Hi ,

Yep, today is the 150th day of 2024 -- nearly halfway through the year already!

Grabe feeling ko early 2024 pa lang.

At first, malamig sya, then somehow it was a blazing furnace of a heat wave for a long while, tapos biglang bumagyo then rainy season na agad?!

At this point in the year though, I find there are two distinct groups of freelancers.

Group 1: Those who are crushing it and feeling unstoppable. Their businesses are growing, revenues are up, and they are checking goals off their list left and right. Life is good!

Group 2: Those who are struggling and feeling stuck. Maybe they haven't landed as many clients as they'd hoped. Or their projects aren't going as planned. Self-doubt is creeping in about whether they can really make it.

So which group are you in at this 150 day mark? 

For those killing it, keep that momentum going! Don't take your foot off the gas pedal. And be sure to pause and appreciate how far you've come already this year.

For those having a tougher go of it recently, don't lose hope. Use this midway point as a reset. Revisit your goals. Readjust your strategies. And regain that self-belief and confidence muna uli.

Just wanted to put this as a marker, just in case you didn’t realize how fast time flew by. 

The best part about this though, is you get to decide your path from here, today. 

Whichever position you're in, I'm here to support you along the way.

You've got this!

Here's to an amazing second half of 2024.

Well, technically may 215 days pa naman, but syempre we need the weekends + holidays din lol. 100+ days din yun. Hindi naman sya all about work lang. 

Sending this photo from reddit that caused me to chortle my coffee up. I guess there's always a proper time and place talaga, and you should get to know your neighborhood muna talaga before setting up shop.. ^_^ ( not related to today's email. hahaha )

Keep chuggin' along, 

Shoden

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