Neil Gaiman, in his commencement speech, says:
"Something that worked for me was imagining that where I wanted to be, which was an author, primarily a fiction, making good books [...] and supporting myself through my words, imagining that was a mountain, a distant mountain, my goal. And I knew that as long as I kept walking towards the mountain, I'd be alright. And when I was truly not sure what to do, I could stop and think about whether it was taking me towards or away from the mountain."
People work with freelancers because:
1. their work is good
2. easy to get along with
3. they deliver the work on time
2 out of 3 is fine!
I'm just a little behind, is all.