For years the thought of being “out on my own”, out from underneath the protective wing of corporate America, was one of the scariest possibilities I had to consider.

How do freelancers make a go of it?

… is what I would ask myself…

I believe I am figuring it out.  You learn to swim, and you don’t pity yourself treading water when all the boats around you are sinking.  Jumping into the icy Atlantic is not as hard when you are standing at the tip of the Titanic.  In an odd sort of way, the depressed economy is the biggest boon to my freshly outfitted indipendent business owner mind set.  Most of what I see that has been done is not all that appealing, starting something new has really become my only hope.

On the flip side of that, I have learned a lot from almost a decade of cubicle bound work.  It appears that I will be gaining  lot of respect for all those accounting metrics my old employer foisted upon my under appreciated creative mind.

So far, it just feels really good to be free each day to follow up on the opportunities from the day before… I think Kanye says it best…

Like we always do at this time
I go for mine, I got to shine
Now throw your hands up in the sky

… welcome to the good life…

Is the good life better than the life I live
When I thought that I was gonna go crazy
And now my grandmamma ain’t the only girl calling me baby
And if you feeling’ me now then put your hands up in the sky
And let me hear you say hey, hey, hey, ooh
I’m good

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