Why Being a Part-Time Creator Might Suit You
On being a part-timer, losing money and saving time
Hi friends & new subscribers,
How have you been?
I'm not gonna lie. I don't think I like the idea of only sending two posts a month since I feel like my routine is off with this schedule.
So, we'll see how this goes. Thank God for the name of my newsletter called the Roaming Heart. It gives me the freedom to do what I want the way I want it. And if you continuously read my newsletter, I appreciate you.
Onto this week's topic: how being a part-time employee can suit your creator lifestyle.
How being a part-time employee can suit your creator lifestyle
During the pandemic, I stopped working as a full-time nurse.
As I explored my interests and hobbies online, it was hard to give up the hours I could've made guaranteed money. In the first six months (or year) of my creator journey, I spent a lot of money on courses and coaching programs to learn. I didn't make a single cent until October of 2020.
In short, I wasn't making money from my nursing job nor my writing hobby, but I trusted the process.
A year later, being a part-time nurse and a 4-month-old freelance content writer, I'm in a better place financially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
As a creator or digital entrepreneur, you have to accept that you will have to sacrifice time, money or both in your first year. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can do what you need to do to live your dream life.
If you're wondering how to have more hours for your creator journey, being a part-time employee might suit you.
Having multiple projects is fun. I get bored so quickly, so I need multiple projects to keep me going. My nursing job helps me get out of the house, and I like the job's flexibility. So even though I can technically quit my job, I'm keeping it because I like how it makes me feel. On top of that, I use my hospital shifts as my deadline for my freelancing projects.
Get your inspirations from your part-time life. As a creator, you need your idea machine (i.e. brain) to keep running. My goal was never to become a "full-time creator" because that sounds like a lot of work. Being a nurse helps me get grounded to things that matter. Because I see life and death all the time, I use those as inspirations to help me keep going in my journey. Your life experiences help you shine and stand out online.
Freely follow your curiosity without too much risk. I'm so careless online, and I believe people resonate with my content because I genuinely mean everything I post. I'm less scared of how people would react because my income doesn't depend on people's opinions. This is especially helpful if you're not sure what monetization route to go for.
Since the beginning, I've tried coaching, community memberships, and freelancing as a way of monetization, and I can go shut it down if I find that it doesn't suit my personality.
It will take a while to figure out what lifestyle suits you, so going part-time will be your best bet to stop worrying and have more creative freedom.
🧠 Creator Tip: Sacrifice money now for a better future
If you don't have enough time to work on your hobby, think about how much it costs you (financially, emotionally) that you're delaying your project.
✍🏼 Freelancing Tip: Be productive by batching your tasks
I'm slowly finding the "best" writing workflow for me. Here's what's working: I usually group my writing tasks in one day. And the next day, I edit articles. If the articles are more than 2000+ words long, I divide them into chunks.
For example, I would work on two to three sections every two days. This is assuming I have over a week to spend on one article.
I find it hard to focus for more than 2 hours per day when it comes to freelancing. It's weird because I can nurse for 12-hour straight.
But, always find what works for you.
🤔 A question for you this week:
How would your action today if you knew you'd fail at the thing you want to do?
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With love 💌 ,
Jerine