The Freelancer's Teabreak

Hacking it as a freelancer can be difficult. Optimising space at home, organising everything you need to do, finding inspiration and new ideas. My three favourite things might just help you with all of these hurdles. Follow me on Instagram Email:  hello@emmacossey.com Come and join our FREE community:  The Freelance Lifestylers  Looking for support? Check out the  Freelance Lifestyle School  for h...

It's time to talk about a dirty word. Money! When it comes to the M word, it's often kept under the hush-hush and a private matter. Well, it's time to ditch the shame and talk about money! On this week's podcast, I spoke to Talia, money coach at T.L.C about all things budgeting, saving, and spending and why those things may not come so easy to you. Let's put our money where our mouth is this Talk...

Sometimes, I come away from recording a podcast episode with a long list of things to do. This was one of those episodes! Molly Scanlan joined me this week to chat about sustainability, our online carbon use and small tweaks we can do to improve our business online in a sustainable way.   Molly Scanlan  Molly builds low carbon, privacy-friendly websites for social enterprises and non-evil small bu...

Bit of a niche behind the scenes episode for you this week! I recently moved all of my courses from Teachable to Podia. In this episode I explain why and how!   Jo Shock: https://streamlinesvirtual.com   Podia: https://www.podia.com/?via=fc2bc7   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelan...

As it's ADHD awarness month, in this week's episode, I share my experience of being on ADHD meds, a year on. The ups, the downs and the tips I'd give anyone who is about to go on them.   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.    

In this week's episode, I touch on my favourite bit of ADHD advice, but also the importance of not taking everyone's advice! Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.    

Decluttering is not just for your home. It can also be done mentally or emotionally. This week I am joined by a friend and freelance decluttering coach, Susie Boutal, who explains how she helps people to declutter their lives, so they can find the space to do the things they want to do. For any ADHDers, this is really helpful for getting s**t done!   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey....

Do you have reoccurring habits or tasks in your calendar?⁣ This is one of the most important things I do to structure my day. In fact, for my ADHD brain, having things automatically in my calendar means less micro decisions. Which really helps my executive function. What reoccurring tasks do you have in your calendar? And if you don't have any, what would you like to add in?   Follow me on Instagr...

Got something that's been on your list forever and is draining your energy, bit by bit? Sure, it might be a five minute task...but it never ends up at the top of your To Do list! In this week's episode, I nudge you to get it done!   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle S...

Cost of living is really tightening its grip at the moment, and that's reflected in a lot of the price rises of the subscriptions and tools that we pay for. This month, I would suggest that you have a review of those subcriptions, see which ones can do the job of others, and speak to the help departments to see if there's something they can do to keep you on board. Follow me on Instagram Email: he...

School is back, and I'm back at my desk, ready for The Freelance Lunch Club starting this week! The very first workshop will be on how to write a Pitching Email, so I thought it might be useful to share three pitching emails that have worked well for me! Want to join me for the workshop? All the details are here! https://freelancelifestyle.podia.com/freelance-lunch-club   Follow me on Instagram Em...

In this mini episode, I share two tools that I've been loving recently to create guides, workflows and processes for both me and my team. And they're both handy little Chrome extensions! The tools are Loom and Scribe.   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses...

Last week, I spoke about what to do with all the ideas. This week, I'm sharing two ideas that are coming to fruition in September! Sign up to my newsletter: www.freelancelifestyle.co.uk/newsletter or https://freelancelifestyle.co.uk/freebies/ Freelance Lunch Club Sessions: https://freelancelifestyle.podia.com/freelance-lunch-club Biz and Brew Coaching Sessions: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biz-and...

What do you do with all the ideas you have for your business? In this episode, I share the three steps I take to record, assess and implement business ideas - without getting overwhelmed!   Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.   Mentions: E...

In this episode I'm joined by Kelly Cookson from Cheer Up Marketing, marketing strategist, to talk about positive psycholgy (NOT toxic positivity) and lean marketing.   Kelly Cookson Website: www.cheerupmarketing.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/cheerupmarketing Visit her on Facebook Freebie: https://www.cheerupmarketing.com/free   Emma Cossey Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com...

Imagine being able to find clients without using social media. Sound like the dream? Viv Guy has done it. And she's here to share how she does it, what happened to her business when she came off social media, and how she's swapping scrolling for connecting!   Viv Guy Website: vivguy.com Freebie: https://vivguy.com/accelerator/   Emma Cossey Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come j...

Whether you're taking the summer holidays off for family, or planning a break this year, there are a few things you should do before you close up your laptop. Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.    

In this mini episode, I have a little rant...about why freelancing isn't taken seriously as a career option. What do you think? Were you offered it as a career option?   Follow me on  Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membership.    

I love using Voxer in my business! It makes coaching more accessible, more afforable, gives you room to verbally process things and take action. Curious about how you can use it in your business, or curious about my Voxer coaching? Tune into this episode! Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out th...

Have you set your Q3 goals? Make sure you include these three things to turn those quartely dreams into action plans! Complete the course: https://freelancelifestyle.podia.com/goal-setting-for-freelancers Follow me on  Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Freelance Lifestylers Facebook group Want more support? Check out the Freelance Lifestyle School courses and membershi...

Times are a little trickier right now for freelancers. Now is the time to make sure you're really following up with people, whether that's pitches you've sent, previous clients, or following up when someone has clicked through on your newsletter. In this solo episode, I go into a little more detail on how to do that.   Follow me on  Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come join us in the free Fr...

This week, I've got the two brilliant women who I trained to be a coach with - Jo Wheatley and Zoe Hawkins! Jo and Zoe share some tips on what to know about coaching, how to get started, and why getting training is so important.   In Good Company My affiliate link for their courses: https://www.igcompany.co.uk/a/2147490958/QYrGBFdd Website:  http://www.igcompany.co.uk/ The Coaching Crown Podcast:...

Sophie Cross is the founder and editor of Freelancer Magazine. Join us while we chat about freelancing, starting a magazine and Good Boss-ing ourselves!   Sophie Cross - Freelancer Magazine LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophcross Website:  https://freelancermagazine.co.uk/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/FreelancerMagz   Emma Cossey Follow me on Instagram Email: hello@emmacossey.com Come joi...

Interested in podcasting? Wondering about the benefit of doing it as a freelancer? In this week's podcast, I have Podcasting PR expert Fiona Fraser on to chat about podcasting (including a little trip down podcasting memory lane), what makes a good podcast, why it's worth doing and how to do it!  Tools mentioned in the episode: Descript, Audacity and Acast ************** Find Fiona You can find Fi...

Resources mentioned in the podcast: The Nap Ministry The Nap Ministry | Rest is Resistance The Wintering https://amzn.to/42laUoc   Ellen Franklyn-Carr's details Ellen  Franklyn-Carr is a multipassionate creative, holistic coach, yoga teacher & student & facilitator of transformation.  Website: The Good Space (thegood-space.com) Follow Ellen on Instagram Ellen Franklyn-Carr (@thegoodspaceuk) • Inst...