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“Greater purpose is essential for lifetime growth. Many people start off their careers thinking that money is the goal. Money can be a useful measure of success or progress in certain circumstances, and it’s a resource we can use to realize greater possibilities, but at some point money without purpose loses its meaning. Money as an end becomes a growth stopper. Having a purpose that is greater than yourself will give you a constant impetus to strive.”

-Dan Sullivan, The Laws of Lifetime Growth.

Not too many people I know become freelancer writers for the money. You may have started freelancing for the flexibility, the freedom, or simply because you hated your job. Perhaps there were other reasons. I became a freelancer because I was fresh out of university and I wanted to see if I could build a career doing what I enjoy - writing.

Unfortunately, too many freelancer writers quit because of a lack of money and head right back into the vicious 9-5 without ever giving the career of their dreams a chance.

Being a freelance writer is much more than writing. It’s marketing to prospects, researching companies and projects, communicating with customers, invoicing clients, and constantly battling with your schedule so you can balance work and play. It’s not always easy, but it certainly has it’s perks.

In the end, it’s important for you to find a purpose in your career so you can build on it long into the future. Money will come and go - sometimes shrink and other times grown - but true happiness is found when you do what you love. Read the rest of this entry »

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