Comments on: Freelance Dilemma: Brainstorming New Ideas http://www.freelancedom.com/2010/03/18/freelance-dilemma-brainstorming-new-ideas/ From Bunny Slippers to Business Plans Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steph Auteri http://www.freelancedom.com/2010/03/18/freelance-dilemma-brainstorming-new-ideas/#comment-2270 Steph Auteri Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:28:20 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=960#comment-2270 @Jesaka: Somehow, it never occurs to me to just <i>ask</i> for suggestions! (Is it any surprise that I also have trouble asking for help with other things, and delegating responsibilities?) But I decided to take this tip and ask for input on what I should include on my ebook! I only have two comments so far, but it's already been so helpful! @Alisa: Oh lord. I'm <i>always</i> forgetting ideas, even though I do carry around a notebook. Time to start using it, I suppose. @Jesaka: Somehow, it never occurs to me to just ask for suggestions! (Is it any surprise that I also have trouble asking for help with other things, and delegating responsibilities?) But I decided to take this tip and ask for input on what I should include on my ebook! I only have two comments so far, but it’s already been so helpful!

@Alisa: Oh lord. I’m always forgetting ideas, even though I do carry around a notebook. Time to start using it, I suppose.

]]> By: Alisa Bowman http://www.freelancedom.com/2010/03/18/freelance-dilemma-brainstorming-new-ideas/#comment-2265 Alisa Bowman Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:29:51 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=960#comment-2265 There are four things. 1) I write a lot of lists. I jot ideas whenever I get them and even if I think they are stupid. If I don't write them down in the moment, I forget them that quickly. 2) If I am desperate for an idea, I'll do something relaxing like walk the dog, go for a run (that relaxes me; maybe not other people) or take a shower. I tell myself before I leave that I will have one good idea by the time I return. I always do. 3) Time off. Burn out is burn out. You can only suck so much juice out of your brain before your brain turns into sand. 4) I thought there was another one, but I can't remember. See? Why I write lists! There are four things. 1) I write a lot of lists. I jot ideas whenever I get them and even if I think they are stupid. If I don’t write them down in the moment, I forget them that quickly. 2) If I am desperate for an idea, I’ll do something relaxing like walk the dog, go for a run (that relaxes me; maybe not other people) or take a shower. I tell myself before I leave that I will have one good idea by the time I return. I always do. 3) Time off. Burn out is burn out. You can only suck so much juice out of your brain before your brain turns into sand. 4) I thought there was another one, but I can’t remember. See? Why I write lists!

]]> By: Jesaka Long http://www.freelancedom.com/2010/03/18/freelance-dilemma-brainstorming-new-ideas/#comment-2264 Jesaka Long Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:27:19 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=960#comment-2264 Hey Steph ~ I certainly relate! This fall, I had plenty of work coming my way (with little to no effort on my part) and I was focusing more on my creative writing. Then, post-holiday, the work suddenly dried up and I felt spent. I honestly couldn't imagine how I could crack open the well to find marketing or writing ideas. After a month of struggling, I did something I don't usually do. I updated my facebook status asking friends for ideas -- and most of my friends aren't freelancers or would-be clients. But that broke open the dam, and they were so generous with leads and support. Somehow, that was the magic I needed. So I guess my point is sometimes you have to do something in new area or in a new way to shake things up. It's also okay to be focusing on everything you have going on now, too! You've got a deliciously full plate. Congratulations! Hey Steph ~ I certainly relate! This fall, I had plenty of work coming my way (with little to no effort on my part) and I was focusing more on my creative writing. Then, post-holiday, the work suddenly dried up and I felt spent. I honestly couldn’t imagine how I could crack open the well to find marketing or writing ideas. After a month of struggling, I did something I don’t usually do. I updated my facebook status asking friends for ideas — and most of my friends aren’t freelancers or would-be clients. But that broke open the dam, and they were so generous with leads and support. Somehow, that was the magic I needed. So I guess my point is sometimes you have to do something in new area or in a new way to shake things up.

It’s also okay to be focusing on everything you have going on now, too! You’ve got a deliciously full plate. Congratulations!

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