【正文】 t their jobs and are having a hard time finding another the other hand are those who would be freelancing no matter what: even if the job market were booming, and even if the Internet weren’t around to give so many opportunities to work from would still be hawking their services, working in their pajamas, and being pletely happy doing latter are what I call freelancers at have the freelancing them, freelancing is more than about working from Freelancing Is REALLY AboutI’ve only been freelancing for two years, not at all as long as many others out , I recognize that true freelancers–those who do so by choice and not by circumstance–have a different way of this post, I describe the five characteristics that make up the freelancing Freelancers crave independence… from bosses and employers, from ―the establishment,‖ from structures and hierarchies imposed upon them by somebody , we work for a way, they’re our bosses, because we have to meet their requirements and satisfy their bosses, clients can be chosen or can sever relationships with a client if things aren’t working out, or if we don’t like how they’re treating isn’t very easy for somebody who’s an your job is not something an employee can do lightly, unless you have a lot of money stashed in the bank, or a job offer waiting in the are willing to selfdirect, to selfmanage, and to be our own bosses–including all the responsibilities this The freelancing mindset is one that is open to new experiences and challenges, and is always looking for contrast, an employee mindset wants predictability and ’t get me ’m a stickler for routine, and if I veer away from it, my productivity in spite of my daily routine, I’m always working on new projects, learning about new things, meeting new clients and prospects, developing new skills, and redesigning my other freelancers, part of the adventure is working in your home office one day and in a coffee shop the , working while traveling the lives are like a createyourownadventure True freelancers are not averse to our independence es more responsibility, more accountability for our having a fixed ine every month, for example, is part of the risk may scare us, but it doesn’t stop ’s also part of the uncertainty is more than others can I were the sole breadwinner of my family, I’m not sure I could put up with this myself.(In fact, the reason I took so long to finally plunge in my dream to be selfemployed was because I wanted to make sure that my family wouldn’t go hungry if I failed.)Freelancers tend to be creative say this not just because a lot of us are writers and artists and , virtual assistants and other service providers are creative in their everyday lives as work are forms of daily lives are a reflection of what we believe in and stand ’re creative in the way we handle the daily problems and challenges of don’t rely on others for Finally, the freelancing mindset is characterized by is what makes some of us stick through the hardships, failures and pitfalls of believe in a ―better world,‖ where one doesn’t have to fit a mold to succeed in believe that fancy titles are meaningless(and if not, we can give ourselves a fancy title anytime we wanted to).We believe in the freelancing lifestyle, and we’re mitted to make it believe we can be happy, even prosperous and downright wealthy, doing what we ConclusionFreelancing is all about the desire for more freedom and all that it freedom means we’re solely accountable for our own success or failure, for our happiness or misery, for our wealth or are no bosses, no backstabbing coworkers, no unfair HR policies to you embrace this, then freelancing will you don’t believe this in your heart, then you will resent the work it takes to find ’ll hate not having a regular paycheck and paid sick and vacation ’ll reject having to work long hours occasionally(am I the only one who worked longer hours while employed?).Some freelancers have a freelancing work arrangement, but they’re employees at ’re the ones who will jump the freelancing ship at the first opportunity of a good ’m not sayin