| Whenever my father and I had a particularly big | | | | Step 3. Choose what you want to do |
| project in front of us, as I broke a sweat and paced | | | | Now that you understand 'why' and 'how much time' |
| the floor, my dad would say to me... "Approach it like | | | | you are working with, you are equipped to decide |
| eating an elephant." And, I always knew what that | | | | 'what' it is that you want to do as a freelance. |
| meant. | | | | You will want to do some research first of course, to |
| When I was just a boy, my father asked me, "How | | | | ascertain what you're most suitable for. Take a little |
| would you eat an elephant? | | | | time to figure out what it is that you want to do. This is |
| "I don't know," I said. "I don't think I could ever eat an | | | | important. Because you will never be prosperous at |
| elephant!" | | | | work you do not enjoy. |
| "Sure you could," my dad would beam. "By taking one | | | | Step 4. Take action immediately |
| small bite at a time." | | | | Do not get carried away in your research to such an |
| This 'slow but steady' approach can help you succeed | | | | extent that you aren't taking action. You may stumble |
| at establishing a successful freelance job while | | | | a few times before landing on the right freelance job |
| working from home. Let's discover how you can | | | | for you. That's fine. You aren't wasting your time if you |
| approach the monumental task of getting started and | | | | are learning valuable lessons with each endeavor. |
| then succeeding with freelance work in just 7 simple | | | | Step 5. Test. Test. Test... |
| steps. | | | | Make every attempt to test your concepts before |
| Step 1. Identify why you want to freelance | | | | launching or presenting them. While it is okay to fail |
| Be as honest with yourself as you can be. If you | | | | every now and then, you don't want to make a habit |
| decide not to take this advice, you may find | | | | of it. Test an idea as much as you possibly can before |
| disappointment. Knowing why you would like to | | | | committing to it. |
| succeed at something is often times more crucial than | | | | Step 6. Be persistent |
| knowing how you will actually pull it off. The 'why' of | | | | Be confident in your ability to succeed, but don't think |
| your work is what will inspire you to persist and | | | | that everything you do will come easy. Study your |
| succeed. | | | | options, teat your plan and then stick with it and be |
| Step 2. Decide how much time you can allocate to | | | | persistent until it pays off. |
| your new dream | | | | Step 7. Keep the best and throw away the rest |
| This step can be especially important because you | | | | Evaluate everything that you've done. Be honest with |
| probably need to keep earning while you are putting | | | | yourself. Hang on to the work that gets results and |
| together your freelance business. Don't fool yourself | | | | ditch the everything else. |
| into thinking that you can devote your full attention to | | | | Just remember, 'bite by bite' -'step by step.' |
| freelancing. You may need a 'Plan B' to keep you | | | | 'Slow and steady wins the race.' |
| afloat while you figure this all out. | | | | You can do this. |