FOR YOU
When you drive around your city, how many “Now Hiring” signs do you see? How often do you hear of places being too short-staffed to operate?
When my family and I RV’d across the western half of the country this summer, EVERYWHERE we stopped had a “Help Wanted” sign in the window. Coffee shops, restaurants, stores, gas stations — EVERYWHERE. Pick a place, and there was a cry for help — for new employees.
There are more job openings than willing workers these days.
Yes, people are in a hard place with their motivation to move forward and figure out what their post-pandemic life will be like.
I get it, firsthand. I had to reevaluate a lot of things in my personal AND business life to make sure I was still acting in alignment with my core values. My values hadn’t changed, but pretty much everything around me had.
It took a toll on my motivation, when I’m normally the exact opposite.
Are you in a similar boat? You know things need to shift, but you’re struggling with motivation AND you’re ready and willing to start taking productive steps again.
Here’s some great news — there has long been an abundance of opportunities for freelancers.
Now more than ever, business owners DESPERATELY NEED someone trustworthy and diligent to come into their businesses and take tasks off their plates. They’re experiencing a shortage of help, just like the restaurant down the street is.
So, where to start?
1️⃣ First thing first. It’s time to set good habits and make them non-negotiable.
And mama, you already have non-negotiable habits, like taking care of your family because you care about them and have a responsibility to them — even when it’s hard.
Could you devote that same level of significance when it comes to your goals for having your own business, like not having to go back to your job and living the lifestyle you want?
Some people call this your why, but I think it’s better described as getting rooted in whatever it is that makes you really care. What is SO IMPORTANT to you that you can commit to yourself to keep going, even on bad days?
2️⃣ Flip the script.
We tend to think way too big when it comes to changing habits or getting motivated, and then when we waver, we beat ourselves up and take two steps backward.
You can flip the script by adding one good thing to your routine rather than trying to withhold something from yourself.
For example, instead of worrying about taking away an hour of Netflix and scrolling social media, view it as adding 15 minutes here and there of networking online, going for a walk, or asking for help.
3️⃣ Don’t white-blouse it.
I haven’t trademarked this phrase yet, but I may have to. If you start with the thing you HAVE TO HAVE, it’ll feel impossible to find it.
You need clients if you want to have a successful freelancing business, but if you go out hunting for them, you’ll probably find it more difficult than it really is.
Instead of trying to figure out what services you want to offer and get everything perfect first, and THEN trying to find clients who fit that mold…
…FIRST find the need by observing how potential clients are describing their problems and what they’re asking for help with, AND THEN be the solution to those issues.
This method will almost always get clients in the door faster than what most people do when they white-blouse it.
Not everyone will continue to stay down. It might be hard, but you have this chance to get back up, start fresh, and create opportunities for yourself.
I always have your back…do you have yours?