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. […]
Happy Friday! Beat the heat with this week’s reads: One challenge slashers, freelancers, and solopreneurs often face is explaining their work to others. In this Brazen Life post, writer Dana Sitar explains the best way to help people understand what you do for a living. Would you like to increase your income by $2,000 in […]
UPDATE: If you submit an idea and I go with it, I will give you $100. Details at the bottom of this post. For a long while, The Traveling Writer was the perfect name for this blog. You came here knowing you’d find ideas, inspiration and tips on writing and traveling. Plus, I appreciated the […]
One of the big questions I get from new freelancers, solopreneurs and consultants is, “How do you find new clients?” The truth is, I almost never find new clients. But I do sign new clients regularly. So how does that happen? It happens because new clients find me. I approached my very first client, yes. […]
On the last evening of the World Domination Summit, Chris Guillebeau gave everyone in the audience $100 to invest in a meaningful project or person. Yes, all 1,000 attendees walked away with $100. It’s a cool idea on many levels: it’s great promo for Chris’ new book, The $100 Startup, and it directly supports the […]
Happy Friday! Guess what’s back this summer: MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK! I’m running the online networking course again Aug. 6-31. Throughout the month, you’ll get ONE practical tip each day that will help you grow your network — so you can get MORE out of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, without spending all day online. This […]
Ever feel like your email is TAKING OVER YOUR LIFE?! Yeah, me too. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to organize and manage it, especially now that I’m overseeing Brazen Careerist’s blog. (Guest post submissions add significantly to my email pile.) When you work remotely, your main vehicle of communication is often email. That’s […]
One of the many thought-provoking speakers at the World Domination Summit was Cal Newport, who says you should NOT follow your passion when it comes to choosing a career. Here’s what he thinks you should do instead: choose something you’re good at ““ and hopefully something you like doing even if you don’t love it […]
TGIF! Before we get into today’s reads, here’s a heads up that Jenny Blake is again offering her Make Sh*t Happen course, which is designed to help you turn your big dream into reality. After rooming with Jenny at the World Domination Summit, I can tell you even more confidently she’s dedicated to helping her […]
Know how when you spend time in another country and then return home, you feel like no one understands what you went through? And how it’s strange and semi-unbelievable that everything at home is exactly the same, when you’ve changed in big ways? And how when anyone asks how it went, you don’t really know […]