I
coach freelancers because my purpose is to uplift our industry, enabling us all to do amazing work that pays us well.
But when I reflect on the hundreds of freelancers I've helped, there are a few common blocks that keep coming up time and again.
If you're a freelancer or solopreneur, here are 18 ways you might be keeping yourself stuck:
- Competing on price, trying to be the "cheapest" provider out there
- Not getting super, crystal clear on your dream client
- Endlessly planning and researching without taking bold action
- Trying to launch multiple products and services at the same time
- Not marketing consistently
- Failing to do outreach for fear of rejection and sounding "salesy"
- Working for free or for "exposure"
- Not taking payment up-front
- Waiting for "inspiration" to strike before taking action
- Waiting until you feel "ready"
- Focusing too much on the service and not enough on the solution
- Trying to do it all yourself
- Getting advice from others who are also stuck
- Refusing to learn how to sell
- Rely entirely on word of mouth referrals
- Not leading your clients properly, then complaining about them
- Avoiding talking about money with clients
- Not fully realising that you can walk away at any moment
Which of the above can you admit to doing?
The reason I notice the traits above, and why I publish them for the world to see, is because I've been trapped in many similar ways myself.
In fact, I was the guy who would avoid talking money, never push back on unreasonable client demands, take on any type of work that came along and hated trying to "sell" myself.
But all that did was keep me small for years.
I was unhappy. I was poor. There was always a lot of potential, but my work never seemed to reach the quality I wanted because I kept taking on crappy clients with low budgets. This made me undervalue my profession and led to sub-standard results.
Every single one of those 18 points can be fixed. It takes a willingness to see a better reality and a commitment to doing the work.
With that, you can completely transform your life.
If you're open to exploring this with me, check out my
business coaching page where you can find out more and book a call with me.
