Comments on: Work Isn’t Everything

By: online fruit

online fruit — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:02:42 +0000

the comments here are having a laugh – i’ve added your blog to my netvibes account, keep up the good work :)

By: Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:48:01 +0000

@Judy: Welcome to the freelance world! It’s such a huge step to take, and I love meeting others who have made that same leap.It sounds as if you’re leading an admirably balanced life. If only I could practice what I preach. :) (I try! I swear!)

By: Judy Jenner

Judy Jenner — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:28:42 +0000

Just discovered your blog via The Urban Muse, and I really like it. Added it to my reader! As a newcomer to freelance translating (I just left the corporate e-commerce translation world), I am loving the freedom. So far, I have made time to work out (pretty much every day) and to eat, but I do work a lot harder than I used to. However, I choose to, and I don’t have to if I don’t want to. It really does make all the difference! I am very Germanic with my work ethic (and well, I really am Austrian), so I do have a tendency to work too late, but I love it anyway. I am so thrilled with all the different projects I am working on, and I am learning so much every day — it’s hard not to be excited in the morning. And of course, given the current economic situation, work is good.

By: Freelancing is not for slackers « Musings from an overworked translator

Freelancing is not for slackers « Musings from an overworked translator — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:02:42 +0000

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By: Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:43:07 +0000

@Susan: That last line of yours is oh-so-true. As hard as I am on myself, it’s a lot better than working my butt off for someone else, on something that doesn’t excite me. Most of the times I overwork are due to pure, impatient excitement over what I’m working on!

By: Susan Johnston

Susan Johnston — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:07:01 +0000

Steph, I hear ya! Sometimes this freelance thing can feel all-consuming. I’m especially bad about sleep, because around 10:30 or 11pm, I get this uncontrollable urge to market myself like a madwoman!! Suddenly I think “I have a sliver of time on my calendar – I better email people and fill it up with more work.” I used to set a bedtime and then beat myself up when I didn’t follow it.

Now I’m trying to opposite approach: telling myself I can work as late as I want (after, that’s the beauty of freelancin) and hoping that will alleviate the sense of urgency to send just one more email, write one more post, etc.

I can be a little tyrannical at times, but I’d rather boss myself around than have someone else do it.