Here's a cautionary tale for you.

A creative freelancer, let's call them Sam, starts out in the business.

The Game Directors Panel I hosted at One Voice is already a distant memory.

I was joined by a delightful group of people made up of Gina Thompson, Natalie Winter, Natalia Hinds and HaZ Dulull.

Only last month in my talk on Social Media at One Voice in Dallas, I made a whole song and dance about ✨ CONSISTENCY✨ ...

I recently worked with a new client, voicing a character for an escape room...

Last month I met my friend David Monteith for lunch.

(At the National Theatre. Not relevant to the story, just a quick mention of the fact that my friend is in a play at the friggin National. Casually)…

"I'm nervous because I don't know what to expect"
"I'm an introvert and don't know if I'd be able to talk to people"
"I'm worried it will be too overwhelming to make it worthwhile"
These are only a few of the thoughts I had before attending my first ever conference back in 2021…

Hey look, we're all there because of work, right?
Or at least most of us.
(Maybe some of you get a kick out of reading 25 inspirational posts every day without any business interest attached? In that case, you do you)…

I hate networking!
I have lost count of how many times I've heard fellow freelancers utter those words.
And if I'm completely honest, I used to say the same thing…