Comments on: Freelancing isn’t all Fun and Freedom – Dealing with Burnout

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:59:29 +0000

I’ve been getting a litte burnt out lately, so I understand how you feel.

We must keep pushing forward!

By: Brad Ross Photography

Brad Ross Photography — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:29:30 +0000

I am currently on the verge of moving from working for “The Man” to owning my own studio. I appreciate the time you took to talk about some tough parts of it.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:35:53 +0000

Sounds like a ton of work.

Keep it up…Make all of us working on websites proud!

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:01:20 +0000

Thanks for the link to Avoiding Freelance Burnout – a nifty guest article on my site.

I’ve been experimenting with smiling more – just that. And it’s working

By: Char

Char — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:44:13 +0000

Sean – sometimes just putting it out there can be a start to getting on the right track! Thanks for stopping in.

Deborah – thanks for the tips – I have started outsourcing the things that I don’t do well – hopefully that will help.

Mommyknows – thanks for the support! Glad you stopped in.

OMSH – Thanks for coming to visit my site too. I typically work 6 hour days and have to be better about not logging back into work in the evenings or taking a morning a week to just go do what I want to do.

By: OMSH

OMSH — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:12:16 +0000

HI MOMMYKNOWS! I LOVE YOU! – I’m feeling your pain Char. About 2 weeks ago I sat down and made a list of all the things that were stressing me out. I found out that my work was taking over my life – and when I made the decision to work from home it was so that my life could be more balanced – NOT the other way around.

So, I made a decision.
Five hour days.
I plan on writing about this soon because it has turned my day around. I work 25 hours a week, I’m just as productive, and somehow I’m making more money.

Freelance rocks when we control it, instead of the other way around.

Glad to have found you – via you finding me! I’ll be subscribing!

By: mommyknows

mommyknows — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:08:23 +0000

I so know how you feel. I used to run an at home business on the internet and I often found myself working ALL the time. When I wasn’t working, I was thinking about it. I did, what Deborah suggested and hired an assistant. She ran all my errands, bought groceries and even vacuumed. It helped, I ended up sick and sold my business. I am thinking about doing a bit of design on the side. I love wordpress and I LOVE your site.

By: deborah

deborah — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:36:08 +0000

A powerful tool for stress management and burnout avoidance is meditation. The core concept is to get a few minutes of alone-time and be still… give yourself permission to stop thinking, planning, fretting and just sit and enjoy just *being*. Combining meditation with another activity that gets you moving, preferably out in the sunshine, and away from the home office can enhance the benefits. For example, walking or hiking to a spot where you can get some peace and meditating for 15 minutes. Some of the “how to be successful” gurus, such as Marc Allen, are integrate meditation and/or visualization exercises into their “systems.”

Another recommendation: if you’re making enough money, consider hiring an assistant. If you have a local university, students can be hired pretty cheap.

By: Sean Nieuwoudt

Sean Nieuwoudt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:16:50 +0000

Yea, you are right… its really easy to become overwhelmed and completely burnt out when you are a freelancer. I went through some really tough times too.

Thanks for the links.