Not everyone is meant to be a freelancer. It’s not easy. There was a time in my career that I questioned if it was something I was meant to do. Multiple times in fact.It’s something that many wrestle with especially in the bad times, myself included. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that either.People with a full-time job and a classic 9-to-5 wrestle with what they are doing every day as well. It’s a natural feeling people have.Being a creative person and going against the grain is something that comes naturally. Having a regular 9-to-5 job seems just that, “regular” and you may think the grass is greener. Becoming a freelancer is a career choice that has to be made based on you and a soul-searching exercise that is true to you.Here is an article I wrote on the 13 reasons [Why Freelancing Isn’t For You](https://rezzz.com/freelancing-not-for-everyone/). - Don’t have a good support system- You need benefits- You don’t have patience- Can’t say “no”- Aren’t objective- Don’t like to continuously learn- Don’t like change- You don’t like being alone- You don’t want to deal with people- Have pipe dreams- You don’t love what you do- You can’t handle rejection well- Not organized or easily distractedOnly want to work on fun thingsFreelancing gives you the freedom to pick and choose what projects to work on and what client to work with. That’s for sure one of the biggest benefits freelancing has and one of the biggest reasons many creative entrepreneurs choose to go freelance.Just because you choose the project though, doesn’t mean that there are not many tasks that aren’t boring.Every single project has mundane tasks. There are parts of your business that have mundane tasks.You will have to do them, there’s no doubt about that. They will suck and be boring.But you have to do them and potentially do them for a long time.It’s not sexy but it’s necessary.Ryan Carson, the founder of Treehouse, has been waking up at 4:30 am for well over a year to simply outwork his competition by doing the mundane.Can he offload these tasks, probably, but he says that by doing some of these mundane tasks that aren’t the sexy parts of the business, he learns more and understands what it takes.Which then allows him to grow himself and his business.Aren’t in it for the long haulFreelancing is not a get rich quick scheme. I’ve been in this game a long time and I’ve seen plenty of people come and go with these false perceptions that freelancing is all about living on the beach, rolling around on cash, and even sailing around in yachts.If you are doing any of those things off the back of freelancing, you are faking.Don’t believe the hype. To be successful as a freelancer, you need to build a business that’s sustainable.A sustainable business isn’t built overnight.If you are thinking that you are going to go freelance and in a month make enough money for you to live off of the entire year, I’ve got some bad news for you.Freelancing is hard work and it takes time to be successful at it. Give yourself some space and allow for time to grow and make mistakes.If you can make it past 3 years freelancing, then consider yourself over that hump and on your way.-------------------? For full show notes to this episode & more resources for you.-------------------