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Haven't you always wanted to take a couple of mont Haven't you always wanted to take a couple of months and move to the French countryside to write a book like Colin Firth in Love Actually? 👩🏻‍💻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Or what about writing a Broadway play from a beautiful room with huge windows overlooking the ocean? 🐬 (Something's Gotta Give, anyone?). A dream job, right? Is there anything better than turning your passion into your profession?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, for your passion to become a hobby, you have to take it seriously, which means hard and consistent work! There's a difference between creating something as a hobby or as a business. And if you aren't willing to spend many hours working, you should consider letting hobbies be hobbies.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you're struggling with streamlining your creativity and turn it into an online business, read this week's post @borntofreelance and be ready to get some tough love. 😊️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Spoiler alert: You have to know yourself. You have to know when, where and how you work best. Take your time to figure it out and adapt your work routine to yourself. That's the key.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #noexcuses #nopainnogain
Wouldn't it be nice if the inspiration came to vis Wouldn't it be nice if the inspiration came to visit us at the right moment? Especially if she comes with an extra coffee latte, right?? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As Stephen King once said, "amateurs just sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work." 👩🏻‍💻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What about you? Are you still waiting for "the muse" to come, or are you going to grab the bull by the horns... and work?? 🐮⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #noexcuses #nopainnogain
If you have a love/hate relationship with social m If you have a love/hate relationship with social media like I do, but you want to get as many customers as it goes, you'll probably be dreading the "go out there and be yourself" kind of stuff you hear when you listen to social media gurus. At least I do! 🤪⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I got good news for you! 💫⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not everyone needs to be on social media to get customers!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼If your ideal customer is a company, you'll most probably be able to forget about social media!! Why? Because it doesn't make much sense. You need to be there where your customers will be looking for you, and Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat aren't that place. At least that's my experience!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼A great place for you to promote your products and services are professional networks like LinkedIn or professional associations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼To give you an example, I'm a member of the German Federal Association of Translators and Interpreters (BDUE). Almost any serious German company searching for professional translators is going to land at the BDUE site. So that's where I should be! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👩🏻‍💻Now, what happens when your ideal customer is a solopreneur or a blogger? Well... I'm afraid to tell you that social media is more than useful to let them find you. But hey, if it helps you get customers, this is something that you'll have to go through. 🤷🏻‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you'd like to get more deets, feel free to hop on to the blog @borntofreelance and read the whole post!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have a nice evening!! ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #noexcuses #nopainnogain
Have you stopped and think why you can’t quit co Have you stopped and think why you can’t quit complaining? 🤔 We all have THAT friend who always seems to have luck. Who got the best grades at college, applied for a study abroad scholarship, and – guess what – got it. That friend who’s successful at work and looks happy with her personal life. You know what I’m talking about, right? 🤢⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Having such a friend doesn’t make you feel particularly good about yourself. In fact, you find it so unfair, that you can’t stop complaining! 🤬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, let me ask you this: Have you ever wondered how this lucky friend of yours achieved it all? Was it just luck, like in win-the-lottery-luck? 🤑Wasn't her hard work a HUGE part of her success?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let me cut to the chase: What makes other people happy may not work for you! So don’t compare your life to someone else’s. It ain't worthy 🤷🏻‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s sooooo much easier to feel at disadvantage and complain than working on changing what you don’t like. But have you ever wondered whether you’re the one boycotting yourself? And in that case, why do you do that? Are you afraid of failing? Stepping out of our comfort zone might seem scary but staying there for too long won’t make us happy either!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you sure you aren’t making any excuses to avoid changing what you don’t like? Like change careers, start a business of your own, lose weight or travel the world? ✈️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ask yourself these questions:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼Do you have real reasons to complain?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼How can you change what you don’t like?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼Is jealousy making you feel unsatisfied with your life?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼Do you REALLY want to change something? Or are you just scared and use complaints to avoid stepping out of your comfort zone?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Look, having a positive mindset is half the battle. Try and look on the bright side of life (yep, quoting The Life of Brian here). Instead of complaining, make a plan to achieve your dreams. And think big! The higher you aim, the higher you’ll arrive! 🎯
