5 Self-Care Tips For Freelancers

Running your own business is great, but your main business is still you.

John Teehan
7 min readJan 26, 2021
Photo by Garrhet Sampson on Unsplash

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…

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John Teehan

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