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5 Self-Care Tips For Freelancers
Running your own business is great, but your main business is still you.
When you’re on your game as a freelancer, there is nothing that can stop you.
When you’re feeling less than your game, your business can crash and burn with alarming speed.
That’s why you need to think less about the constant shuffle happening right now and more about taking care of yourself so that you can keep yourself and your business productive and profitable for years to come.
Burnout can happen quickly, and it sneaks up on you. Ask any seasoned freelancer. They’ve had to learn the hard way how it can adversely affect a thriving business.
The good news is that you don’t have to wait for burnout to happen to you. Five simple self-care tips can go a long way in making you and your business more sustainable and at the top of its game.
You’ve got nothing to lose.
Put aside time for people in your life
We’re social animals, like it or not. And some social connections are pretty meaningful. Don’t get so lost in your freelance hustle that you forget to get in some face time with your family and friends. That means putting the laptop away, or whatever your primary freelance tool is, and talk with your spouse, or your children, or parents, or roommates, or an old school chum.
Whoever you choose to make face time with, make it a priority. This will realign your brain a bit and pull you out of work mode. The result will be a more creative and engaged mindset when you go back to work, plus the added bonus of knowing people are out there.
Time with other people can be therapeutic. Take advantage of that. And time is not an endless commodity. It’d be a shame to waste it.
And while you’re taking some time to be with your loved ones, remember that you, yourself, count as a loved one. Step away from work from time to time to just be with yourself if that’s what will work best for you.
