If you've been freelancing or running a small business for any amount of time, you've learned a few things you probably wish you knew from the start. In this episode, I've asked a few of my freelancing friends (as well as Twitter), "What's one thing you wish you knew when you started freelancing?" There's lots of great advice, so let's get to it! Show Notes<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jcasabona/status/1215285605934010369">The original Twitter Thread</a></li><li><a href="https://jpdesigntheory.com/">Jean Perpillant</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jpdesigntheory">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://salferrarello.com/">Sal Ferrarello</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/salcode/">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://topher1kenobe.com/">Topher DeRosia</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/topher1kenobe">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/">Birgit Pauli-Haack</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/bph">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://jonathanbossenger.com/">Jonathan Bossenger</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jon_bossenger">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://howibuilt.it/blogging-with-colin-devroe/">Getting Back to Blogging with Colin Devroe</a></li></ul><a href="https://creatorcourses.com/membership/">Check out the memberships over at Creator Courses</a>Sponsored by: <a href="https://www.sanebox.com/howibuilt">SaneBox</a> | <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/builtit">FreshBooks</a> | <a href="https://creatorcourses.com/build/?utm_source=how-i-built-it&amp;utm_medium=sponsor&amp;utm_campaign=self-sponsor">Creator Courses</a>

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Growing Your Business Through Podcasting with Matt Medeiros

Overwhelmed? Feel like your business can't run for a day without you? You're not alone.

When you're a solo business owner, everything ends up depending on you. You're the only one who can do the work, answer the email, keep the plates spinning. So you're on the hook every day: nights, weekends, even the vacations you do manage to take. The overwhelm never really lifts.

But being a solopreneur doesn't have to mean doing it all yourself. With the right systems, parts of your business can run without you. That's what gets you your time back, and gives you the freedom to take a real break. And the freedom to do the work you actually want instead of the work you feel stuck doing.

Joe Casabona learned this the hard way. He went from so overwhelmed he had a panic attack to taking 4–6 weeks off a year, worry-free, and he's helped hundreds of solopreneurs build systems that give them their time back.

Every week, one clear idea to help you get your time back without hiring a team...or selling your soul to AI. Start listening, then grab the free newsletter at https://streamlinedsolopreneur.com.