Freelancer Vacation Clinic

You’re a freelancer. Do you rest? Do you take time off? I mean, do you really take time off?

Are you taking care of yourself so that you don’t burn out?

Somehow, I don’t think so. In fact, I’m pretty certain that you probably don’t have any plans to take a summer holiday or enjoy a winter vacation. You used to get those at your old 9-to-5 cubicle job as a standard perk - now you’re a freelancer.

You get nothing.

Remember this: You are allowed to take a break. In fact, if you don’t, your freelancing business is going to crash - and you’ll crash with it.

At Men with Pens, I’ve talked about how freelancers operate runaway trains and how you can take a break without crashing your business in a wreck.

Now it’s time for you to do something about it.

Freelancers talk a lot about vacations, but it’s all talk and no action. You’re so used to working and believe your whole business will fail if you take time off that the whole concept scares you.

• What if you lose all your clients?
• What if they get angry and leave?
• What if you aren’t there to answer email?

What if you’re one of those people who look back on their lives and think, “I never did what I wanted to do.”

How would feel if you could simply take a small break and enjoy a moment in your life? How would you feel if you had someone helping you, supporting you, calming your fears and reminding you how important it is for you to take care of yourself, so that you can take care of your business?

You can have that. It’s all a matter of desire and follow-through. Here’s how you’d feel if you had that support - and if you finally took a much-needed break:

Pretty damned good.

That damned-good feeling is what I offer. Sign up for my Freelancer Vacation Clinic and get one short email a week that helps remind you to take care of yourself. It’ll inspire, encourage and downright nag you to take the vacation you’ve been talking about.

One short email. Once a week. You can handle that, can’t you?

If your life is too busy for that, or if you really don’t want a small holiday, then that’s okay. Go ahead. Keep on working yourself weary to the death while the rest of us relax.

But if you really want some support, if you really want someone to help you take that break, and if you really want to take a vacation that helps you do better work, feel better about yourself and have a better business, here’s what you can do.

Sign up below for the Freelancer Vacation Clinic. There’s no commitment, and it’s free. It’s my way of helping you enjoy the relaxing life I have - and that’s a life you can have too.