Mary Piotrowska

Transforming 9-5 to freelancer | Helping freelancers to become Freedlancers with ready systems | Founder at Freedlancer

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@mindandglory Mindset.

Unfortunately, this is the toughest opponent.

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Authority is not pretending you know everything.

It's showing up clearly, usefully, and consistently.

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You do not need to be fully confident to get started.

Many people do not start because they think:

• I am not good enough
• no one would pay me
• I need more proof first
• I do not know enough yet
• others are better than me

But self-doubt grows when you stay still.

Action makes it more honest.

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@webkowsky 100%!🔥

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Planning is not progress.

I spent 3 years proving that.

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Stop building the offer.

Send the offer.

You'll learn more from one real conversation

than from one more month of refining.

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I spent 2 years telling myself "not yet."

Not yet ready to charge real rates.
Not yet enough skills.
Not yet enough time.

The problem wasn't time. It was that I was trying to
build freedom with an employee's identity.

I didn't need a better schedule.

I needed to learn a new identity — before I quit my job.

This change was a real game-changer.

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https://t.co/t2522UqhX6

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Most people don't need a new strategy.

They need a system that will make the strategy work.

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Unpopular opinion:

Your 9-5 job isn’t “stable.”

It’s just a subscription you don’t control.

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I worked 9-5 for years, thinking it was the only way.

But here's the truth:

Job = trading time for money
Freelancing = trading value for freedom

3 things that changed since going freelance:

1. I wake up without an alarm (and don't hate Mondays)
2. I earn more working fewer hours
3. I finally feel alive - not just existing

Harder?
Yes.

Worth it?
Absolutely.

You don't have to love your job.
But you deserve a life you love.

What about you?
Are you ready for change or still waiting for the "perfect moment"?

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Sometimes you need to read that

you can follow your dreams.

Yes, you can do it despite

the obstacles.

You create your path, and if

something

doesn’t fit your goals, let it go.

It’s not worth spending time on things

that drain your valuable energy.

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#1 Lesson

No system = No growth

Don't waste 5 years like I did.

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Follow for systems, not hustle!

https://t.co/eVxulqpX1b

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Sometimes changing ONE thing

Unlocks everything!

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Identity → Execution

Identity blocks your actions.

If you want to be a Freedlancer,

Here's why your efforts keep failing ↓

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Follow for systems, not hustle!

https://t.co/eVxulqpX1b

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(PROTOCOL)

A simple reset:

• Fixed decision blocks (not “free time”)
• One clear outcome-based offer
• One metric: conversations, not busyness

Consistency > intensity.

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You don’t change your life by installing new apps.

You change it by installing a new OS

before the old one shuts down.

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This is why “better planning” doesn’t work.

You don’t need:

– more tools
– more motivation
– more time

You need a new role before you quit your job.

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Identity → Execution

Identity blocks your actions.

If you want to be a Freedlancer,

Here's why your efforts keep failing ↓

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4/4 SELF-IMAGE

Self-image

Employee identity:
“I don’t fail publicly.”

Freedlancer identity:
“I test in public and adjust fast.”

Planning feels safe.
Execution feels exposed.

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3/4 INCENTIVES

Incentives

Jobs reward presence.
Freelancing rewards initiative.

Your brain always chooses
What’s psychologically cheaper.

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2/4 STANDARDS

Standards

Employee standard:
“As long as I was busy.”

Freedlancer standard:
“Did this create demand?”

Execution follows standards,
not motivation.

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1/4 ROLE

Role

Employee mode:
“I wait. I respond.”

Freedlancer mode:
“I decide. I initiate.”

Execution starts when you stop asking:

What should I do
and start deciding what matters.