The Rundown
November 2023
November has been quite the month. The combination of global turmoil, my busiest season for client work, my repeated inability to see burnout coming, and holiday craziness has me exhausted. One of the lessons I have to learn over and over again is that balance is a verb, not a noun—it is something we have to constantly watch and adjust our habits to achieve.
If you feel like you’re also juggling too much as a solopreneur, I have a very special free live Q&A I’m running on December 5 with two other amazing freelancers on project management strategies. It’s called Tame the Freelance Circus, and you can find out all about it here.
PS: It’s open enrollment season. If you source your own benefits as a solopreneur, I’ve linked a guide below from Freelancer’s Union on health insurance.
What I’m Reading
Books
I recently finished The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. This book has been mentioned in so many other things I've been reading that I had to check it out for myself. A very interesting look at everything from sociology to anthropology to biology to explain the different moral matrices that guide our thinking.
Other Stuff
What I learned as a neurodivergent freelance writer | Lisa Fourman, Freelancers Union
When you become a freelancer, your identity changes. Here’s how | Joy Batra, Fast Company
Boss Mindset: How to Own Your Work | Me, My Blog
Podcast
In November, we released the following podcasts:
You can look forward to these episodes in December:
How to Plan for the New Year with Anna Burgess Yang
A Freelance Marketplace Built by a Freelancer with Maari Casey
Resources
Click here for my resource list, where I keep a regularly updated list of all kinds of great stuff for your freelance journey.
[Free workshop] Setting smart, strategic prices - 7 numbers you must know
[Free workshop] You Are Enough! Break Free from Imposter Syndrome and Navigate Self-Doubt
[Podcast] The State of the Freelancing World 2023
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© Sarah Duran 2023
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