\u201cI don\u2019t hate<\/em> my day job, I just\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy day job isn\u2019t really that<\/em> bad, buutttt\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are lots of things I love, it\u2019s just that\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s great to hear that people aren\u2019t miserable and generally see the positive side of their situation or career. But there is a flip-side<\/em> to this \u201cnot so bad<\/em>\u201d coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It makes it too easy to settle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Settle for \u201cgood enough\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s the problem with \u201cgood enough\u201d: It doesn\u2019t last.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And while you\u2019re coasting by, focusing on only the positive stuff and ignoring the downsides, not taking action to fix them, your life is passing you by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Projects that inspire you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colleagues and friendships that challenge you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Income that you control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flexibility on how you spend 40 hours a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I challenge you to make a list of every aspect of your professional life and rate how you feel about each from 1 to 3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 = Great Here\u2019s some examples for your list:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lots of 1\u2019s or too many 2\u2019s and 3\u2019s? Here\u2019s the truth: You can have all 1\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s just a matter of recognizing where you need them and taking active steps to change them. Otherwise, it\u2019s too easy to be complacent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I personally found that self-employment was the best way to go beyond \u201cgood enough\u201d in all areas of my life. Although it\u2019s not the only solution, if you\u2019re hanging out here at the FTFP, I suspect you may think it can help you too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you recognize that you are settling for \u201cgood enough\u201d, it\u2019s time to take action and plan your leap into full-time freelancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me know in the comments, are you settling for good enough or have you in the past? What areas do you need to work on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been talking to a lot of creatives lately about what they do and do not like about their \u201cday jobs\u201d and whether or not they\u2019d like to go freelance full-time. Something surprises me each time I hear their responses. Their thoughts tend to start like this: \u201cI don\u2019t hate my day job, I just\u2026\u201d \u201cMy day job isn\u2019t … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Settle](\"https:\/\/freelancetofreedomproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Settle-Good-Enough-684x1024.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYOU\u2019RE DENYING YOURSELF A LOT OF BETTER STUFF.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
So what are you going to do about it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2 = Good enough
3 = Horrible<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow\u2019d you do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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