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Leonardo da Vinci's creative process
How to approach problem-solving like da Vinci
The importance of curiosity and observation
Relations & Communication
Freelancers tend to be good at what they do but find it hard to build a good relationship with clients. They can spend hours perfecting the project for clients but will struggle to set aside a few minutes and talk with clients to build their relationship.
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Telling “NO”
Freelancers always find saying NO to clients complicated. They are so used to always thinking about what's best for the client that it becomes difficult to say no because of the fear of offending, upsetting, or losing the work. But it's a necessary part of the job, so you need to learn how to do ...
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Decision Making
A freelancer will always struggle with decision-making regarding certain aspects like building good clientele, personal marketing, pricing the services, setting the right priorities and deadlines.
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The Revision Cycle
Freelancers find it hard to consistently deal with client change requests. They struggle to find that balance point where they don't end up doing a lot of work for free and can still keep clients happy with the result.
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Marketing Their Work & Self Promotion
Freelancers always find it hard to balance client work and personal marketing. Most of their day goes into client work, and the remaining few hours go to their personal life. Striking the right balance in client work and self-promotion has always been a struggle for freelancers.
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Firing The Bad Clients
As Freelancers, we are bound to work with all types of clients; some will be a pleasure to work with, some will be like your best friend, and some will make you feel like you are working in hell. Still, we would struggle to fire these bad clients because of overthinking, fear of losing work, and ...
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The 6 Things Freelancers Are Not Good At
Freelancing is often seen as a way to break free of the constraints of 9-5 jobs. However, there are also disadvantages that come along with this lifestyle. Here are seven things freelancers are not good at.
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As a freelancer, you have no boss, no mentor, and you make all your own decisions about what work gets done, and when it gets done. This can be great for some people, but it's hard on others who need structure in their lives.
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Time Allotment Myth
While we normally would allot a day or a weekend for our passion project, we end up not moving forward in spite of the time set aside.
If we can spare a few minutes to work on our passion project, in increments, we start to build something, with consistency.
Not Keeping an Open Mind
It can be tempting to stereotype new colleagues or clients, or to make assumptions about them based on just a few pieces of information.
Set time aside to listen when you meet someone new. Give them space to talk about their viewpoints and take time to absorb these.
Meetings
- For the Leadership Team Meeting, start by having each member of the team rate how they're feeling and share a few words about their current state or weekend.
- Train managers to spend 2-5 minutes at their regular scheduled meeting to talk about non-related work topics that build trus...
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