Here’s a neat little preview of everything you gain when you buy The Human Freelancer book. This is the contents page with descriptions of what each chapter is about.
- Prologue: what the book is about and how it helps
- What the career adviser didn’t tell you: make a living from your talents and have a nice time
- What do you want out of this?: decide what you need and you’ll get it
- You have the right to call yourself whatever you like: discover your freelance identity
- Crush your reptilian fear: overcome what holds you back
- Beware the meaty perils of isolation: the benefits of being around humans
- How to survive criticism with self-esteem intact: turn bad situations good
- Vultures: be wary of free advice
- Don’t be an arsehole: nasty man shows you how not to behave
- What fluffers teach you about your job: enthusiastically describe what you do to other people
- Get your sanity checked: sympathetic chats make you feel better
- The portfolio paradox: work and experience
- Famines and feasts: cope better with work lulls
- What are you worth? money and value
- Sort your shit out: organisation and time
- Mammalian creativity: breed more ideas
- Personal projects: keep your skills sharp
- How to handle an arsehole: nasty woman shows you politics
- The tactful let-down: deliver bad news sensitively
- Play with the tadpoles: small clients are better
- How to freelance for agencies (and keep your principles): life as a mercenary
- Credit where credit’s due: give yourself some TLC
- The six ages of freelance: chart your progress
- Epilogue: reflections and goodbye
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Self-help business books perpetuate the myth that success is relentless growth and more of everything means progress. They preach about bookkeeping and market research: things you might need to do of course. But let’s face it they’re fucking boring.
The Human Freelancer book is your antidote: stuffed full of emotional support and insightful advice for vulnerable newbies to self-employment like you.
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