What to do when fear starts calling the shots
used to hate public speaking. By “hate” I mean that, given the choice between public speaking and being boiled in molten lava, I’d pick public speaking but only because I don’t have access to lava. I mean, I’ve called in sick to work to avoid giving presentations. I even turned down a lucrative promotion because [...]
Do you have “look over there!” syndrome?
A famous philosopher once said: If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. If he gets distracted and walks away while you’re teaching him, he won’t learn anything and will starve to death. ith this post, I’m going to hazard a guess and try to do my best to tell [...]
The Problem with Facebook
Okay, well, apparently every month or so I get a wild hair and decide I’m going to offend 99% of the world’s population. Last time, I went on a tear about productivity blogs. This time my foe has grown. Welcome, in the red corner, weighing in at one berzillion pounds, the undefeated Facebook. Ding! Round [...]
Industriousness, fat cash and you. Oh, and not being an idiot if you work in payroll.
Welcome to part one of Ignite Living’s “Why You Owe it to Yourself to be an Entrepreneur” series. In this series we’re going to explore…guess what? That’s right. Why you owe it to yourself to be an entrepreneur. We’re gonna start this series off with a subject that’s very close to our hearts, stomachs and [...]
The truth about paying your dues and “getting lucky”
“Thanks for the offer, but I really just want to make it on my own steam.” Have you ever heard that one before? Better yet, have you ever felt like that or maybe even said it yourself? Ever feel that maybe you’d be abusing a relationship if you used it for a business connection? It’s [...]
Anti-GTD advice: Managing your email and good customer service
You may be productive but your customer service blows I don’t check my email every hour or four as GTD specialists seem to recommend. I never check it at all because my email is always up and it checks itself every minute. I use the Gmail/Google Notifier combo and when someone writes, a little window [...]
The 2 Reasons Your Life and Business Aren’t Expanding, Part 2: Delegation
Even if you don’t have teammates, you can still have a team In Part 1, Waste we talked about how wasted time and actions (same thing, really) make it appear that you just can’t expand. You feel you can’t work any more than you do, can’t make any more money and you’re tied to the [...]
The 2 Reasons Your Life and Business Aren’t Expanding, Part 1: Waste
“Even the pros get this one way wrong.” Have you hit the ceiling with your own personal production or income? Are you ignoring your friends, not walking the dog and skipping meals just so you can get more work done? If so, this post and the next in the series are for you. Writers can [...]
A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living – FREE New Ebook!
A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living – FREE ebook! A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living is a short manifesto about staying sane, happy and productive as a freelancer. It features tips on finding ideas, staying organized, getting clients and ultimately making money doing what you love. A Human’s Guide to Freelance Living is simple. It [...]
Finally...a book on freelancing that's not just about taxes, client acquisition and time management.
