Freelance Family Man Chad Gravallese

If you want to be the best freelancer in your niche, one of the main things you need to focus on is how you deal with criticism from clients. In this episode, we'll discuss how to respond when a client gives you negative feedback. 

I discuss a few key concepts I learned early on that are vital for any man, especially dads, who want to become self-employed or already are but struggling. I share how I learned these lessons during my becoming self-employed, quitting, and then returning. If your goal is to provide for your family without your wife having to work, you must understand and accept these principles of self-employment or you'll have a much harder time taking the leap or sticking with it. 

The show is back with episode 1 of season 2, introducing a wider perspective on the world of self-employment. In this episode I discuss what I've been learning over the last few months about the labor side of self-employment, specifically the construction industry and how the digital freelancers and labor freelancers can learn from each other. 

In this episode, I interview Drew Vernon who is an expert on helping children to develop their creativity. This is especially important for parents like me that work at home and have kids at home all day, because of homeschooling. Screen time can be an easy distraction that we give our kids so we can work but there are better ways to keep them engaged without screens. 

I'n this episode, Aaron Rubin walks you through what you need to know about budgeting, financial planning and taxes when you're self-employed. 

Today I’m talking with Jason Doggett, a freelancing dad who has made the transition into freelancing from home. We’re going to talk about how to get started in freelancing, where to find your first clients, and what it’s like to be a dad freelancing at home.

Jason also homeschools his children, and he shares about the mindset shifts that make working and doing school at home possible. He’s going to share why he believes it’s one of the most important things you can do for your family, and how rewarding it’s been for him as a dad. Join us to learn how to get started as a freelancer, and how it’s possible to support your family from home.

0:00 Intro
2:20 How Jason started freelancing
7:43 Building a financial plan
12:01 Finding your first clients
19:09 Building a portfolio
24:56 Balancing freelancing and homeschooling
29:20 Boundaries and focus time
34:24 Working in the middle of the busyness
39:04 The viability of freelancing
42:00 Growing with your children