The How I... Diaries: Recent Episodes
Catherine
Start making a living off your craft and find FREEDOM! Have you ever heard of freelance? Do you have a creative passion? Do you fear your creative passion can't sustain you? I'm here to debug all your fears and doubts surrounding the topic of freelancing. And more importantly, get you on your way to a HAPPY and STRESS-FREE lifestyle doing what you love. I'm sharing everything I wish I knew earlier and the tips and tricks I gain every day from my own freelance work. Binge-friendly content that will make you take the leap of faith and send you on your way to financial freedom as soon as you start listening.
The Holy Trinity...Let's get ready to RAMBLE!
- Update on Full Time opportunity
- No longer moving??
- Death and Taxes
- The ever evolving creature that is mental health in your 20s
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Let's call this the start of Season 2...😅
Today's Ramble:
- Depression!
- I'm moving
- Full Time job opportunity
- Recording video??
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The age-old question anyone fresh out of college finds themselves wondering...lucky for us creatives we are actually needed in a lot more places than you might have originally thought.
In this episode, I go into detail on how you can use the film and production field to leverage you and your individual creative skills and aspirations.
Link to Online Course: "Friends in Film "
https://www.friendsinfilm.com/
Resources You Need...
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
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My Equipment:
Rodecaster Pro Bundle https://amzn.to/3AQV6xy
OneOdio Headphones https://amzn.to/3ihpCdv
Books:
Jen Sincero ‘You Are A Badass…’ https://amzn.to/3OTuzWb
Miguel Ruiz ‘The Four Agreements’ https://amzn.to/3uglq0d
Bill Burnett ‘Designing Your Life…’ https://amzn.to/3FbhwMr
Twayla Tharp ‘The Creative Habit’ https://amzn.to/3GVD3dh
A little bit of insight into how through the years I've used manifestation and mindfulness to shape my life and career! ✨
📌 3 very easy tips YOU can start incorporating into your life as soon as you finish listening.
Happy Dreaming ☺️
Resources You Need...
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
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Are you really good at 1 thing? Or even just a handful of things? Do you not have the time to learn more skills? Or do you only have the time to learn 1-3 skills? This episode is for you!
I go over how much you can really expand out the skills you already have, and give you real-world jobs you can start making money from. It is the 🔑 to becoming a full-time freelancer.
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Resources You Need...
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
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Have you ever heard of or considered doing testimonial work? 🤔👀 Testimonial Work is when you offer to provide a service for someone in exchange for a written review & the ability to add the work to your portfolio! This is GREAT for people wanting to practice a new skill, & an awesome thing to do while you're transitioning to freelance.
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Resources You Need...
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
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Freelance isn’t free, you get PAID! Now just make sure you’re protected 🙄 Spoiler: Zelle & Venmo are NOT safe! 😭
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Resources You Need...
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Administration tasks are also a part of being a freelancer! 🤓 Thank God for the Hectic App for making it easy for us to do our own bookkeeping 🤩
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Resources You Need...
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Yes, burnout is still possible even when you’re freelancing 😪 The Pros: If you want to take a mental health day, you can! Without the anxiety of calling in sick or lying to your boss 😂
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Resources You Need...
Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
The “Elevator Pitch” has so many applications! Start practicing how you speak about yourself & what you do. Confidence is 🔑
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Want help with creating your website?
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Keeper Tax
Get organized for tax season and keep track of all your deductions
Hectic
Invoicing, Contracts & Proposals for Freelancers!
PayPal
The safest way to get electronic payments!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Yet another thing they don't teach us in school... let's learn how to be super organized and on top of our 💩 in terms of being your own boss.
0:44 Episode Introduction
1:03 Your "Normal" Work Skills
1:30 Calendars <3
3:46 Time Management & Projects/Services
6:59 Non Project Based Time Management
8:12 Non Worked Related Things
8:57 Recap
Pomodoro Technique Resource:
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Everyone's path is different. Here are some tips and preemptive things to start thinking of as you begin to transition.
0:47 Everyone's Biggest Fear
1:40 What should do in your FREETIME
4:38 Save some $
5:50 Set Up Your Profiles
7:59 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
Fivver
UpWork
Revolancer
Legit
PeoplePerHour
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Believe in yourself! Listen to this episode every morning for 21 days straight and you'll be cured ;)
0:54 Define Imposter Syndrome
3:31 Your 2 Biggest Enemies
4:11 Jealousy!!!
5:07 Why U R UNIQUE
9:29 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
Other Episodes Mentioned:
How To Transition to Freelance
How To Design Your Life
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Helpful excerpts from the book, "Designing Your Life, How to Build A Well-Lived, Joyful Life" by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans. Part 1/3 since I haven't finished it yet... was just too excited to share the helpful things I've learned thus far!
0:42 Episode Introduction
1:37 #1 Quote Thus Far
2:13 Dysfunction Beliefs
2:30 Exercise 1
4:25 Exercise 2
Other Episodes Mentioned:
How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome
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I know this is your biggest concern. Me too! If there's a will there's a way, no more excuses.
0:44 I Know, Bills.
