I finally have had a moment to reflect on last year and look at my numbers. I reflect briefly, taking a qualitative look back, but this is mostly a quantitative look. 

Here’s what I share with you in this episode:

• My 2023 income goal (big and audacious!)
• My 2023 word of the year 
• A reflection on how 2022 was for me
• My Q4 recap, including an analysis of income and time tracking
• My 2022 total income 
• My weekly average number of hours worked last year
• The number of weeks of vacation I took (and one sick week)
• My number of clients and a reflection on “regular” clients vs. one-offs and anchor clients
• Why I fired one “good” client
• Six lessons learned—or gentle reminders I needed—from last year that might be helpful to you also

Biz Bite: Overestimate your time for deep work

The Bookshelf: “The Light Pirate” by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Resources:

• Join the Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group. 
• Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee.
• Episode #152 of Deliberate Freelancer: How Mary Tindall Began to Earn $200,000 a Year as a Freelancer
• Episode #127 of Deliberate Freelancer: Embrace LinkedIn to Improve Your Business, with Atlas Katari
• Episode #147 of Deliberate Freelancer: My Q3 Audit—Grief, Brain Fog and Better Times Ahead
• Episode #139 of Deliberate Freelancer: A Solo Biz Retreat After a Struggling Summer
• Episode #137 of Deliberate Freelancer: I’m Grieving. How Can I Keep My Business Running?