Build decent and expansive relationships - Strategy Consultant Jan Mikulin
Despite a career in marketing, Jan doesn’t market himself or his freelance business. Instead, he focuses on his network and building meaningful relationships. We talk about work-life balance, self-development, being “perma-lance”, finding work when you’re not on social media, how to make the most of periods with no work, and what it’s like to be an associate and partner in a freelance collective.
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Show Notes
It could be argued that Jan’s doing things differently.
He’s not on social media, he’s had long stretches of time out of work, he’s committed to maintaining his work-life balance, and he invests a lot of time into personal development.
It all started with an unpaid work placement when he was almost bankrupt. Now, Jan’s built the kind of flexible freelance business that allows him to live life on his own terms.
And he’s done that, he says, by getting organised and building deeper, more meaningful relationships. This is his story so far.
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