When you’re an entrepreneur, it’s hard to find free time; this is how I make it for myself.
One of the hardest things about being a full-time entrepreneur is finding time for yourself.
Before I started freelancing, I always had permanent jobs where I was given 15 days of vacation that I used religiously. Saturdays and Sundays were non-negotiable. After 5, no boss could easily locate me. I used to have my side hustles and projects that I would occasionally work on in my free time, but mostly, I respected my breaks and dedicated them to personal things.
When you work for others and have a fixed salary no matter what, it’s easy to set your limits. You know you will receive money anyway.
However, I started working exclusively on my projects in December last year. Part of me believed that now that I didn’t have a job to dedicate 8 hours to, I might have time to spare. But little by little, I filled those empty spaces with more projects and activities until I got to the point where all I did was work. I started doing things even on Saturdays and Sundays, and there was no way I could take 15 days of vacation even if I wanted to.
The problem with this new life is that I realized that, unlike when I was an employee, as a solopreneur, if I…
