Happy New Year! Quick note: My twitter networking course, Become a Twitter Power User, will begin again February 4th, and it’s now open for enrollment. If you’re smart, you’ll wait to sign up until Monday (yes, this Monday, January 7th, because you might just find a one-day birthday sale on the blog that day.) Here […]
Last year at the World Domination Summit, I watched a powerful presentation by charity: water founder Scott Harrison about how to help families around the globe access clean water. I expected a cliche pitch, but instead found myself tearing up in that auditorium. So I pledged to give away my 32nd birthday– no big celebrations […]
Creatives who have their own business often want to focus on creating, not on financial details. Figuring out what to keep track of and how to keep track of it, not to mention how much money I had to make to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, was one of my biggest challenges when I launched my […]
Happy Holidays! We won’t have a writers’ roundup next week, so spread these reads out: Do you know what your ideal life looks like? In a guest post at The Suitcase Entrepreneur, Amy Scott lists eight questions that will help you get location independent. Mack Collier shares the one thing you can do now to […]
I wrote this piece for Brazen Careerist’s blog, but it just as easily could’ve run here. Because describing yourself in terms of where you’re going, rather than where you’ve been, is a solid way to make your own luck. Here’s an excerpt: If there's one mistake job seekers and ambitious professionals make while working toward […]
Making a living as a freelancer or growing your own business isn’t for everyone. Not everyone can deal with financial uncertainty or regularly meet their own deadlines. So how do you know if this route could be right for you? There’s ONE quality that’s absolutely essential to succeeding as your own boss, one characteristic you […]
Happy Friday! Here’s the best of the web from this week: Your future is not defined by your past, says Natalie at The Suitcase Entrepreneur. You are what you think, so think positive! Would your interviewer like to have a beer with you? Unsurprisingly, a new study finds that employers hire people they want to […]
Whether you’re looking to self-publish or go the traditional publishing route, your writer’s platform — aka how you’ll sell the book — is more important than ever. So it was smart for Chuck Sambuchino, who has become an expert on the topic of platform, to write a book about it. Chuck was here a year […]
Anyone else love December? Especially when it’s this warm in D.C. I’ve got holiday lights strung over my desk and a pine-scented candle burning! Here are some reads to cuddle up with this weekend: You probably know what you should be doing — so no more procrastination, says Caleb at Pocket Changed. At ProBlogger, read […]
For several years now, I’ve dedicated myself to blogging three times each week. People sometimes ask, “How could you possibly have time for that?” The answer is you have time for what you make time for. (Click to tweet that idea.) I make time for blogging. I make it a priority. I committed to posting […]