It’s February… My least favorite month.  It’s freezing here in Cow Hampshire; It’s bleak; it’s grey.  By all accounts I should be miserable.  But I’m not!  I’m upbeat.  I’m positive.  I’m optimistic.  How is this possible?  Am I delirious from cabin fever? 

Ahh, yes!  Now I remember… I finally made the jump from part-time
freelancer to full-time solopreneur.  I work for Me, Inc. (Or is it
LLC?)  Whatever.  You get the idea.  I’m in control of my own destiny.
I make my own hours.  I come and go as I please.  I tell clients from
Hell to go back there without me!  Hey, this is pretty cool!   

OK… Before I figure out how I’m going to pay the mortgage this
month, there are a couple of new solopreneur rights of passage I need
to take care of. Here goes…

TO DO LIST:

1. Call former boss and yell the kid expression, You’re not the boss of me!
2. Ask myself for Friday off.
3. Savor that "fresh ink" smell from my new business cards.
4. Take a few minutes just to daydream.
5. RUN (don’t walk) to the mailbox to see if that client check arrived!
6. Get back to work!!!

So, my first few months out on
my own have been a mix of euphoria and panic.  I suppose that’s just
about where I should be!  Check back soon for more confessions of a new
soloproneur (and to see if I paid the mortgage!)

Lou B.

www.TheOnlineVideoGuy.com

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