1. Fully Committed To Freelance

When we see something we want to do, many times we only see the tip of the iceberg, so it’s important we are deliberate in evaluating freelancing. This way, when we move forward we’re not caught off guard by the troubles we’ll likely face. The resources below are specifically curated to help you get fully committed to freelancing.

For some, freelancing isn’t even on the radar because the focus of life is on survival. Others dream about freelancing while others started and abandoned it because of the difficulty that comes with it. It is the few who fully commit to pushing beyond these difficulties into a life of flourishing. A quick way to test our commitment is to ask what we will do when paying projects disappear. Will you look for a job or will you seek out the next project?

Additional Resources

Purpose

• Fully Committed To Freelance: Download the official graphic for the first achievement in the Path Of The Freelancer book. This quick reference outlines the four stages of commitment and the formula for intentionality.
• The Formula For Intentionality: What does it mean to be intentional? When we have intent, we are making a choice. But, what are the many little choices we are making as part of the larger one? Dive in and explore the answers to these questions.
• What Is Purpose? What is purpose? Purpose is our why. It is what we believe and it pushes us forward. Purpose provides the energy and excitement to start an idea we have discovered. Purpose is why we get ...
• A Life Of Purpose: Pastor, philanthropist and author Rick Warren reflects on how the success of his book The Purpose-Driven Life triggered his own crisis of purpose. What should he do with this unanticipated wealth and attention? Warren uses his own story to explain the central tenet of his teaching: that the antidote to spiritual emptiness is recognizing what we have been given -- wealth, creativity, talent -- and using those gifts to make the world a better place.
• How Great Leaders Inspire Action: Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.
• The Map Book: Great leadership isn't about winning. It's not about pleasing people, and it's certainly not about titles. Great leadership is about making the contribution only you can make for your family and friends, your community or organization, your country or the world. Based in decades of research on adult development, The Map explains how we can take control of our growth and accelerate progress in leadership, life, and legacy.
• How to Let Your Purpose Find You: Here’s a question. Why are you (really) here? Let me offer you, then, my top four admittedly idiosyncratic — yet hopefully pragmatic — tips. Be uncool enough to love. Purpose is a kind of love; it bridges the gap between the individual and the world. Yet, at every turn, in our brain-dead cult of the glacial machine, we’re discouraged from even using the word love — unless, of course, when it serves the consumerist purpose of selling diamonds or cheeseburgers or SUVs.
• Purpose Driven Life: The most basic question everyone faces in life is Why am I here? What is my purpose? Self-help books suggest that people should look within, at their own desires and dreams, but Rick Warren says the starting place must be with God and his eternal purposes for each life. Real meaning and significance comes from understanding and fulfilling God's purposes for putting us on earth.
• Start With Why Book: START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.
• The Island Story: The Island Story is a unique parable of our journey through life as we face distractions, traps and receive the ultimate gift of redemption.
• The Noodlehead Marketing Story: Starting in 2007, Jason and his team set out to create a company they believed would take them towards their dreams & passions. As they arrived at this vision internally, it led to an unexpected year of release where they would eventually let the company go. This is their story...

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