Many small cheques

I had this hang up when I quit my job - how to give up my (reasonably) big fat salary.
But as things are turning out, it just required a small re-wiring in my brain to see how the "many small inexpensive" paradigm in action here too.

The first contract I took up in my freelance status, I gunned to get the big deal. Large contract size. Value pricing. All the stuff. Spent a lot of time "positioning" myself and agonizing about how I should price my services. Push, shove, negotiate. I was exhausted even before I began doing the work in the contract. And just by the way, several months later, I'm still not done with my Big Monolith contract

Then I shifted to a different track. Small assignments, quick turnarounds, and almost always at a price that the client finds "inexpensive". (At least, they don't seem to be thinking too much about agreeing to my quote.) Decisions made faster, work gets done faster and I get a stream of many small cheques. (and it all adds up quite nicely!)

But sure, it's needed massive re-organization of how I see money security. I've found myself having to trust that opportunities and monies are in abundance. And that I don't need to hoard them. It's actually almost a spiritual experience!!