One year ago today, I became my own boss. My transition from day job to entrepreneurship was scary, thrilling and challenging. When I quit my 9-to-5, I was worried about disappointing my boss and colleagues, stressed about bringing in enough money to live solely off my own business, and unsure how to structure days, weeks […]
Big anniversary coming up Monday — My one-year mark of becoming my own boss! To celebrate, I’ll be offering a BIG SALE (like, half off big) on all my products, but for ONE DAY ONLY: Monday. So check back then for your discount! Now for your weekend reads: Let’s rethink the way we work, says […]
When I decided to leave my day job and work on my business full time, one of the first things my dad-slash-financial-advisor helped me with was figuring out how much money I needed to earn — both to maintain my standard of living and to meet my life and financial goals. Because while there are […]
Most mornings I wake up and roll over to my computer, still in my pajamas. Within minutes I’m working on my projects: creating a new digital course or brainstorming ways to promote my newest guide or editing blog posts for client Brazen Careerist. I so love this work that I like to get started first […]
TGIF! If you can peel yourself away from the Olympics for a few minutes, check out these finds from around the web: American women would rather CLEAN than do this. What is it? Find out seven things you don’t know about women and work in this post by Penelope Trunk. Give up on being perfect, […]
It’s a question bloggers get constantly: How do you come up with enough ideas to write about? How on earth do you think of something valuable to share several times each week? The answer is that blogging mimics life. You learn something in your life, and you re-learn it on your blog for your readers. […]
When you run your own business in this digital world, it’s easy to spend all day, every day on tasks like social media and blogging and networking. Those tasks help us earn a living indirectly, and they add up to long-term success. That’s why helping others, building a community and creating buzz online do deserve […]
Hope you had a great week! Let’s kick off August with these web gems: Four smart steps to landing a job in a new industry, from Ryan at BootstrapMyLife. Do you struggle with shifting between creative work and logistics work? Find out how to get creative things done with this post from 99u. LOVE this […]
If you look closely at people who are succeeding in this new digital world of work, you’ll notice they have something in common: they’re fast learners and willing to adapt. Even more importantly, they go out of their way to learn what they don’t know, to gain the skills and knowledge they need. Because in […]
When I went to the World Domination Summit a few weeks ago, I had a list of about a dozen people I wanted to meet. Most were well-known bloggers who write about my content areas: careers & entrepreneurship, writing and travel. And guess what? In most cases, those people wanted to connect with me, too. […]