#153: My 2022 and Q4 Audit and Six Lessons from Last Year

I finally have had a moment to reflect on last year and look at my numbers. I reflect briefly, taking a qualitative look back, but this is mostly a quantitative look.  Here’s what I share with you in this episode: My 2023 income goal (big and audacious!) My 2023 word of the year  A reflection on how 2022 was for me My Q4 recap, including an analysis of income and time tracking My 2022 total income  My weekly average number of hours worked last year The number of weeks of vacation I took (and one sick week) My number of clients and a reflection on “regular” clients vs. one-offs and anchor clients Why I fired one “good” client Six lessons learned—or gentle reminders I needed—from last year that might be helpful to you also Biz Bite: Overestimate your time for deep work The Bookshelf: “The Light Pirate” by Lily Brooks-Dalton Resources: Join the Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group.  Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee. Episode #152 of Deliberate Freelancer: How Mary Tindall Began to Earn $200,000 a Year as a Freelancer Episode #127 of Deliberate Freelancer: Embrace LinkedIn to Improve Your Business, with Atlas Katari Episode #147 of Deliberate Freelancer: My Q3 Audit—Grief, Brain Fog and Better Times Ahead Episode #139 of Deliberate Freelancer: A Solo Biz Retreat After a Struggling Summer Episode #137 of Deliberate Freelancer: I’m Grieving. How Can I Keep My Business Running?