Being Boss as a Freelancer or Employee

Episode #180 // Being Boss as a Freelancer or Employee

The Being Boss employees are taking over! Emily and Kathleen have mentioned that you can be boss without being THE boss, so the Being Boss employees are sharing how they are boss in freelance, contractor, and employee capacities.

“You can have that entrepreneurial bug without actually wanting to be a solo business owner.” -Caitlin Brehm

“Saving energy for yourself can be hard when you want to give your clients the absolute best of you.” -Sharon Luecke

“It’s important to realize that if you’re someone else’s employee, your boss can help you get future projects.” -Corey Winter

“It’s in the in-between where you really learn a lot of things and where you can grow.” -Sharon Luecke

“Bring ideas to the table. If you’re an employee, you don’t have to strictly stick to your task list.” -Corey Winter

“The bossness comes in going beyond your job description.” -Caitlin Brehm

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Who are the Being Boss employees?
Finding fulfillment as a business owner vs. find fulfillment in working for someone else
Pros and cons of working in a contract or freelance capacity
Pursuing ongoing projects vs. doing one-off work
How to find new clients and build working relationships to match the capacity in which you want to work
Pitching yourself to get more freelance opportunities
How to be a boss within a team or as an employee