#161: The Top 9 Mistakes Freelancers Make When Getting Started

Brian Hood (0:00)

This is the 6 Figure Creative Podcast, Episode 161

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Welcome back to another episode of the 6 Figure Creative Podcast. I'm your host, Brian Hood. I'm here with my big, bald, beautiful purple shirted co-host, Christopher J. Graham. Say hi, Chris.

Christopher J. Graham (0:31)

Hey. I mean, hi.

Brian Hood (0:33)

Oh, hi. So in today's episode, we're going to cover the top nine mistakes freelancers make when starting their new business.

And believe me, if you are getting started, or you're brand new, or you're looking to get started in your freelance business, and you've been dabbling in the weeds of the world, this episode is absolutely for you so that you can get over those things and actually start taking action and avoiding mistakes all along the way.

Christopher J. Graham (0:56)

One of the funny things too about these types of mistakes are most of us are self-taught, right? Most of us are learning on our own. We didn't go through a curriculum traditionally. And as a result, we've got gaps in our learning.

And it's pretty normal with freelancers, with people that are running small businesses, for them to be like a decade in and be like, oh, I've never done that one thing before that I probably should have been doing all along. So I'm sure for a lot of you, at least one of these is gonna be something that you're like, oh.

Brian Hood (1:25)

Yeah, so it's actually, it's a combination of things you should do and things that you are currently doing that you shouldn't do. So it's actually a mixture of both of those things. So before we get into today's episode, Chris, how have you been, my dude?

Christopher J. Graham (1:36)

I've been good, man. I got all kinds of stuff going on. I've been building out a new coaching program and just sort of processing through that. And that's been so fun.

Brian Hood (1:45)

That's all boring crap. I'm gonna actually talk about the thing that actually matters. And that's the fact that you like, you were sick before we started this episode and you, we almost didn't do this episode.

Christopher J. Graham (1:54)

That's true. Yeah, I ate something kind of funny, but here's a better topic of banter. I've been lifting weights again and it's been so freaking fun. I'm gonna brag to our audience. I maxed out on the bench press at 225 the other day.

Brian Hood (2:07)

Who wants to take bets on whether or not Chris Graham was doing proper technique? He's like moving three inches at a time on the bench press, just like...

Christopher J. Graham (2:14)

Bro, when your arms are as long as mine, the bench is hard. Like it's a lot of movement, but yeah, I'm a fan. I've been feeling great and I've been taking my iPad into the gym and doing a little bit of cardio while I watch like videos about business and learning to get better. And it's wild to be like, okay, my brain's getting better and my body's getting better at the exact same time. It's a heck of a high, man.

Brian Hood (2:37)

That's what I used to do that when I was working out solo, I'd listen to podcasts while I worked out, which is kind of weird, but it's like, I do love the multitask where you're like, you're focusing off, obviously on lifting weights, but obviously you can also get the valuable information into your brain. But now that I'm working out with Bryant, which is just the guy I've been working out with for years now, he looks like a Greek god as far as the body sculpture he has, and I want to look like him, but I probably never will for many reasons, just because he puts in more work than I do, and I'll just leave it at that. Maybe some genetics there too, and he's been doing it longer. However, because of that, I don't listen to podcasts anymore while I work out.

Christopher J. Graham (3:10)

He gave me some weightlifting tips when I was in Nashville, and I did them, and they were pretty great. I'm pretty excited about it. I've thought about this several times, but we had a little cookout at your house, you know, this fireplace thing.

And when Brian walked up, I remember you yelled to him, hey, Brian, touch your knees.