Comments on: Day 3: Set Your Freelancing Goals http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals Let's put the "freedom" in freelancing Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Elizabeth http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3882 Elizabeth Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:07:05 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3882 Thanks Alexis! Thanks Alexis!

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3881 Alexis Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:57:09 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3881 @Elizabeth - Excellet goals, I'm super excited for you! And don't worry about having an income goal that's too high or too low. Only you know what goal is "enough." I don't know why everyone is hung up on earning six figures a year, sheesh! @Elizabeth – Excellet goals, I’m super excited for you! And don’t worry about having an income goal that’s too high or too low. Only you know what goal is “enough.” I don’t know why everyone is hung up on earning six figures a year, sheesh!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3878 Elizabeth Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:17:27 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3878 This was such a useful exercise - but it did involve more brainpower than the previous two! Income Goal I would like to earn at least £900 (approx $1400) a month as a freelancer by Sept 2012. This doesn't sound like a lot, but it will cover all my expenses. I may not be able to buy designer clothes (not that I do anyway!) but it will be the first 5-6 months of business - and if I can earn this much it means I'm actually earning my living from freelance work, which is great. Obviously if I can earn more, that would be a bonus. Lifestyle Goal I would like to have time to exercise during the day (my preferred time and impossible to do with my current job). I would also like to work in different venues: the local park, coffee shops and so on. I also want to feel less stressed by being able to wake up more-or-less when I like and go out for walks/visits during the day. Sounds amazing right now! This was such a useful exercise – but it did involve more brainpower than the previous two!

Income Goal
I would like to earn at least £900 (approx $1400) a month as a freelancer by Sept 2012. This doesn’t sound like a lot, but it will cover all my expenses. I may not be able to buy designer clothes (not that I do anyway!) but it will be the first 5-6 months of business – and if I can earn this much it means I’m actually earning my living from freelance work, which is great. Obviously if I can earn more, that would be a bonus.

Lifestyle Goal
I would like to have time to exercise during the day (my preferred time and impossible to do with my current job). I would also like to work in different venues: the local park, coffee shops and so on. I also want to feel less stressed by being able to wake up more-or-less when I like and go out for walks/visits during the day. Sounds amazing right now!

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3631 Alexis Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:15:20 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3631 @Christina Crowe - Keep going, Christina! @Christina Crowe – Keep going, Christina!

]]> By: Christina Crowe http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3625 Christina Crowe Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3625 This assignment was harder than I thought it would be, especially when thinking about my lifestyle goals. I had already had a yearly income goal penned out when I had initially made the decision to write for clients on Elance, but I hadn't thought to break it down per month, so that's what I did today. Here goes... By January 31, 2012, I plan to have received $2,500 in my bank account. I figured $2,500 would be a good starting point. I have a vacation in November, so that's why I made the end-date so late. Thinking about my lifestyle goals was a bit harder, but I eventually decided on a number of hours I want to work each week (while earning the same income) to make room for other hobbies throughout the day. Christina This assignment was harder than I thought it would be, especially when thinking about my lifestyle goals.

I had already had a yearly income goal penned out when I had initially made the decision to write for clients on Elance, but I hadn’t thought to break it down per month, so that’s what I did today.

Here goes…

By January 31, 2012, I plan to have received $2,500 in my bank account.

I figured $2,500 would be a good starting point. I have a vacation in November, so that’s why I made the end-date so late.

Thinking about my lifestyle goals was a bit harder, but I eventually decided on a number of hours I want to work each week (while earning the same income) to make room for other hobbies throughout the day.

Christina
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]]> By: Creating Goals: When You Dream, Dream Big | Find Success In Life With Your Online Business http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3585 Creating Goals: When You Dream, Dream Big | Find Success In Life With Your Online Business Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:18:50 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3585 [...] you don’t truly want something, you won’t be persistent enough to work until you get it. One thing to always remember when you’re creating goals, and grabbing your vision, is to set ...://livelifeofsuccess.com/getvision/">vision, is to set them high. Not so high that you can’t [...] [...] you don’t truly want something, you won’t be persistent enough to work until you get it. One thing to always remember when you’re creating goals, and grabbing your vision, is to set …://livelifeofsuccess.com/getvision/">vision, is to set them high. Not so high that you can’t [...]

]]> By: Craig Silver http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-3557 Craig Silver Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:25:21 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-3557 Hey Lexi I have to say your life and site has served as an awesome source of inspiration for me. I have been sort of forced to pursue what has been a life long passion to create. Now that I am no longer distracted by my former careerpath in the insurance industry, I have the time to approach my goals to form a proper business in the graphic design field. With your guidance I have even more reason to expect success. Thank you. Hey Lexi I have to say your life and site has served as an awesome source of inspiration for me. I have been sort of forced to pursue what has been a life long passion to create.

Now that I am no longer distracted by my former careerpath in the insurance industry, I have the time to approach my goals to form a proper business in the graphic design field.

With your guidance I have even more reason to expect success. Thank you.

]]> By: Jack Watson-Hamblin http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-2892 Jack Watson-Hamblin Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:07:01 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-2892 I've just downloaded an iOS app called "Achieve" to help me with this. Was almost what I was wanting, but I couldn't find any other goal tracking/setting apps that incorporated anything like SMART. I’ve just downloaded an iOS app called “Achieve” to help me with this. Was almost what I was wanting, but I couldn’t find any other goal tracking/setting apps that incorporated anything like SMART.
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]]> By: Karen http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-2845 Karen Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:43:02 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-2845 This is usually hard for me to create and even more difficult to achieve but, as Bonnie said... Setting manageable and realistic goals are what I have tried to do. So, I've come up with short, mid and long term goals of 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-24 months respectively. I started out on my own 3 years ago and had to go part-time for the last 18 months but am ready to get going again. All the best to everyone on their goals. This is usually hard for me to create and even more difficult to achieve but, as Bonnie said… Setting manageable and realistic goals are what I have tried to do. So, I’ve come up with short, mid and long term goals of 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-24 months respectively.

I started out on my own 3 years ago and had to go part-time for the last 18 months but am ready to get going again.

All the best to everyone on their goals.

]]> By: Bonnie http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/set-freelancing-goals/comment-page-1#comment-2756 Bonnie Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:05:24 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=415#comment-2756 I set my goal, but I have a really bad habit of setting "unrealistic" goals...so here's mine: To earn $3000 per month freelancing 30 hours per week by December 31, 2011. Not sure how realistic that is, but it gives me something to work for where I can track how close I am to getting it done - and yes, like Chris Anderson said, I also set smaller goals that bring me closer to reaching my ultimate goal. I only have one piece of advice for people - if you do your best and give 100%, then if you fall just shy of your goal, don't beat yourself up over it - keep trying to reach that big goal. I set my goal, but I have a really bad habit of setting “unrealistic” goals…so here’s mine:

To earn $3000 per month freelancing 30 hours per week by December 31, 2011.

Not sure how realistic that is, but it gives me something to work for where I can track how close I am to getting it done – and yes, like Chris Anderson said, I also set smaller goals that bring me closer to reaching my ultimate goal.

I only have one piece of advice for people – if you do your best and give 100%, then if you fall just shy of your goal, don’t beat yourself up over it – keep trying to reach that big goal.

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