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My freelance journey has been anything but straight, at first I would spend hours checking to see what other people are doing differently in the hopes that it would work for me but ultimately, I realized that it's something that i had to figure out for myself, and that I had to discover what works for me. I have been showing up ever since.
I can relate with you Ashraf, everyone’s freelance path is different. Watching others can help, but eventually you have to figure out what works for you and keep showing up.
Definitely, it's like staring into a swimming pool; you have to decide to go in.
Exactly
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