If you speak to a freelancer about their work, there's a good chance that they have difficulty in switching off.
When you're the one responsible for:
😅 Paying the bills
😳 Booking the clients
😱 Making the connections
You feel you must be CONSTANTLY hustling,
otherwise you simply don't 'want it' enough.
Even the wins pass fleetingly, because you've cultivated a mindset of insatiable progress.
No one job will ever be enough.
No one award will ever be enough.
No one financial milestone will ever be enough.
So here's your reminder to TRY and give yourself a break today.
This game is about working SMART as much as hard.
And a big part of that is sustainability.
In order to win the game, you need to be sure you keep in it. And that requires looking after your health and setting boundaries as much as it does wanting it hard.
The 'addiction' mindset to work can be very attractive.
Eddie Guerrero demonstrates a pretty compelling argument for it in this wrestling promo,
deftly flipping his 'problem' into a solution.
But he died of heart failure within a year or so of delivering this speech.
Have I really used the passing of a much loved pro wrestler to make a point about business?
Yes. Yes, of course I have.
But hopefully you get the point!
By Chris Tester - British Male Voice Actor