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Always worth remembering... Being busy doesn't mea Always worth remembering... Being busy doesn't mean being productive ;) Have a nice day!!
What's on your desk right now? Do you have too muc What's on your desk right now? Do you have too much stuff? Have you ever heard that too much clutter can be a sign of a creative mind? But you know what? I don't agree AT ALL!! I believe that too much clutter is rather the sign of a messy mind! And don't we all get a messy mind much more often than we'd like to admit!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We create clutter every time we don't finish a task. We leave it on the desk "for later." We create clutter when we don't plan our time adequately, and we leave everything on the desk. Also "for later." Or we just get a phone call - and answer it although we were 100% (ahem - supposed to be) focused on something. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And so does it all start. Clutter keeps growing and growing... And there comes a moment when we also feel overwhelmed with everything we have to get done. Everything we started but never ended. And you literally see it in front of you every time you go to your desk.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So sorry, but a messy desk is no place for a creative mind. A clean desk on the other side... Isn't it amazing to work on your projects knowing exactly what you want to do - on a clean desk? Do you also feel the same? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, the keeping-a-neat-desk struggle is REAL but worth it :D Here are a couple of tips to keep a clear desk / mind:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Every morning, plan what you want to do for the day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Don't plan too many things. Be realistic and give yourself an hour buffer.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Stop working 30 minutes before you actually have to leave your desk.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Sort out everything you have lying around.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Write down anything you need to remember for the next day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ * Enjoy the rest of the day!!
How many languages do you speak? Are you of those How many languages do you speak? Are you of those who think that English is enough? Well, it might be when you're traveling overseas... but if you want to get as many freelance jobs as possible, speaking only English isn't the best way to find international customers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let me give you a couple of reasons why learning a new language can be one of the best ideas to find freelance work:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Not everyone can speak English (surprise!), which means that you most probably won’t get to project managers assigning freelance jobs if they don’t speak English.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Project managers working with international projects most likely speak English, but that doesn’t mean that they’re looking for freelance services in English. In fact, it might not even occur to them that they could search for a freelancer in another language than their own.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Approximately 399 million people speak Spanish in the world. Do you really want to ignore that audience? It’s wider than English native speakers! Don’t you think you’d be wasting a huge opportunity to find new customers?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. There may be other countries where you’d get higher rates, like Germany or Switzerland, so why not learn German? You’d have much less competence if you applied directly in German than in English!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Once you can speak a foreign language, you can also create profiles in their local freelancers’ platforms and social media.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what do you think? Which language are you gonna try first?? Why not start this Summer? ;)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #languagelover
For someone who loves to travel and get to know ne For someone who loves to travel and get to know new places, this you-can't-really-plan-anything-for-sure-new-reality is awful! I can't help but keep searching for flight deals to the end of the world - and then close the tab again with a deep sigh.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What are you gonna do, right?? Just wait and hope, I guess!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ BUT this new reality isn't gonna stop me from dreaming with my next-whenever-that-is destination!! Even if that just means scrolling through my Insta feed to find gorgeous pics :D⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is it going to be for you?? Are you staying home? Autocaravaning? Going all in and taking a flight?
Having no boss, following your passions waking up Having no boss, following your passions waking up a bit later, or just working in your PJs - whatever your reason might be for wanting to start a business, you'll always have questions arising. Perfectly normal - that is, as long as they are only questions and not excuses that hold you back.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you think too long about something, two things may happen: Either you get 100% ready to start, or you change your mind and keep your status quo. Isn't that a shame? So what do you think if we go through a couple of those questions together and forget about quitting your business idea?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Link in bio!
How tough is self-employment really? Do you find t How tough is self-employment really? Do you find time to relax and enjoy your coffee without it getting cold because you're focused on your laptop screen?? #freelancers #coffeeholic
If you're all over the place about your future, ca If you're all over the place about your future, can't name one single thing you'd like to do, BUT you know that you'd love to be your own boss, check out this Ikigai flower, the Japanese secret to happiness that will help you discover what your passions are, and how to make a business out of them.
Don't you find it extremely easy to eat unhealthy Don't you find it extremely easy to eat unhealthy stuff when you're working at home? Especially if you got tons of work to do, and you want to make it quick. However, with an easy fix, staying healthy is way easier than it seems. Check this out: 1. Plan your weekly meals ahead. The more meals you plan, the less improvisation you’ll be doing. So make a list of every healthy meal and snack you’re going to eat next week. 2. Write your shopping list including only the ingredients you need for the planned meals in Step 1. 3. Once you’re at the grocery store, don’t buy anything you don’t need for those meals. Translation: Don’t buy anything you know you shouldn’t eat. By the way, that’s much easier if you aren’t hungry when you go shopping! 4. If you know you’re gonna need snacks, buy healthy ones. When you’re hungry and go to the kitchen to fetch a quick snack, make sure you only have healthy options. You’ll hate yourself at first, but you’ll get used to it 😉 5. Set a timer to start your lunch break – the later you eat the more probable it is that you’ll be hungry, so you’ll likely eat too much. So set a timer to eat a healthy lunch at a time when you know you’re not usually hungry yet. Got any more tricks? Share them below!!
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Are you looking for excuses not to start an online Are you looking for excuses not to start an online business? Aren't you sure whether online businesses are too sleazy? Do you have the feeling that brick-and-mortar businesses have a much better reputation?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let me give you 4 reasons why online businesses aren't that bad as you might think:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. No cost of leasing retail spaces >> Imagine how much money you’ll save if you work from home instead of opening a brick-and-mortar business.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. No expensive equipment needed >> PC and Internet connection are a must, but the rest of tools you need is nothing compared to the equipment needed in more traditional businesses. Think opening a restaurant or a bakery! How much would that cost?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Flexible opening hours >> You choose when to start and when to stop... almost always :) You can choose to work till late one night and then wake up later the next day and not work at all.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Failures don't exist >> They're called iterations! Your service-based business doesn't work as you'd like to - and you start teaching others how you do it? That's iterating from offering your services to teaching. So what?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What do you think? Why is it that online businesses don't have the same reputation as traditional businesses?
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