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Returning to employment isn't a failure of freelancing

September 8, 2024
Posted by mk
#mindset, #success, #employment

Stopping freelancing and returning to employment isn’t a failure.

There’s been a lot of posts recently I’ve seen about freelancers returning to employment, and the tone is one of “I’ve not been successful as a freelancer”.

This couldn’t be further from the truth.

We need and crave different things at different times. Sometimes we need a feeling of stability, sometimes we want to focus on the work over finding the work. Sometimes we need the flexibility that some employers don’t offer. Sometimes we need a team around us.

The future of work is fluid. Longer contracts, shorter employment, a couple days here, several years there.

Design and find the models of work which work for what you need right now, and don’t see it as a failure when those needs change.

Failure would be ignoring that things change.

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