The document provides tips for freelancers to be their own boss, including setting goals and milestones, creating and following a schedule, rewarding yourself for achieving goals, eliminating distractions, and always learning to improve your skills.

1. How to Be Your Own
Boss as a Freelancer.
Instructor: MikeVolkin
F r e e l a n c e r M a s t e r c l a s s . c o m

2. H o w t o B e Y o u r O w n B o s s a s A
F r e e l a n c e r .
• KPI goals
• Revenue goals
• Life goals
S e t a n d R e v i e w G o a l s
Don’t over complicate this! Simply work backward from your goal and assign milestones.
For example:
Revenue Goal
$300k/year = $25k/month
$25k/month = 5 clients paying $5k each

3. H o w t o B e Y o u r O w n B o s s a s A
F r e e l a n c e r .
C r e a t e a n d Ke e p a S c h e d u l e
Without a schedule, you’re a chicken without a head and your life will
be chaos.
Do you meditate? Put it on your schedule.
Do you have meetings? Put it on your schedule.
Do you review data daily? Put it on your schedule.
Do you take lunch breaks? Put it on your schedule.
Do you prospect for clients? Put it on your schedule.
Do you go to the gym? Put it on your schedule.

4. H o w t o B e Y o u r O w n B o s s a s A
F r e e l a n c e r .
Re w a r d Yo u r s e l f
Create rewards for reaching milestones or you’ll never be happy. Make
the reward relevant to your business.
Example:
• Treat yourself to a nice dinner (and bring a client)
• Buy something that will make your life and business easier
• Subscribe to an industry magazine
• Buy an Udemy course
• Go [insert activity] with a client.

5. H o w t o B e Y o u r O w n B o s s a s A
F r e e l a n c e r .
E l i m i n a t e D i s t r a c t i o n s
Keep yourself accountable and on schedule.

6. H o w t o B e Y o u r O w n B o s s a s A
F r e e l a n c e r .
A l w a y s B e L e a r n i n g
If you’re not learning, your falling behind