Comments on: Defining Freelance Success

By: Will Working on Holidays Tear the Berry-Brewer Team Apart? | Freelance Parent

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:32:31 +0000

[...] too long ago, we wrote about how we define success as freelancers.Â In our case, it has a lot to do with being able to say â€œnoâ€ when we want.Â The flip side of [...]

By: lornadoone

lornadoone — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:58:15 +0000

These are all awesome answers, you guys! lornadoones last blog post..Defining Freelance Success

By: Amy Maffei

Amy Maffei — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:10:42 +0000

My success is if I can take off for lunch with a friend or go shopping with my mom on a random day during a workweek without it setting me back for days. Success is making enough money to save some every month. Success is feeling really good about the work I did when I close up the return package. Success is if I can say take less work once in a while because I need some time for myself and I am not haunted with worry about it!

By: Genesis

Genesis — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:16:15 +0000

For me, success is partly connected to a paycheck. I wanted to be able to build our house and to afford decent food for my kids . . . without being stressed all the time. And now that I have reached that point, IÂ´m pretty happy. My next goal is to earn enough to be able to live in Canada again!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:29:42 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this, Lorna!

For me, being able to pour my heart out onto blank page after blank page, and (part of the time anyway!) being able to see my name in print, is the sweet success I’ve always dreamt of. I may not be rich in green stuff, but I’m rich in my heart and soul. That’s success enough for me!

*smiles*
Michele

Micheles last blog post..Freelance Writing: Sharing Our Hearts

By: catnip

catnip — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:50:44 +0000

Though I’ve rarely said no to a contract, I love knowing I’m free to do so. I feel successful in that I went from full time work in an office to freelancing from home without major $$ interruption, but I would feel truly successful if I had multiple clients right now instead of relying on one. What happens if that one stops sending work my way? I know I have to start marketing myself and I’m close – but not quite there yet.

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By: Lis Garrett

Lis Garrett — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:36:06 +0000

The money is definitely nice, but I define success as having the gut feeling that you are “there.” It means not waking up each morning with a big helping of “worry” on your plate. Obviously, I have yet to reach that point! But I feel (fingers crossed) I’m on my way . . .

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