I’ve taken to doodling about life, scratching out numbers and stuff, to figure out where I am in it. Yesterday it worked. I wrote down the monthly income I’ve built up so far and looked at the number and wondered why I wasn’t happier. It wasn’t enough but it was a lot better than, say, homelessness. It was more than I imagined possible last year. So what was the problem?
So I began adding up my weekly hours and subtracting from 40. Duh. No wonder I feel like I’m in a box. New projects aren’t going to cut it unless I can find regular stuff and trade in my lowest paying hours for better ones. Welcome to business-startup common sense. So, to say the least, there can be nothing lower than a 50-hour work week, minimum. That wouldn’t be hard except for the working at home part. We’ll see what I can do about that.
Mark,
One of the hardest things about starting your own company (or being self-employed), is learning to charge enough for your work – to compete on quality and not price.
I’m glad to hear that things are moving along for you and hope that the coming year is one of great fruitfulness.
David
Dave, just to clarify, the stuff related to my business is the least time consuming, highest paying. It is the other jobs I hold to make ends meet while I build the business that are the problem.l
I have to work hard and work smart, trading up when I can….
Thanks!
May the LORD bless the labour of your hands.