Freelancing is hard work. There are so many moving parts in your freelance business: project management, marketing strategies, setting your freelance rates, you name it. 

With all those priorities flying around, all that noise and motion, it’s easy to get off track. It’s easy to keep saying yes to crazy clients and boring projects. It’s easy to forget why you got into this in the first place.

One of Austin’s coaching clients experienced a record month, and said "It nearly killed me."

Can you relate? Do you ever feel like you’re getting dragged around by your freelance business? Take this podcast episode as your opportunity to reconnect with what you really want. 

Freelancing can be rewarding and exciting. The more clearly you define your freelance goals and motivations, the better your decisions will be. Clear goals generate desire and intent. 

Are you not making enough? Are you making enough but working too much? What needs to change? 

Discipline is remembering what you want.

In this episode, Austin shares the goal-setting exercise that helped him and his wife break their overspending habit. He also goes over the 3 questions you need to keep your freelance business on the rails and get the kind of growth you want.

Listen through to the end, take 20-30 minutes to write down your goals and core motivations for your freelance business, and put them somewhere you can’t miss them.

Key points

• Intro (00:00)
• The quote that helped me beat overspending (00:38)
• Identifying your goals for your freelance business (02:17)
• 3 questions you must ask yourself to determine your freelance goals (04:16)
• Why setting your freelancing goals is important (07:40)
• Increasing your income opens up new opportunities (10:20)

Notable Quotes

“In our darker moments when the wave of emotions and the wind of doubt are tossing the boat around, our goals can act as a lighthouse.”

“When you stop worrying about money, when cash flow is no longer your primary limiting constraint, your imagination stands up, shakes out its wings, and takes flight.”

“You’ll find it easier to finish what you start if you focus on what matters most to you.”

Links and resources from this episode

freelancecake.com/coaching

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