August: 7 ways to use your freelance time while the world seems to take a break
August: 7 ways to use your freelance time while the world seems to take a breakFrom desk spaces to tax returns via 'that big project'...Ping! There goes another email in my inbox saying that someone is away. Or an instagram post to say that they’re taking a break for August. I’m sort of one of them, changing the hours of a Facebook group I co-admin to ‘office hours only’ for August so we can all have a bit of an admin break. I’m also away for a week in August, but I’m sure I’ll end up making a note somewhere of something to do with the business, and popping some stories on insta… I’m not having a whole month off, but I am sure many people are. And if not on holiday, many are setting the out of office. Business, it seems, will resume in September. But what if you don’t want it to - or can’t afford to wait until then? When the out of offices come thick and fast, the noise of social media quietens down, and those enquiry emails go unanswered, it can feel like this is a tumbleweed month, with nothing to do but wait for the ‘back to work/school’ vibes to kick back in. People are either on the beach, in a field, at a festival or taking some time out - and that’s all great! But if you aren’t, and want to keep working, it can feel like the lack of other people is a problem. If you want and need to work, what now? It can feel like doing admin, planning, thinking about things, having chats or ‘away from the desk time’ can feel like a waste. Is that really working on your business? How many times have I sat reading a magazine or scrolling a website thinking I’m time wasting, when really I’m doing research, thinking of ideas, seeing what the press is doing and who I might pitch to. It’s HARD though, right? Because all the things we can do for our freelance business that help it develop, like all of the above, don’t feel like work. so we don’t commit to them. But when we do, magical things happen. When we do some admin, our brain feels clear and new ideas fall into place. When we take a step back, or address that too-full inbox, we can often feel lighter, and more ready for new business when it does come. Here are 7 things you can do in August if things feel quiet but you still want to be productive…
Read, listen, subscribe…Read - I’ve just come across the book ‘Some kids I taught and what they taught me’ - this Guardian piece is a wonderful interview with the author, Kate Clanchy. Listen - Female Leaders on Fire is a new podcast from Nicola Buckley, who I met on my coaching course. Subscribe - I’ve launched another newsletter! This one’s called The View from Coaching Corner and is a weekly missive all about the coaching side of my work. News and upcoming events…There’s still time to enter the IPSE National Freelancer Awards - entries close on August 6th. I have availability for coaching in September as well as beginning the next group for ‘Relight Your Freelance Fire’. Click the insta image below for more info or check out info on my LinkTree. If you liked this post from Freelance Feels: The newsletter for humans who work for themselves, why not share it? |
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