How to Juggle a 9-5 and Thriving Freelance Side Hustles Without Losing Your Mind with Donna Raphael

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Can you run a successful freelance business while working in a corporate 9-5 job?

Yes, IF you can master time management and set clear expectations!

Don't miss this inspiring episode of The Talk Freelance To Me Podcast featuring the multi-talented Donna Raphael. As a musician, technologist, and creative force, Donna shares her secrets to successfully balancing demanding full-time work with thriving freelance side hustles.

This interview will leave you energized to take your freelance work to the next level through Donna's example of dedication, discipline and delighting clients. Listen now!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Strategies for managing both a full-time job and freelance clients through effective time management and prioritization
• Tips for treating your freelance work like an organized business from the start with tools, processes, and structure
• Best practices for understanding client needs, expectations and pain points from the very beginning
• And more!

About Donna Raphael

Donna O. Raphael is a multifaceted professional whose expertise spans music production, project management, digital marketing, and web development. She has earned degrees in Recording Arts, Computer Science and Project Management.

Donna's career is distinguished by her adeptness in navigating complex project landscapes in both her full-time roles and freelance endeavors. She works full-time as a product manager and offers music composition services as a freelancer.

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Chapter

1. How to Juggle a 9-5 and Thriving Freelance Side Hustles Without Losing Your Mind with Donna Raphael (00:00:00)

2. Introduction of Donna Raphael (00:01:45)

3. Balancing a full-time job and freelance work through time management and prioritization (00:03:40)

4. Communicating expectations clearly to clients (00:05:11)

5. Overcoming challenges when juggling a full-time job and freelance work (00:07:43)

6. Treating freelance work like a business with organization and tools (00:11:20)

7. Understanding client needs, goals, and preferences from the start (00:15:53)

8. Delivering difficult news to clients positively (00:23:00)

9. Finding inspiration from various sources for creative projects (00:26:25)

10. Developing skills over time, not comparing to others' perceived natural abilities (00:31:09)

11. Balancing analytical and creative thinking styles (00:33:23)

12. Future plans to productize music services into tangible products (00:36:02)