> fear of famine . . . often led me to take on too much work to have a side project. A model I really like is one "big" engagement at 20 hrs/wk and a few small

> fear of famine . . . often led me to take on too much work to have a side project. A model I really like is one "big" engagement at 20 hrs/wk and a few smaller ones to fill in the rest of the hours. This gave me a lot of confidence walking up my rate and saying no to discounts. Knowing I had stability from other relationships took away a lot of fear and let me be more willing to hold out for better opportunities.