LinkedInspired - by TaliB

There’s a storm coming.
Not the rainy kind, the work kind.

I’m excited, grateful, even a little proud...? But I’m also staring at my calendar thinking, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?

That’s the agency lifestyle. Or the freelance lifestyle. Or in my case - both.

Working with several clients means things don’t move in a tidy, predictable rhythm. One week is calm, the next is anyone's guess.

New clients are exciting; The energy, the ideas, the onboarding - it all takes real time. Time to learn their voice, understand their goals, align expectations, and start planning ahead.

But that time cannot come from existing clients. The people who already trust me, who I’ve built something with, they deserve the same attention and care no matter how full my plate gets.

That’s the balance. The quiet work behind the scenes. Nobody outside your brain (or your agency manager’s Slack messages) should feel how busy you are.

I don’t have a perfect system.
But I’ve learned to ride the wave, prepare what I can, breathe through the rest, and focus on the fact that this is exactly the kind of busy I want.

We’ve got this 💪
(Probably. Hopefully. After coffee.)

And when the wave finally hits… by golly, it’s beautiful. 🌊