For the Utrecht chapter of Creative Mornings I shared a personal story on how my perspective on reality limited me as a person and in my business by low-balling myself and not thinking about the long term effects of only doing client work by the hour.

1. I am not an
entrepreneur
Tanja de Bie -van Leeuwen

2. reality?
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3. “…reality is the state of things
as they actually exist…”
reality?

4. I am not an
entrepreneur
Tanja de Bie -van Leeuwen

5. freelance
designer

6. freelance
designer
Working for clients and
they compensate me
for my time.

7. Working for clients and
they compensate me
for my time.
a trade
freelance
designer

8. Core business:
selling time boxed units
of skills & knowledge.
freelance
designer

9. Core business:
selling time boxed units
of skills & knowledge.
the only asset: me!
… ?
freelance
designer

10. A high paid, high quality,
flexible employee…
with a different
legal status.
freelance
designer

11. …you never think it will
happen to you…

12. avoidance
overdue maintenance
limited perspective

13. now “someday”
limited
perspective

16. …you never think it will
happen to you…

19. yes, 2!

21. don’t rely on trading time
stop the madness
pauze and reflect
help others
my final
thoughts

22. I am not an
entrepreneur, yet!

23. daa.gs/LI-group
I am not an
entrepreneur, yet!
join me!

24. Thank you for listening,
you are awesome. I hope
know that!
Tanja de Bie - van Leeuwen
ihavesomanyideas.com
@tanjadebie