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In this article, I’m going to talk about how you can hold yourself accountable on a yearly basis. The first three articles in this series covered:

1. Daily accountability. At the start of each workday, you made a list of things you absolutely had to accomplish. At the day’s end, you asked yourself what you did to make money and what you did to bring in business.
2. Weekly accountability. At the end of your work week, you wrote a review and evaluation of how things went. You also planned the following week, with special attention paid to the tasks involved in doing the work for which you are paid, getting more of it, and running your business.
3. Monthly accountability. On the daily and weekly level, you were working in the world of words. For your monthly accountability, the focus shifted to numbers, specifically, your profit and loss statement as compared to your budget and to the previous year. You also looked at your cash flow and bank balances, and you forecasted your revenues and expenses.

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In this article, I’m going to talk about how you can hold yourself accountable on a monthly basis. The first two articles in this series covered:

1. Daily accountability
2. Weekly accountability

The focus of the first two articles was on things that you can do with words – evaluating your day and your week. When we move up to the monthly level, the focus shifts to numbers. Which means that it’s time to talk about accounting software and your business. Yes, I know that this is a sore spot for many creatives. It was for me for many years, but I got over it.

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In this article, I’m going to talk about how you can hold yourself accountable on a weekly basis. Before we get started, why not open the first article on daily accountability in a separate browser window.

Now that you have that first article open, here’s an idea that will help you on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. You generate a lot of ideas. They don’t stop coming when you’re marching through the day. And they certainly don’t take time off for evenings and weekends.

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With the start of the New Year upon us, the likelihood of you deciding to head off into Freelancing full-time may be tickling your senses. We understand your passion to make it on your own, and present our Top 10 Freelance Resolutions for this coming year. Already freelancing? Hopefully some of these concepts will help you recommit to your endeavor, and subsequently bring you success in the years to come. Continue Reading