Freelance Diaries: The Art of Creative Living

May 18 2024 23 ep. 31 mins 20
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Imagine you have a friend who is building a freelance graphic design career, and every (other) week she tells you all about it. About the highs, the lows, challenges and wins, funny stories and what she does day to day to achieve her goals. That is me! Hi, I’m Nicole and I am that friend. Feel free to join me on this adventure and weekly diary entries of my life as a freelance graphic designer!

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23: What's inside my proposal and how yoga changed the way I feel about my business

May 18 2024 29 mins  
This week's episode starts with a little peek into my proposal and how I structure it in a way that makes it easy for the client to say YES to work with you + some tips along the way that make the whole client process easier. ✨ In the second part, I dive deeper into how yoga has changed how I view my business in the best way possible and how to enjoy the progress you're i

22: Reaching my first big milestone ❤️‍🔥

May 05 2024 37 mins  
In this week's episode I have exciting news to share 👀 I reached my first big milestone and I am over the moon excited to share it with you! With that I go a little deeper about the emotions that come up, what the next steps are and so much more! Thank you for tuning in, see you next week! 🧡 Feel free to connect with me any time you want on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@

21: Trusting your timeline and releasing expectations

Apr 27 2024 27 mins  
In this week's episode, I give you a little glimpse into my diary entries from this full moon. I talk about trusting your own timeline, releasing the expectation that things need to happen RIGHT NOW, and also some insights into social media and how to create different posts for different types of goals. As always I really hope you enjoy this episode, leave me a message if you f

20: The emotional roller coaster that is building a business

Apr 20 2024 29 mins  
Hey beautiful people, today's episode is a little emotional ramble from the heart. I have been feeling very low this week and I get into why and what I do to get out of that again. Links mentioned: @ohsierracreative https://www.instagram.com/ohsierracreative/ @wayfarerdesignstudio https://www.instagram.com/wayfarerdesignstudio/ See you next week! 🧡 Feel free to connect

19: How defining my niche made me feel more aligned with myself

Apr 13 2024 34 mins  
Hello friends, in this episode I talk about my email marketing workflows, how defining my nice made me feel more aligned with my business and myself and I dive a little deeper into my spirituality 💫 See you next week! 🧡 Feel free to connect with me any time you want on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@lunardesign__studio

18: Missing Lisbon, discovering email marketing & nerdy website talk

Apr 06 2024 26 mins  
Hey party people, in this episode, I talk a bit about Lisbon and allll the reasons why I can't wait to go back, find an apartment, and finally create a home for my partner and me. I also go a bit deeper into my to-do's of the week, and the new software / tools I have started using for my email marketing setup and client inquiry process. The last third contains some nerdy

17: Remembering my WHY and insights into my social media strategy

Mar 30 2024 31 mins  
Hello again 🌞 In this episode, I will dive deep into remembering my why, feeling inspired again, and having a strike of inspiration – sometimes giving yourself permission to just be in the moment can bring up so much positive change. If anything I wish this episode to be a motivational boost haha I also give you some insights into my new Notion page for my social media market

16: Stepping out of negative self-talk cycles & life update❤️‍🔥

Mar 23 2024 25 mins  
Hey beautiful people, I am back after my little break, a bit later than intended but hey – we're here and I am so happy to recap with you everything that happened since the end of January and how life is going at the moment in my freelance journey. Thankful for every one of you ❤️‍🔥 Feel free to connect with me any time you want on Instagram @lunardesign__studio

15: Reconnecting with yourself

Jan 20 2024 37 mins  
Today I talk about reconnecting with myself after working really hard and having a period of self-doubt. I have a little breathing and journal exercise for you that helped me this week to get out of negative self-talk and worry. I also talk about things that brought me joy this week and give you some coffee shop recs (as per usual). I really enjoyed recording this episode, it felt

14: How to shift shame into empowerment

Jan 13 2024 35 mins  
In today's episode, I share some very vulnerable news with you and how and why I made these decisions. I talk about feeling shame for certain life decisions and phases and how we can shift these negative feelings into a feeling of empowerment, pride and overall something positive. I also talk about what's happening in the design field right now, what I'm working on and