According to a 2017 survey by Bankrate, over 44,000,000 Americans currently have a side hustle. Of those who have a side hustle, 28% fall into the millennial age range of 18-26. Americans across the country are utilizing their skills outside of work more often, and making extra money in the process.

Having a side hustle isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, however. Side hustles require hard work and discipline if you want to create a successful one. I am going to walk you through all the steps you must know to have a thriving side business, no matter what stage of life you are in.

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This time last year I was dealing with some major anxiety and depression when it came to my role as a freelancer. It was hard for me to keep clients for long periods of time because I was always in fear of failure and just all around not in a place for people to depend on me.

After a while, though, I had to snap out of that feeling if I wanted freelancing to work for me. I still suffer from those bouts of overwhelm every blue moon, but I have come up with ways to combat those feelings and become a better freelancer in the process.

Here are five things I do to battle overwhelm as a freelancer.

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