I haven't really wanted to think about this. I was an independent consultant for 7 years.
So what happened? Why couldn't I pay my taxes? Why did I have to borrow money for business trips and computer equipment?
I can't blame the economy.
I can only blame myself.
I'm a procrastinator. I wait until the last minute to do a project. I do it well, but it may be late.
I put off billing my clients. Stupid, but I always felt somewhere down deep that billing them invited criticism of my work--kind of like having a performance appraisal every time you turn something in.
I was isolated. My clients didn't have time to participate as a team in my projects. If they had that time, they would have done what they needed internally, without me.
I wasted time. I wasn't aggressive enough about looking for new work. I got really good at Suduko.
I think I can say that nobody who ever hired me was sorry they did. But I didn't value myself highly enough.
And this effected my business, and ultimately my family.
What was I thinking?
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Polly, wow.
"I didn't value myself highly enough"
You know, this is something that I struggle with every single day as a freelances. Every. Single. Day.
I compete with China and India for nearly every job, and a whole host of other amateurs besides! But when it did come time for me to ask for more money, I got it easily because I always do my best to do a good job.
I'll tell you, if you can walk away from your business truly understanding that one little thing, then my friend, you have not failed at all. Not by a long shot.
And you absolutely should consider going back to it once you've recovered financially, and developed good credit habits again.
Place that much value on yourself too - if it's what you want for your life, don't let one failure (however magnificent) stop you from having your dream.
"From failure you learn! From success? Not so much. "
Connie
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