Ready to be a Freelancer?

I came across this book at Barnes & Noble tonight while looking for a particular book which I did NOT find (Argg! It was a book I wanted to continue reading called Design Matters//LOGOS that I found a few nights ago. It's a book on logo designs, but it's actually so much more; it goes into how to prepare, plan, and the different types of logos for clients. It's a great book for the overall process that I want to buy this weekend.) Anyhow, I came across the above pictured book instead, which I thought might be great to read for myself, only because I've toyed with the thought of being a freelance designer many times. Well, after reading the first few pages, I realized that there are some things in my life that I need to work on improving, both in my personal life and design knowledge, in order for me to start truly freelancing, I mean Full-time.

But a few pages into the book, they have a great little self-evaluation which helps you understand yourself and your goals as a designer, but I wanted to post it here cause I thought, this would be a great self-evaluation for pretty much anyone wanting to evaluate where they are in life and get some focus! =)

From Freelance: Design in Practice

What is your picture of success?
Because so much is at stake, it’s crucial to take time to evaluate exactly what it is you want from your new life. Carefully answer the following questions. Use your answer to determine your short and long term life and business plans. Revisit them every six months to see if your work is keeping you on track toward your picture of success.

1. What are the five most important things in my life?
2. What are my greatest design strengths/skills?
3. What are my greatest business skills?
4. What are my greatest personal/people skills?
5. What talents do I have that are not being used now?
6. What specific things can I do with these skills to improve life for myself & others?
7. What sort of work has been the most satisfying for me in the past?
8. What sort of work has been the least satisfying?
9. How could I improve my skills?
10. How can I best allot my time to my friends, family, and myself?
11. If there were no restrictions on my time or finances, what would I do?
12. Which do I wish I had more of: time or money?
13. Are there things I really wish I were doing in my life?
14. What are the major roles I play in life?
15. Over the course of my lifetime, what are the most important goals for each of these roles?
16. How can I better match my personal values with my work?
17. Where do I want to be as a freelance designer in the next six months?
18. In two years?
19. In five years?
20. If I could change anything about my life, what would it be?

Hope this info might be valuable to someone other than myself! =)