Taking Control of Debt and Depression to Freelance Full-Time

What this episode covers:

• What Paula does and who she works with
• The motivation behind Paula’s interest in travel and also web design as a medium
• What she did once she started running out of cash.
• The money goals she worked towards in order to survive off paying with cash and credit cards.
• How she found places where the cost of living is cheap really helpful when she was working towards her money goals.
• How reaching out to people she knows and asking if they needed her help made a difference and allowed her to end up with a lot of work.
• What she wishes she could have done differently back then, and how meeting a cute boy, misjudging the timing of when a contract starts, play into some of the things she wishes she could have done differently.
• The importance of doing what you have to do to make your business work, even if that means taking a part-time job.
• What happened when Paula tried to take on a part-time job to get out of debt. Why that didn’t work for her (a lot had to do with her lack of energy and mental health)
• How realizing that she needed to ask for help, and not do everything herself made a huge difference.
• Why she has found stuff like business coaching and group sessions really helpful, along with hiring out various tasks
• The story behind how Paula met her accountability buddy,and how similar their struggles were.
• What Paula and her accountability buddy do to keep each other on task and focused every week.
• The impact of having an accountability partner on Paula
• Her most important realization? Manifesting an important goal takes time, and how having someone to motivate her has helped her push forwards despite her depression.
• Paula’s approach on reaching out to a potential accountability buddy, and also how not to feel too down on yourself if certain goals aren’t being 100% met.
• Some of the mindset goals Paula has set for herself and how they helped.
• What you can and can’t learn from the “six-figure freelancer” oriented groups if that’s not realistic for you right now and you’re just trying to survive
• Why Paula believes that the most important thing you can do as a business owner is just to push through
• How mentally damaging comparing yourself to another freelancer making six figures can be, and why the best way to fight against it is to keep your head in the game.
• How patience and open mindedness can be the biggest pay off.
• The importance of asking for help and opening up to people, and this is where building your tribe can pay off
• Why Paula recommends journaling for being a more vulnerable person and how it can help your mindset within your business
• Another recommendation: meditation and here’s why…
• Advice for people searching for accountability buddies and the right support groups.
• How being able to turn to other people has helped.
• How building a relationship is such an important part of small business survival

About Paula:

Paula is one of those people who is profoundly inspired by other women who are building their own empires. Her mission is to help businesswomen achieve their business dream (so that they can live their greater purpose). She does precisely that by using her design, business, and human psychology skills to help those women create stunning brands that attract their ideal customers in order to grow and skyrocket their businesses to their next level.

Where you can find Paula online:

Paula’s course: http://paulaborowska.com/get-unstuck-bootcamp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_paula_borowska_/
Paula’s blog: http://paulaborowska.com/articles/

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