Monday Spark: Don’t wait to be rescued.

drowning freelancerAs freelancers we work alone, and sometimes we have bad days, weeks and even months.

When things aren’t going well, we sit at our desks, our heads in our hands, and wonder how we are going to make things better.

We are at a fork in the road here…we can lead our thoughts in one of two directions.

The first direction takes us to a place where we feel powerless and want someone to rescue us. Maybe an old client can give us a project to help fill the coffers this month. Maybe a mentor can miraculously introduce us to a new client. Maybe that new e-book by this month’s hot guru can instantly result in a flood of new prospects.

We are passive. We feel we are the victim of circumstances. We want to be rescued.

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