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You Only Hate Freelancing Because You're a Pick-Me

You Only Hate Freelancing Because You're a Pick-Me

Your “nice girl” energy might be holding you back. I used to think being the “good girl” freelancer meant more clients and success. Spoiler: it got me clients, but the wrong ones. Underpaying, disrespectful, boundary-crossing clients drained my energy and nearly made me quit freelancing altogether.


In this discussion, I unpack the costly mindset traps of being a pick-me freelancer, why trying to please everyone keeps you stuck, broke, and miserable, and how shifting your mindset and setting hard boundaries changed everything for me.


If you’re a freelancer, a woman leaving corporate, or a solopreneur tired of feeling undervalued and exhausted, this is your wake-up call and roadmap to real freedom.


Freelancing isn’t about pleasing others; it’s about owning your value, your time, and your life.

#freelancing, #mindset, #pick-me, #clients, #boundaries, #freedom, #solopreneur, #undervalued, #energy, #success


Timeline

00:00:Intro

01:20:The root of your people-pleasing

02:26:Nightmare client story

05:00:The two client archetypes

06:18:The cost of being a pick-me freelancer

08:04:Common pick-me mistake #1

11:10:Common pick-me mistake #2

13:22:Common pick-me mistake #3

15:19:Closing thoughts and next steps