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I'm lost, without energy and focus. - The Doomsday arrival



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I'm lost, without energy and focus. - The Doomsday arrival

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Life has it's ups and downs, just as any freelancing career. Sales will increase and drop. It's like a Ferris Wheel. - You start at the bottom, you work your way up and then it's downhill again, until you reach the bottom.. And you go round and round. - It's like circle. - A never ending story.

However, you might have heard that all of these things are common and nothing to worry about. Especially as everyone knows that it's how things are in life and during your freelancing career. - But what if, you start to doubt yourself or if you lost motivation. What if you lost focus and what if you've been struggling with other things in life during this time.. - Then there's a huge risk of you standing at the edge of a cliff. - Something as easy as a small puff of wind and you're doomed.

That's how I've been living my life since May 2016. I've been standing at the edge of a cliff, even though I've been trying with everything I've got to turn around. I suffer from panic anxiety and depression ever since my father passed away and these things have left obvious marks. - But alongside with that, I've been struggling with other things in life too.. And I've also been struggling with my freelancing career. - I lost my biggest client a few months back and that was like the last nail in my coffin. - I knew that I would suffer from that, especially in terms of income, but I could never imagine that it would affect me this much. - I probably took things for granted, especially as that specific client and I had been doing work for the last 2+ years or so.

And that's the thing. I started to take things for granted.. But it's easy to do that when things have been fine during such a long time. - But ever since then, I've tried to make things easier, I've tried to get involved with other things and I've tried to gain new clients and expand my business. - I've also spent endless of hours on steemit. - That being said, I've spent so much time and I've also managed to make things easier in terms of money.. - But I've also spent so much time, so it feels like I don't have any time left. - It's a very odd feeling and it's hard to explain.

It's like I've run out of time, even though the same amount of hours still are in place. - But I'm having huge troubles to focus and to keep myself motivated enough during these hours so I accomplish less than I should.. or need. - And that's the biggest problem. - I have to accomplish more than I do right now, and it's easy to say "just do it"... - But I'm like a magician without power.

"?Abracadabra" - and nothing happens.

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Lynne
Andre you are right, there will be ups and downs in life,

You suffer from anxiety and depression which is very real and can be debilitating at times. I am so sorry that you lost that big client, I feel for you. That must have really taken you for a knock.

I too find that things come in cycles, One day everything is bright and sunny and quick as lightening suddenly it is storming. Just keep in mind during the storms that no matter what the sun will come out again.

I know exactly what you mean by not having time. I am struggling so much with that myself right now. I can't even come close to finishing everything I need to get done and it is making me tired!



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EliteWriter
Sometimes everything seems to go terribly wrong. I know how it feels like. I used to suffer from a health problem, and at the time I had financial problems as well. I know that at such times you cannot focus, no matter how hard you try. I suggest that you avoid trying and retrying because it might actually get worse as you stress yourself out. Try to find a hobby or something that could help you relax and unwind a bit. There is no need to go for a holiday, but give yourself a breath of fresh air, and try to make yourself start a new chapter. Also try to surround yourself with someone who cares and who can give you support. In time you will feel better.



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Cristian
My advice would be to stop worrying so much about the fact that you need to "make" it, eventually, you will but stressing out about this stuff usually makes it worse and I'm talking from experience here, I really understand where you are coming from especially at the part about running out of time.

Society had thought us that there is a place and time for everything and every time we are not in the place that we are "supposed" to be we get these feelings. So as far as freelance goes, never take clients for granted, always act like you are going to lose them next day, we this in mind you'll be more relaxed and you can focus better on delivering quality work. You will always find big clients eventually, just don't stress it that much, take one day at a time and everything will fall into place once you get the right mindset.



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clerkboy3
I want you to know that you are an inspiration for me I
You are very dedicated, passionate, extremely hard working and a knowledgeable person!
Sometimes, our life is not going the way we planned to and bad things happen... You know that often, the more we accomplish, the more dissatisfied we become! We demand more and more from us but there is at least 2 problems here: the day is only 24 hours and we are humans!...
Don't give up! The good thing about bad days is that other days are going to be better I



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Barida
You don't have to give up on the recent loss of that big client no matter the circumstances you have found yourself in. I have known you as someone that has got the potential to make it great online and these are the things that I expect you to fall back on when thinking of ways to move. Just believe in yourself and see how things will get better for good.



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Corzhens
It looks like you are burned out. You probably need a nice long vacation for a change. I have experienced that situation where the workload seemed to be a ton that it was impossible to accomplish. But it’s not all true because you can accomplish what was given to you. It’s just a matter of good timing and your mood, of course. For now, put down everything, turn your back and leave everything to the wind. Your work will not be finished but at least your mind will be rejuvenated and your outlook will change for the better.



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