I started 2009 putting in a lot of hard work with no gratitude - working an extra 2 weeks of man hours in a 4 week period, and then faced one of the most difficult times of my career.
A ridiculous round of redundancies, at at time when the digital workload was at it's heaviest - this was the final nail in the coffin I had been constructing for quite some time.
So I took the leap, made the decision to take voluntary redundancy and chance the outside world.
That's how I fell into freelance - and it's been the best decision of my career. in the last 9 months I have worked for some amazing agencies, learnt so much from other incredibly talented designers, expanded my portfolio and client list. I've learnt a different approach to work and how I deal with work situations.
I am finishing the year with a completely different life, and one that I couldn't be happier with.
I am the director of my own limited company, I have had my work on the BBC website, I have had my photography published in a book (http://www.letterpool.com), I have started my own PDF culture magazine with close to 10, 000 downloads (http://www.jetpacmagazine.com) - and I have made some fantastic new friends, contacts and collaborators.
I'd like to say a massive thank you to all of the people that have made this year into such a great one for me, if I start listing people, I am bound to miss someone off - so let's just say 'You know who you are'.
Neil
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