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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., {NAME}. Â And back when I was an employee, this used to
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., {NAME}.  And back when I was an employee, this used to be one of my favorite times of the year. Because most full-time employees in the U.S. get off Thursday for Thanksgiving day as well as the next day (Friday).  Which means you get 4 days off in a row when you add in the weekend.  And I used to be thankful that I could escape my cubicle for 4 days straight to spend time with my friends and family.  But Thanksgiving has a different meaning for me now.  These days, I’m thankful that I don’t have to obey the orders of a demanding boss anymore.  I’m thankful I don’t have some suit in the HR department telling me when I can and cannot take time off.  And I’m thankful I don’t have the “timesheet police” looking over my shoulder all the time — like I did when I worked at a marketing consulting firm.  Back then, I had to fill out a timesheet every week. And I had to write down how I spent every minute of my work day — grouped into 10-minute blocks.  That way, my boss and her boss could turn around and charge our clients 3 times more for my time than they paid me.  Plus if I didn’t keep my “billable hours” up to par, I got a warning from my manager.  Now it may seem out of character for me to be speaking out against timesheets. Since I’m known for being extremely detailed with [how I track my time as a freelancer](.  But there’s actually a huge difference:  When I track my time as a freelancer, I am the one who enjoys the rewards.  Since I can figure out which projects are the most profitable and which ones are not.  Then I can do more of my most-profitable activities. And I can cut back on the least-profitable ones.  All of which helps put more money into my pocket.  Not my boss’s.  Plus as a freelancer, I’m still in control of my time.  And if I decide I want to take the afternoon off on a random Tuesday — just because I feel like it — I can do it without my boss nagging me about a drop in my billable hours.  So as we head into Thanksgiving here in the U.S., I want to take a moment to give thanks for the freedom and financial success that becoming a freelancer has given me.  And my goal is always to show you how you too can reap the same rewards with your own freelance career.  Until next week,  -Brian [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit your details]( Freelance Like A Pro
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