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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today I’m flying home from the World Domination Summit! What an awesome weekend. Can’t wait to share a few big takeaways over the next few weeks. For now, though, let’s talk about something important. Something that affects us ALL in one way or another. Do you ever find yourself saying phrases like… “If only I […]
Last week I took the train to Baltimore to see a screening of a documentary about hiking the Appalachian Trail, Beauty Beneath the Dirt. The film was great. But what really caught my attention was the woman behind the film, and what she’s doing to make sure the project succeeds. Katherine Imp, also known as […]