Life of a Freelancer
Let’s start simple. Hi, how are you doing? I’m sure many of you have been asked that a multitude of times, and be honest. Sometimes you have no idea how to answer that. I know I don’t. I feel smarmy if I say I am doing great, but the truth is I now am. The struggle was real in the beginning, there is NO hiding that, but I found my stride along with my motivation, and have put it to good use.
On a Business Level
I remember the utter panic I had when this pandemic started to affect my business. I kind of went straight to the “okay time to pack this in and give up” vibe. My sheer relief of not doing that is unreal by the way. So why didn’t I? Well there is a couple of reasons.
I felt it would be selfish to give up. I have worked hard for years, my clients love what I do for them, and although some have had to cancel their contracts, they couldn’t of been more supportive and positive about what I do. That in its self was a boost.
Another big reason for continuing is I started to seethe rise in small businesses getting to grip with transitioning to online, all whilst trying to be creative on how they can still function. When I looked at the bigger picture this is what my business is all about! But I realised I had to adapt too so I could be there for them. I want to be there for them like a business bestie. So that’s what I’ve done. Ives adapted. I offer incentives, I give away free reusable tools and even offer business owners a chance to have a virtual coffee meeting with me. This has in turn seen me have the biggest business growth since last year – and I’m bloody ecstatic!
On a Personal Level…
Now personally, well I’ve been a bag of emotions. Stressed, anxious, mum guilt, frustration. You name it I’ve felt it. I need to remind myself that it’s okay to feel like this as this is by no means a normal situation! However I have adopted a few daily rituals that suit me to a tea. Each day I try to:
Get up before everyone else, make a cuppa and sit at my back door
Shower to wake myself up!
Create a brain dump of ideas, thoughts, future plans in a notebook
You may think “Rachel these are normal practices you should of been doing” and your right. But during these times laziness can easily kick in. Which is okay from time to time however I don’t want bad habits form. Each day I make sure I do these 3 things and if that’s all I accomplish that day, then that’s fine. All I know is I am very grateful for each and every day at the moment. Both personally and professionally.
I’d love to her what rituals you do daily during lock down! Drop me a message on my socials and let’s get sharing!
Until next time,
Rachel – Aesthetic Roots xo