Have you been following this post series? If you h Have you been following this post series? If you haven't, go and swipe up to discover the previous steps - and read them Netflix-style. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let me do a quick recap:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 1 - Categorize the kind of work you have to perform.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 2 - Set priorities. Not all tasks are equally important.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 3 - Take action depending on your children’s age and behavior.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And last but not least… A couple of advice yet for you to work from home with your kids around:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 Plan the very first thing that has to get done whenever you get to work. You don’t want to waste any time thinking about it when your kids are quiet! Ideally, you start right away on that first task you have to tackle! 👩🏻‍💻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 It’s essential that you schedule your working times. Never mind if you work at 5 am, 10 pm, or 11 pm: Do what you think is more doable for your own situation, but do schedule your approximate working hours and free time!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ Avoid rushing to your laptop any time the kids are busy. Instead of not having enough time to work, you may end up working way too much!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🧘🏻‍♀️ Take breaks, drink lots of water, and train if you can. It’ll help you keep a clear mind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🆎 Don’t make just one plan: With kids at home, you’ll need Plan A, Plan B, Plan C… and all the way up to Z 😀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that'd be it!! If you get to balance flexibility and focus, you’ll be the home-office queen!! 👸🏻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know, I know that it’s easier said than done, but being clear of your real priorities, taking some time for your children, and making sure that they’re fine before you start working could be the key for you to work from home without going totally nuts – even if schools are closed!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨If you have any more advice or any experience with working from home with kids, please share it below! I’d love to know!💫
"Quit your job and start a business on your own" i "Quit your job and start a business on your own" is easy to say, but when you have a 9-to-5 job, finding time and energy for your side-business can become an impossible task - especially, in the long run!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And the thing is that, if you don't work on it in the long run, it'll hardly ever stop being a side-business.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So how can we find the motivation we need to keep going? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ☀️ First of all, you need to set the days and times when you are going to work on your business. Early in the morning? When everybody is gone to bed? Or at the weekends?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎯 The next thing you need is to set a realistic workload. If you set daily goals that are hard to achieve, you'll end up frustrated, and you'll find yourself adapting your plans almost constantly, and even quitting - not your day job, but your side business!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🛠 Have everything ready before you start. If you're set out to work 1 hour at 5 a.m., don't waste 10 minutes of that single hour looking for tools, work materials, or whatever it is that you may need!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🧹 Also, have your workspace decluttered, tidied, and ready to work. Otherwise, you could fall into the temptation of tidying everything up "real quick" before starting to work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📱 Get all possible distractions out of reach! Cell phones, tablets, TVs... Anything that could catch your attention!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏱ Every Sunday or Monday: Dedicate 20 minutes to plan your week.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📆 Every month: Dedicate 30 minutes to plan your month.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If planning is the best start for such a long-run goal as starting a business, having a positive mindset is the fuel you'll need to keep going: Just remember that this hard time isn't going to last forever. It's just the transition you need to feel financially safe while building something on your own. 👩🏻‍💻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💫 Keep your goal in mind, remember why you started in the first place, and keep going. Just keep going. 💫
Do you consider yourself too young? Too old? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Is there such a thing as "too old" or "too young"? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When is the best moment in life to start freelancing? Or is it just an excuse not to take the leap?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📌 Read this week's post to find out the pros of younger and not-so-young ages to start freelancing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Link in bio 👉🏼 @borntofreelance⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #noexcuses
🌱 Just like plants require sunlight ☀️ and 🌱 Just like plants require sunlight ☀️ and water💧, dreams take some TLC, too! I may not have a green thumb, but I do know what it takes to keep my dreams alive! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎯 Strategy, 📆 planning, and, of course, 💫 perseverance is all it takes to achieve even the wildest dreams! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What about you? How do you nourish your dreams? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #yougogirl #daretodream
Step 3. Take action depending on your children’s Step 3. Take action depending on your children’s age and behavior. Here are a couple of tricks:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 If you have very small children at home, work countercyclically: They’re resting? You work. They’re hyperactively playing around? You’d better take a rest from your PC and spend some time with them. Otherwise, it can get very frustrating, believe me! 🍼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 Do your kids have homework? If they’re older, use that time to work at the same time as them – and spend more time together afterward. 📒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 I don’t know about you, but I can’t work near my 7-year-old boy when he’s “working” (his words). He’s either asking questions every 30 seconds or is happily “focused” doing homework AND singing at the same time (how can they do that??). 🎶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So before I start yelling around ’cause everyone’s interrupting me while I’m trying to work, I've learned that it’s better for my sanity to take that time to help him if he needs me – until he needs me again…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then, when he’s ready with his homework, I let him do something that he loves (and that he doesn’t need me for) for an hour. And that’s MY time!! I tell ya, that hour I’m the most productive person in the whole world 👩🏻‍💻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 Your children don’t have any homework to do? Then let them play, be children… and wait for them to get bored. ‘Cause they will get bored 🙃 Later, offer them to do something they haven’t done the whole day. TV for an hour works like a charm, but only if they haven’t been watching it the whole morning! So make sure they don’t play that special game you had reserved for that time frame when you want to work. You can also “pre-sell” it as a treat they’ll get if they let you work. 🚂🪁🪀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉🏼 Before you start, make sure they aren’t hungry or thirsty. Ask them if they need anything. It’s better to start 10 minutes later than get constantly interrupted. You’ll need more than a bit of patience, sister 🧘🏻‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That's all for today! STAY TUNED FOR STEP 4!
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