Writing.

When did you last change your opinion?

Listening without preparing a rebuttal, questioning certainty and allowing yourself to change.

When negotiating price becomes a red flag

Learning to recognise when a client values only the lowest price, and standing behind your work.

It is not easier—you are stronger

The practice, resilience and effort behind work that looks easy from the outside.

Build a portfolio that helps clients choose you

Choosing, organising and presenting work that shows potential clients what you can do.

You do not need Monday or a new year to start

Choosing to make a change without waiting for a special date on the calendar.

Keep the promises you make to yourself

A personal commitment to stop putting yourself last and become a better friend to your future self.

Some bridges should never be built

Knowing when to stop trying to persuade someone, while staying open to a different perspective.

Lies, honesty, and why I cannot eat Snickers anymore

A warehouse job, a damaged box of chocolate and an unexpected lesson about honesty.

The easiest way to become an expert

A conversation over coffee about learning, imposter syndrome, and putting knowledge into practice.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 36

Advice we wish we had known when starting out

A collection of career lessons from fellow professionals, with each contributor credited.

Career course corrections

Giving yourself permission to change direction, even when you once wanted the career you have.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 41

Lessons for my past self

Looking back at the lessons I wish I had understood earlier in my freelance career.

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