Parenting with abundance mindset while freelancing, with freelance writer, editor, and blogger L’Oreal Thompson Payton
05/16/22 • 30 min
Writer, motivational speaker, and author L’Oreal Thompson Payton discusses the challenges of parenting while freelancing, what it’s like to write a book while raising a baby, how to think about impostor syndrome, and what it means to have an abundance mindset, among other things.
L’Oreal’s bio: L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a lifestyle and wellness writer, motivational speaker and author of the forthcoming self-help book, Trust Your Dopeness. Her byline has appeared in publications such as Bitch, Bustle, SELF, Shondaland, Well + Good and ZORA, just to name a few. When she’s not busy writing, she can usually be found reading, riding her Peloton or relaxing on her yoga mat. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Jeff, daughter, Violet and an ever-growing book collection.
Get L’Oreal’s weekly motivational newsletter: Subscribe at LTintheCity.com
Find L’Oreal online at her website, www.LTinthecity.com, or on Twitter and Instagram
- Website: https://www.LTinthecity.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LTintheCity
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ltinthecity/
Notable quotes from L'Oreal during our conversation:
“They say it takes a village to raise a kid, and I'm a firm believer in it takes a village to raise a mom as well. Because we cannot do this alone.”
“If I waited for the perfect circumstances — with my oat milk latte and the window seat at the cafe and the perfect soundtrack — it would never happen. The book would never happen. Writing would never happen.”
“Just trust that there is more out there. There is bigger, there's better. Don’t settle.”
Books/things we talked about:
- Jenni Gritter’s coaching
- You are a Badass by Jen Sincero
- You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
Writer, motivational speaker, and author L’Oreal Thompson Payton discusses the challenges of parenting while freelancing, what it’s like to write a book while raising a baby, how to think about impostor syndrome, and what it means to have an abundance mindset, among other things.
L’Oreal’s bio: L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a lifestyle and wellness writer, motivational speaker and author of the forthcoming self-help book, Trust Your Dopeness. Her byline has appeared in publications such as Bitch, Bustle, SELF, Shondaland, Well + Good and ZORA, just to name a few. When she’s not busy writing, she can usually be found reading, riding her Peloton or relaxing on her yoga mat. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Jeff, daughter, Violet and an ever-growing book collection.
Get L’Oreal’s weekly motivational newsletter: Subscribe at LTintheCity.com
Find L’Oreal online at her website, www.LTinthecity.com, or on Twitter and Instagram
- Website: https://www.LTinthecity.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LTintheCity
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ltinthecity/
Notable quotes from L'Oreal during our conversation:
“They say it takes a village to raise a kid, and I'm a firm believer in it takes a village to raise a mom as well. Because we cannot do this alone.”
“If I waited for the perfect circumstances — with my oat milk latte and the window seat at the cafe and the perfect soundtrack — it would never happen. The book would never happen. Writing would never happen.”
“Just trust that there is more out there. There is bigger, there's better. Don’t settle.”
Books/things we talked about:
- Jenni Gritter’s coaching
- You are a Badass by Jen Sincero
- You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
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What types of people make great – and joyful – freelancers? With freelance video and podcast producer Steve Folland
Steve Folland, founder of a thriving freelance community in the UK and the long-running Being Freelance podcast, discusses the nature of successful freelancers and where the joy in our work comes from.
Steve’s bio:
Steve is a freelance video/podcast producer, running his business whilst also looking after his two kids.
His other babies are the long running Being Freelance podcast where Steve chats to freelancers from around the world about their story. And co-hosting the award-winning Doing It For The Kids podcast - a fun Q&A for those parents freelancing 'with kids in the mix'.
Steve spends a lot of time hanging out in his Being Freelance Community where he brings together self-employed creatives for support, fun and biscuits. He’s also brought together his own experience and that of 250+ guests to help new freelancers with the course “How to get started being freelance.”
Notable quotes from the episode:
“I do think what helps a successful freelancer is if you do kind of fall in love, not just with the skill that you originally tried to sell, but with the art of selling itself, like with being a business.”
“As freelancers we get to explore what is success to us. You get to decide. And so then you also get to decide what makes you happy.”
“I quite like the not knowing. I think for some people, that would drive you nuts, not knowing what's around the corner. But I quite like that, that sort of element of surprise.”
“In the past, when I worked for companies, I might absolutely bust my gut and might not even get a thank you, let alone more financial reward. Whereas now there is a correlation between the amount of work I do and the amount of money I make.”
“One of my favorite quotes [from my podcast] is ‘don't freak out.’... And another guest said, ‘Just keep meeting people.’”
“I think it's really useful to listen to others and pick up on little productivity tactics and things. Also, though, I think it's important to crack on and do things.”
Links:
- Being Freelance website
- Steve’s professional website
- Doing It For the Kids Podcast
- Being Freelance Community
- Steve’s course: How to get started being freelance
- Being Freelance on Twitter or Instagram
Next Episode
Freedom, fulfillment, and money, with Justine Clay, coach to creative business owners and freelancers
Business coach Justine Clay talks about the importance of meaning and purpose, what questions we can ask ourselves to discover them, and how we can define our own businesses to fit ourselves.
Justine’s bio: Justine Clay is a speaker, writer, and business coach for creative entrepreneurs and freelancers. Using her actionable Profitable by Design framework, Justine helps established creative professionals, and business owners identify and articulate their unique value, position themselves to high-quality, well-paying clients, and build a fulfilling, efficient and profitable creative business.
Sign up for Justine’s free guide: How to Find High-Quality Clients and Get Paid What You’re Worth and start making monumental changes in your creative business or career today.
Check out the Creative Business Accelerator, the group coaching program I did with Justine:
Find Justine at https://justineclay.com/, on Facebook, or on LinkedIn
Notable quotes from Justine:
“Being independent — whether that's a freelancer or being a CEO of your of your own small business —there are things that drive us to make that decision, to go out on a limb, to take the risk. It's more freedom, more fulfillment, more money.”
“If you have a six-figure business and 80% of it is going into Facebook ads, then it's not a profitable business.”
“Money is the thing that buys you the freedom that you need; that's what gives you the freedom to live the life that you want to live, whatever that looks like for you.”
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