Advice to New Freelancers/Soloists

Practical advice is hard to come by, so Skully felt duty bound to provide some to his freelancing buddies (PS: E.S. - you're no longer part of the tribe now that you are "working for the man").

Here are some helpful hints from books/articles on being self-employed - yes, I MAY have modified slightly.

• Get out of the house/office.
  
• Show up at somebody else's door and tell them you are here for your appointment.
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• Go to a little roadside bistro.
• Take your own box of wine.
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• Watch a beautiful sunset.
  
• Scream really loud, "FU sun! You're breaking up with ME!?"
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• Take a long walk.
• To the liquor store.
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• Enroll in a comedy improv class.
• Take a date and tell them, "Surprise, I signed you up. You only THOUGHT you were funny".
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• Schedule a lunch date and promise to pay.
• Then don't show up.
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• Eat crackers in bed.
  
• Then kick yourself out.

This should help get you through that first week.