1. The biggest mistake freelancers make is turning self-employment into an excuse for self-indulgence.
   
2. I never liked the word “self-discipline” until I became a freelance copywriter and coach.
   
3. Self-discipline doesn’t mean beating myself into submission.
   
4. As a freelancer, you have to work hard even when you don’t have any work to do.
   
5. Sometimes it seems that freelancers buy into the “if you build it, they will come” fallacy.
   
6. Here’s the truth: Unless you have the self-discipline to work at your business – even when you have no assignments – you will not get very far.
   
7. Don’t despair.

via top7business