Do you understand the difference between working ON your business and working IN your business? As a freelancer filling multiple roles, it can take time to figure this out. First things first, you’re an editor, and editing is your bread and butter. However, you’re also the head of marketing, CEO, sales rep…the list goes on.

It’s a delicate balancing act, but one thing that can help is understanding the difference between working on your business versus in your business. Today, we’re revisiting one of the very first podcast episodes I ever released where I explain this difference and offer tips to make it all work. This episode is just as relevant today as it was when it was first released, so let’s dive in.

• (1:09) Why is it Important to Know the Difference?
• (2:32) What Does it Mean to Work in Your Business?
• (3:34) What Does it Mean to Work on Your Business?
• (4:08) Working on Your Business Helps You Avoid Burnout
• (8:03) The Perfect Balance Doesn’t Exist
• (10:08) Time-Blocking Tips
• (17:00) The Importance of Accountability Partners

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I’ve been thinking a ton about different seasons of life lately, and it’s made me realize there are also different seasons we go through in our businesses.

The ugly truth is that not all seasons in our businesses are positive. Just like in life, it’s completely normal to go through hard times. Unfortunately, it’s easy to feel like a failure for experiencing a less-than-incredible season, which is a narrative that needs to be rewritten.

In this episode of The Modern Editor Podcast, I’m walking you through the variety of seasons you may experience in your editing business so that you can normalize it instead of wondering if you’re doing something wrong.

• (1:44) Not All Business Owners Experience the Same Seasons
• (3:07) The Learning Season
• (3:50) The Planning Season
• (4:23) The Networking Season
• (7:25) The CEO Season
• (9:02) The Pivot or Expansion Season
• (9:58) The Maintenance Season
• (11:23) The Dry Season
• (14:29) The Back-End Season
• (15:52) The Front-End Season
• (16:50) The Burnout Season

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• Episode 5: Working ON Your Business vs. Working IN Your Business

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Springtime comes with a sense of renewal and new opportunities that always make me feel reinvigorated. To celebrate, this episode is a re-air of a previous episode where I offered six tips to refresh your editing business.

Of course, you don’t have to wait for a certain season to follow these tips, but it’s natural to feel the itch to do a little spring cleaning at this time of year. Taking advantage of that fresh spring energy is the perfect way to set yourself up for success in quarter two. Consider this your spring cleaning checklist for your editing business.

• (2:23) Clean Up Your Workspace
• (3:56) Declutter Your Desktop
• (5:23) Refresh Your Bookmarks and Extensions
• (6:10) Clean Up Your Email Subscriptions
• (8:13) Organize Your Subscriptions and Memberships
• (9:29) Declutter Your Social Media Following
• (10:52) Spring Cleaning Your Business = Quick-and-Easy Wins

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