'll be out of town visiting family for a week. (I'll also be officially one year older, my birthday is, or was, on Sunday January 19. π₯³) So this feels like a good time to talk about how I work while traveling (unless I'm completely off on vacation of course). Balancing work and travel always looks a little bit different depending on the length of the trip, the destination, and what else is going on. If I'm just out of town for a few days for...
Looking behind to look ahead π
What's up Reader, First thing's first, I'm SO EXCITED to share that we now have a lovely little group of humans in the Health First Freelancer community! π₯³ I could not be happier with the people who joined as Founding Members -- we have such a cool range of experience levels, walks of life, and personalities. I already can tell we're going to have some super fun discussions and elevate each other to achieve our 2025 health and freelancing goals. Speaking of goals, have you thought about what...
A sneak peek for ya π
How's it going, Reader? We are rapidly approaching the launch of the *official* Health First Freelancer community on Mighty! π₯³π₯π Doors will open on December 15th and stay open for our founding members until January 10th. So you have almost a full month to decide if you want to join us and make 2025 the year you become a profitable, successful, amazing, brilliant Health First Freelancer. Not that I'm biased or anything. π I'm someone who likes to sit on and mull over these kinds of decisions...
Purpose π€ wellness
Hey there Reader, As we creep closer and closer to the end of the year (and the beginning of a new one), I find myself taking a closer look at many areas of my life, including my "purpose." Purpose can seem like a big scary word, but I think it can be a lot simpler than we think. You might have One Big Purpose in your life, which might be tied to your career, your family, or your artistic endeavors. But you might also have a "smaller" sense of purpose: to spend time in nature, to show up with...
Should you ever power through?
Hey there, Reader, If you've been around these parts for a while, you know I'm a big advocate for getting the rest you need, and not overworking yourself. As you learn pretty quickly with a chronic illness, overworking and the stress that comes with it often leads to a flare up of your condition, or general exhaustion. Consistently overworking leads to burnout that can take much longer to recover from. The point of being a Health First Freelancer is that overworking becomes much harder to do...
Build a business that puts your health and wellbeing FIRST, even if you have a chronic illness. If I did it, so can you! Weekly freelancing, health and lifestyle tips, straight to your inbox.