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Saying no and beating burnout w/ Sarah Townsend

15 Minute Freelancer

English - June 18, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Today's episode is a chat with freelance copywriter Sarah Townsend, author of Survival Skills for Freelancers. One of the best bits about freelancing is being in control of your own work, but that's also a huge challenge. In this episode, Sarah shares her top tips on:

setting boundaries so you can control your time, avoid burnout and deliver your best workpractising a growth mindset and remembering 'progress over perfection'building a boost bank, to help you celebrate the wins and beat imposter syndromehow to get in the right frame of mind to promote your services

Since publishing her bestselling guide to self-employment, Sarah has combined her copywriting work with delivering mentoring, training and events to help the self-employed community tackle the ups and downs of freelance life.

Buy the book: Survival Skills for Freelancers (also available on Audible)
Twitter: @STEcopywriting
LinkedIn: Sarah Townsend
Instagram: @thecopywritersday and @stecopywriting
Website: https://www.sarahtownsendeditorial.co.uk and  https://survivalskillsforfreelancers.com 

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Leapers (community supporting mental health of self-employed people)

Louise Shanahan is a freelance health copywriter and content marketer. She's on a mission to help others build a freelance business that feels easy and works for them – in weekly snack-sized bites.

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