"Sunday Night Freelancer"

For those in-house folk who dread Monday morning.... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  What would you be doing right now if you weren’t dreading work tomorrow? Because that’s what you do on Sunday night, right? Unless you're already a freelance copywriter ([i am jo!]( Sunday probably looks like this: as the last few hours of weekend freedom tick away, that "Uggggggh" feeling creeps in. Monday morning is coming for you again. In a few short hours, you have to drag your butt to work. Which is why you’re spending Sunday night in full Please Distract Me mode: 👉 Scanning TikTok for something that’ll put a smile on your "I resent Monday" face. 👉 Squeezing in an extra two episodes of The Bear, even though you know it'll leave you dead-tired tomorrow morning - it's worth it to put off Monday morning. 👉 Cutting the kids' sandwiches into fun shapes and stuffing their bags with notes you're actually writing for yourself, like "Follow your dreams" and "Never limit yourself!" 👉 Tidying up after Family Game Night, boxing up monopoly money as you mindlessly ruminate on all the "joys" your 9 to 5 will bring tomorrow: Waking up 15 mins late, throwing everything off. Forgetting lunch, water, snacks. That morning commute. Three pointless meetings in a row. Less than an hour to get actual work done. Another meeting. Flow-killing Slack messages. Countless email threads you shouldn’t even be on. Discovering a project has totally changed but your deadline hasn’t. Asking permission to leave early to pick up your kids, with the promise that you’ll work tonight. Feeling horrible as you walk out the front door at the same time the CEO walks in. Yay. But there’s always one train of happy thoughts that pops above the dread, isn’t there? "What if I didn’t have to go to work tomorrow?" Some put their hopes in the lottery. Others decide to keep their head down, quiet their expectations and just work until their "freedom 55" birthday, when they can finally live on their own terms. But every Sunday night, your escape plan takes a more realistic shape. You fantasize about being your own boss, taking every Monday morning off, shaping a business around the work you love doing, figuring out how to close new leads, the joy of getting your first, second, third, fifth, thirtieth invoice paid. But then the questions and doubts roll in. - "I need more wins under my belt. No client would trust me." - "I think you have to be an entrepreneur to go freelance. That's not me!" - "I need things to line up perfectly before I can start." - "What if I can’t find enough clients to pay my bills? I need the stability of a 9 to 5 right now." It's because of those questions - it's because of your doubts - that every Sunday night (starting right now!), before The Dread can fully sink its fangs into you, your inbox will be visited by moi with a message of inspiration. This is Sunday Night Freelancer. This is where you'll start to creep closer to going all-in on freelancing. The vast majority of freelancers don't have a business plan and a waitlist of clients before ditching their day job. You'll see how other people - some just like you - submit their resignation letter and start attracting clients as full-time freelancers. Take Regan Breeden for example. When she went freelance as a copywriter and brand strategist, she was kinda freaked out about the idea of stepping away from the security blanket of her in-house job. So she decided NOT to go it alone. [See how Regan found a soft landing when she went freelance.]( Hint: She avoided a drop in income by building out "unsexy" business systems. [This is the short version of how Regan made your dream her reality - new, in this week’s episode of Sunday Night Freelancer.]( ~jo :) PS: If the idea of going freelance has you mentally drafting a resignation letter, watch your inbox this Black Friday / Cyber Monday for savings on Freelancing School, aka your shortcut to making freelance copywriting, messaging strategy, even consulting your new jam. And if you're waaaay far away from making the leap, also watch for our ebook "Your First $1000" to go on sale for a one-time-only price of a single dollar. That happens later this month, too. [For now, can you see parts of your story in Regan's tale?]( PPS: If you're receiving this email and you already ARE a freelancer, you'll *still* find Regan's story interesting. [But you may want to go here to tell me you're a freelancer so I only send you relevant stuff.](  [Stop emailing me, Jo]( Copyhackers, 10158 103 St NW Unit 200, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0X6, Canada Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Copyhackers, 10158 103 St NW Unit 200, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0X6, Canada