1:35 Life's What You Make It
1:55 My Transition Timeline
3:22 Ask Yourself This
4:45 Safety Nets Are Okay
5:59 Passive Income
7:35 Your Current Job Isn't As Stable As You Think
Other Episodes Mentioned:
How To Transition to Freelance
How To Design Your Life
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Basic interviewing tips that got me the jobs/internships... that eventually gave me enough experience to be a freelancer... and then how I go about interviewing as a freelancer now. Get your notepads out.
0:50 Episode Introduction
2:00 Step 1
2:43 Step 2
4:05 Prep Questions
5:03 Q's YOU should have for THEM
6:16 Freelancing Interviews
6:38 The Elevator Pitch
8:02 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
Social Media:
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Yep... I said it. Here's the TEA!!
0:47 Episode Introduction
1:13 MINDSET
1:56 Pros of College
3:18 My reason explained
4:29 Times are different
6:32 Wrapping Up
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A resume is your first foot in the door, see how differently a resume for freelancing is and how to format yours for each specific need.
Here are links to Templates you can copy/paste to use for your own resume!
ATS https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRy1rpoGEYxvnzL0L5s7tzQcgBIBvYjydPhNgzl_AP9LmKSGcZFSroqljuuf0B6Pg/pub Regular https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSJS-wQ60w7HyUbL9eLg5q2Ul2RvQPy_xnxfUHmiqEnnWLn8GXUuQ2iYi_zEkkAQq8hN8Fbtj1kGXq1/pub
0:48 Episode Introduction
2:15 The TOP!
3:50 Work Experience vs Freelance Experience
4:15 The Meat of your Resume
5:56 How to properly write job descriptions
8:15 Hyperlinks!
8:42 How to list your Freelance experience
9:42 Additional
10:20 ATS Formatting
11:10 Recap
12:00 Wrapping Up
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I was able to get internships in college that ended up hiring me after I graduated... GOALS. Here's what I sacrificed... and how you can learn the importance of PRIORITIES!
0:47 Episode Introduction
1:17 Preface
2:22 But... when did you party?
3:39 Red Hook Post
5:10 Take advantage of college resources
5:57 Electric Lady Studios
7:24 How did you get those internships?
7:37 Takeaways
8:06 Wrapping Up
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Freelance isn't free! Learn how to figure out all the things that go into your rate, and how to navigate networking techniques & conversations.
0:09 Episode Introduction
1:23 Preface
1:53 Day Rates
3:55 Give an example
4:42 Think about your assets
6:20 Synopsis of Rates
6:59 Networking
8:10 Non-work-related conversations!
8:33 Rule of Thumb
9:30 Wrapping Up
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Upon first impression, freelancing might sound overwhelming and stressful. Let me settle your thoughts with an explanation of how I find work to meet my financial responsibilities! Also, I mentioned a referral link to sign up for Staff Me Up... I think I may have mixed that up with some other site!! But nonetheless, the link to sign up is also below, there's just no promotion attached.
0:34 Episode Introduction
1:25 Job Boards
2:20 Upwork and Fivver
3:08 Staff Me Up and FB Groups
4:35 How I go into each month
6:10 The biggest PRO
7:19 Prepping for the upcoming months
7:48 Using FB Groups
8:56 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Staff Me Up
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
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We are always told, "Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." That, combined with my stubborn personality, leads me to where I am today. And of course, will continue to propel me into my future! Give this episode a listen if you think life is too short to waste time doing things that don't spark joy.
0:36 Episode Introduction
2:41 Failed Job #1
3:37 Failed Job #2
4:33 My current priorities
6:07 Doing things on my own terms
7:51 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
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Hello! Here is the very first episode of my diary. First, we start off with a basic introduction of myself, and then I give an overall explanation of how I got started in freelancing and the inspiration for wanting to start this podcast.
0:08 Introduction
0:50 My Background
3:02 My work before Freelancing
4:19 I QUIT
5:50 Getting serious about Freelancing
7:39 Freelance Fairytales Podcast
8:03 As of March 2022
9:10 How I answer the "What do you do?" question
9:55 Next goals
10:22 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
Social Media:
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Here is a brief look into my personal techniques for staying on budget and organizing my expenses. For context, I live in NYC and have a pretty average amount of financial responsibilities.
0:08 Episode Introduction
1:19 What Do I Use?
2:02 How the Spreadsheet Works
3:44 Budgeting
4:22 The 50/30/20 division
5:09 How I use credit cards
6:35 What happens when I get paid?
8:12 Recap
9:03 Tax University
9:29 Do your parents help you?
9:58 Student loans
11:25 Ask others for advice!
12:00 Wrapping Up
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Keeper Tax
My current preferred app for itemizing/logging tax deductions!
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Giving you guys a bit of an overview of what it's like managing the inconsistencies that freelance can sometimes bring to the table, and how I try and stay organized and proactive!
0:08 Episode Introduction
0:38 What are my jobs made up from?
1:35 Hours & Workweek
2:26 What happens when it's a slow week?
4:29 Why networking is important
5:02 Countering the inconsistency
6:05 Wrapping Up
Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex Fasulo's "Freelance Fairytales"
Social Media:
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YouTube