Freelancing in a crisis: Tactics for resilience and agility, with Maya Middlemiss

Freelancing as a company-of-one is a great way to live - flexible, versatile, and autonomous.

But, as a solopreneur, you have different vulnerabilities, when unexpected change happens.  Have you ever thought about how you'd cope, if something came up and you simply couldn't work as normal, if your whole world shifted overnight?

Or what if your client had a crisis, which directly impacted on your work together? What kind of relationship have you really established? Because there are other kinds of crises that affect the whole world at once, as we all know. If you can't prepare for unknown unknowns, how can you future-proof your income and lifestyle, when there's no in-house team to have your back?

As freelancers, we are usually more diversified than employees, in terms of our income and activities, and we're also used to change. That's a superpower we can use, to keep up with a changing world, and support our clients and associates through changes too.

Your podcast host Maya Middlemiss has rolled with some big shifts during her freelance career, from the global ones you all know about to individual family challenges, and she's learned a thing or two about positioning a solopreneur career for resilience - not just because she writes and researches future tech trends.

Nobody knows what the future holds, but you can face better than most, if you expect a state of flux, and keep one eye on the horizon.

You can keep up with Maya's projects and publications here,

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Here's to your own freelance future 🤩