How Amor Fati Helps Me Embrace Freelance Life

Don’t underestimate the power of acceptance.

I’ve been freelancing for five years now, and let me tell you — it’s been a ride.

I’ve had months where I struggled to land any clients, and others where I found myself working crazy hours to service more projects than I could handle.

I’ve dealt with ghosted proposals, nightmare clients, and inbox detox days when I couldn’t bear to look at my laptop.

In other words, my freelance career has been a bit of a rollercoaster.

Like many solo entrepreneurs, I constantly craved more stability and predictability. The frequent obstacles and setbacks took a toll on my confidence.

I just wanted a nice, linear, upward business growth trajectory — was that too much to ask?

Obviously, I wasn’t going about things the right way. Rather than wishing reality would bend to my desires, I needed strategies to embrace the inherent uncertainty in freelancing.

I’ll be real with you — Stoicism seemed a little intense when I first came across it. But the concept of “Amor Fati” stuck with me.

What is Amor Fati?

I had to look up Amor Fati when I first heard the phrase. It translates to “love of fate” in Latin…