How I doubled my income in a year as a designer

This video is not about how much money I make, it’s about finding out what actions I took that led to this outcome. Here are the 12 things that worked for me. Hope it helps! 🧡

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[rachelhow]

This video is not about how much money I make, it’s about finding out what actions I took that led to this outcome. Hope it helps! 🧡

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[loresowhat]

Rachel you are great and I smiled when you mentioned one of my fav quote “if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you”.. thanks for the inspiring video as a fan and new content creator here on YouTube

[PaulSebastianM]

Long story short: stop working for a company that is selling you to dozens of clients, and work for those clients directly. This is the basic trend with technology professionals for a long time. Sure, you need your employer sometimes, so you can get experience with client work sooner, but as soon as you get the idea, unless you're super comfortable living like that, build your own brand and start working for yourself.

[hannahmerchant]

I've learned so much from you this year, I'm so glad you started making videos and that I found your channel. Thank you for being you.

[helensworld]

Every time I feel no energy or motivation, I watch your videos. It inspires me in so many ways, more importantly it drives me a little bit further on my journey. I am a new mom in a new country as new immigrant, learning new skills to arm myself to be ready for new career… so exhausted but so challenged! Wish us all the best! Thank you Rachel!

[jordanisonyoutube]

the 9 things:

0:48 lifestyle shifts
1:16 improving your skills
1:33 side effects of improving skills
1:43 learning a new skill
2:06 increased freelance income
2:33 side projects
2:50 increased income streams
3:10 financial minimalism
3:33 optimised systems

[lindersok]

Loved the Everything Everywhere All at Once reference

[SLApple-hped]

You are similar to my early journey of being a UIUX designer. I have been a UI UX freelancer for more than 20 years until becoming a leader. Feeling lonely is a way to solidify a good skill of exploring inner thoughts, and also, it's a good way to sharpen your soft skills. They will help you to create more inspiring products in the future.

[Teamshmo]

Doing so many things is exactly like you said. It becomes very overwhelming. Dealing with learning new things while doing the work starts to become very challenging. The ability to relax our emotions and keep pushing forward is key to our success

[juhibhatt]

Hey Rachael, your content has been extremely helpful. Love your channel and it inspires me a lot! Thanks for being so candid and sharing your journey. Looking forward to learn from you :)

[justamongus]

Those floting story like bars are awesome 👍😁

[katrn_ph]

Been watching your videos and it made me realize a lot of things! Thank you for sharing experiences! I'm loving your channel so far.

[stephen_wise]

Love the transparency Rachel, such a valuable video ⚡

[brend]

This is so inspiring 💗 I appreciate you sharing your experience and your knowledge! Wishing you the best with your projects ✨

[TimKoa]

Thanks for the video Rachel! Super inspiring. Hope you can double it again in 2023! :D

[alicevolcom]

So glad I came across your channel! I love how honest and real you are. Thanks for sharing.🙂What does webflow require?

[RaeChico]

Am I the only one who get the "Everything, everywhere, all at once" movie reference? 🤔

Insightful video, I am trying to reach your level as well! Wish me luck!

[motivationislami]

i always at the edge of giving up. such videos energize me.

[apolitik]

D u have a video showing your house? Seems nice. How many square meters?

[jessybond]

Rachel, thank you so much for making this video! It's soooo refreshing to hear that even such an experienced pro like you have imposter syndrome and you have to combat it too. I feel stuck because of it, I know that i'm just a junior designer in the beginning of my journey and I just need to start with tons of mistakes along the way but this fear of failure almost paralyses me. What if I'm not good enough and let my team/company/client down? What if I don't know much as required for this field? etc. How do you deal with such questions whenever they arise?