self-employed

The specific challenges of working for yourself. Isolation, self-doubt, identity and making progress without a team, a structure or anyone asking how it went.

A convex security mirror on a brick warehouse wall, reflecting a wide view of a canal and surrounding buildings. Mirrors can help avoid solving the wrong problem.

solving the wrong problem.

Solving the wrong problem is holding you back. You know it’s not motivation, willpower or discipline. So, what is it?

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A person standing alone on a rocky headland, looking out across a calm sea in soft light contemplating why they feel like they’ve achieved nothing.

what to do when you feel like you’ve achieved nothing

You get to the end of the month sure you’ve achieved nothing. Usually that’s a feeling, not a fact. Here’s how to look honestly and measure it properly.

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Two learner driver L-plates on the back of a car at night, one on each side of the badge. Building habits that don’t last is a learning process.

how to stop building habits that don’t last.

how to stop building habits that don’t last. The thing I hear most is the thing that should be easiest

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A row of round globe lamps on posts in warm sunlight, with water in the distance. Taken on holiday while I was taking a break from work.

taking a break without falling behind.

How often do you think you are on the right track and then you don’t? What felt clear feels vague. What felt right feels a little off kilter. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Something isn’t working.

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I'm a master at putting things off until later. Here's what I've learned about why I do it, and how I'm starting to change the pattern.

why do I keep putting things off?

How often do you think you are on the right track and then you don’t? What felt clear feels vague. What felt right feels a little off kilter. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Something isn’t working.

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Black and white photograph taken through a multi-paned window looking out to a beach at low tide, a single directional marker post visible in the middle distance against an overcast sky.

getting back on track.

How often do you think you are on the right track and then you don’t? What felt clear feels vague. What felt right feels a little off kilter. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Something isn’t working.

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Black and white photograph of a vintage workshop wall covered in hanging tools and spanners, with oil cans and bicycle parts visible on shelves above.

previous success isn’t a guarantee.

How often do you think you are on the right track and then you don’t? What felt clear feels vague. What felt right feels a little off kilter. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Something isn’t working.

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Black and white photograph of rows of glass bottles on backlit shelves, each a different shape and size, against a stone wall.

what to do when you’ve tried everything.

How often do you think you are on the right track and then you don’t? What felt clear feels vague. What felt right feels a little off kilter. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Something isn’t working.

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Black and white photograph taken from the passenger seat of a Mini, female driver at the wheel, strong sun flare through the windscreen, trees blurred in motion outside.

why am I not moving forward in my business.

How often do you think you are on the right track and then you don’t? What felt clear feels vague. What felt right feels a little off kilter. You can’t quite put your finger on it. Something isn’t working.

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