I'm trying to learn from my first year, and especially, be more prepared for the slow times of the year. For example, this year I'm going to spend the last two weeks of the summer at the Jersey shore. I won't be fretting when my phone's not ringing with assignments or my email inbox isn't full of requests for information about my services. I'll be on the beach. The same goes for December.
Free agency is hard work Free agents have to work to get work.
Then work hard to manage work, time, and family. The energy that I can consume by worrying is exhausting. And the time it takes to research potential opportunities and follow up with prospective clients is grueling. But when the telephone begins to ring and the projects start rolling in, instead of feeling relaxed and focused and ready to tackle the work, I sometimes start worrying about how I'll ever accomplish it all. So, it takes adjustments.