Every Tuesday, creative freelancers (like you) learn from my 12+ years out on my own. Pricing, productivity, mindset, and everything in between.
🤓 My mindset for 2024: Create more and do it in public
​ Hey friend! This will be the last issue of the Nerd Notes in 2023. I figure everyone is enjoying the holidays; who wants to read emails (or write them)? I will see you on January 02, 2024; 2024 will be my (and your) biggest year yet. As we close out 2023, I can’t help but think about my goals heading into the new year. One of my core values is to keep things simple, and I carry this over to my planning out a new year. When I sat down to think through what I wanted 2024 to look like for my creative business, it came down to one thought: Create value and do it publicly. I want to spend more time building, creating, and sharing my process. ​Creating in public is a process that worked for me when I started freelancing, and it is the system that will help me continue my audience growth as I shift to a product-focused business model. This works FOR ME for 3 reasons:
MotivationPublicly sharing what you are working on starts the feedback loop and creates expectations around releasing. I need that. More ProductsMy goal for 2024 is for 75% of my income to come from digital products. That means I need to create more. If sharing my creative process is part of my content strategy, then this makes a flywheel that will keep feeding itself. Inspire OthersCreating my own business changed my life. One of my goals with this newsletter (and everything I do online) is to inspire others to believe in themselves and take the leap. What better way to inspire others than to share my results? If I can do it, so can you! 2024 Let’s Go!Now you know a bit about my plans for 2024. I don’t lock myself in a room for 3 weeks to plan it out. I pick a mission and use that as my compass. This is what works for me. Other ways of planning for a new year have just as much merit; use what works for you! Your turn!I want to hear from you! I reply to every response, so hit reply, and let’s start that conversation.
Keep Creating! P.S. Do you use Instagram? I share a lot of behind the scenes on there, give me a follow and see how I run my business! |
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Every Tuesday, creative freelancers (like you) learn from my 12+ years out on my own. Pricing, productivity, mindset, and everything in between.
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