Comments on: Time Management for Freelancers http://snailbird.com/2009/05/time-management-for-freelancers/ The Illustration and Design of Nikki Jeske Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.D. Meier http://snailbird.com/2009/05/time-management-for-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-50322 J.D. Meier Sun, 17 May 2009 08:07:30 +0000 http://snailbird.com/?p=895#comment-50322 What's helped me is setting boundaries in different buckets ... mind, body, emotions, career, financial, relationships and fun. For example, a min of 3 hrs a week on body, a max of 40 hrs a week on career, a min of 3 hrs fun .... etc. Then I schedule things I need time for during the week and each week I work on increasing my number of power hours and number of creative hours. This helps with balance and I think of it as investing across my portfolio. What’s helped me is setting boundaries in different buckets … mind, body, emotions, career, financial, relationships and fun. For example, a min of 3 hrs a week on body, a max of 40 hrs a week on career, a min of 3 hrs fun …. etc.

Then I schedule things I need time for during the week and each week I work on increasing my number of power hours and number of creative hours.

This helps with balance and I think of it as investing across my portfolio.

]]> By: mom http://snailbird.com/2009/05/time-management-for-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-50308 mom Fri, 15 May 2009 02:27:54 +0000 http://snailbird.com/?p=895#comment-50308 Don't work to hard. Be able to soak up the sun... Don’t work to hard. Be able to soak up the sun…

]]> By: Cheryl McNeil http://snailbird.com/2009/05/time-management-for-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-50301 Cheryl McNeil Thu, 14 May 2009 14:19:56 +0000 http://snailbird.com/?p=895#comment-50301 I use many of the suggestions above. I have music playing, I have office hours, and I use my Outlook Calendar religiously to block out all hours of my work day. It keeps me organized and stress-free! :D Cheryl I use many of the suggestions above. I have music playing, I have office hours, and I use my Outlook Calendar religiously to block out all hours of my work day. It keeps me organized and stress-free! :D

Cheryl

]]> By: Hege Røkenes http://snailbird.com/2009/05/time-management-for-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-50300 Hege Røkenes Thu, 14 May 2009 14:05:46 +0000 http://snailbird.com/?p=895#comment-50300 Greate article, Nikki! I can really relate to your problems. I work as a freelancer myself now, and find it really hard to get trough those tuff hours when your not 100% focused and inspired. I really liked youre idea about the opening hours sign. I tend to work all hours of the day, specially when an e-mail from a client dumps in my inbox. I almost feel like they know that I've seen their e-mail, and that I really should do something with the task that has been sent me. But eventhough we are freelancers we should be able to award ourselves with some time off! Thanks for reminding me! Your site will definitly go in my google reader : ) Greate article, Nikki!
I can really relate to your problems. I work as a freelancer myself now, and find it really hard to get trough those tuff hours when your not 100% focused and inspired. I really liked youre idea about the opening hours sign. I tend to work all hours of the day, specially when an e-mail from a client dumps in my inbox. I almost feel like they know that I’ve seen their e-mail, and that I really should do something with the task that has been sent me. But eventhough we are freelancers we should be able to award ourselves with some time off! Thanks for reminding me!

Your site will definitly go in my google reader : )

]]> By: Joshua http://snailbird.com/2009/05/time-management-for-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-50283 Joshua Wed, 13 May 2009 15:02:04 +0000 http://snailbird.com/?p=895#comment-50283 I totally read "You can pick those hours up tomorrow." as "you can pickup those hippos tomorrow." Good read, I need to get off my ass and jam. I totally read “You can pick those hours up tomorrow.” as “you can pickup those hippos tomorrow.” Good read, I need to get off my ass and jam.

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