"You must be willing to do the things today others won't do, in order to have the things tomorrow others won't have." — Les Brown
In January 2020, I was new to Fiverr — only three months in — while maintaining full-time employment. Building a freelance side business while working a day job meant sacrificing sleep, personal time, and work-life balance.
If you want to achieve more, you have to do more. You have to be willing to sacrifice some things to get ahead. That willingness to sacrifice is what ultimately led to my transition into full-time freelance work.
By now, I've successfully transitioned to running my own business full-time. It's still hard work, but I enjoy what I do, I work from home, and I spend more quality time with my wife.
What are your goals for this year? What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve them? If you're pursuing Fiverr success, I'm here to help through coaching.
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Trevor O'Hare
Voiceover Coach & Founder of VOTrainer
Trevor is a professional voice actor turned coach with over two decades in audio production. He has completed thousands of voiceover projects for brands of all sizes and now helps aspiring and working voice actors build their careers through 1-on-1 coaching, demo production, and online courses. He also works as a full-time voiceover artist at TrevorOHare.com. Looking to hire voice talent? Check out RealVOTalent.com.
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