Want to free yourself from your day job? My eguide is full of practical advice: How I Surpassed My Day Job Income in Just 6 Months of Self-Employment. Last week I woke up to a long note from a reader of my newsletter. He’s working as an interpreter for a manufacturing company, and he’s desperate […]
During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, a friend lamented how her boss was making her team come into the office, even though there was little to do. This friend was actually trying to come up with tasks to keep herself busy at work. We’ve all been there. Who hasn’t found themselves in that […]
I’ve had this post in my queue for weeks, partly because I wanted to force myself to set ONE big priority for the coming year. Then, over the weekend, Problogger named me as one of their 20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012. After a few fist pumps (and watching sales comes in on my social […]
If you make one resolution this year, make it this: to take ownership of your life. That means no excuses on creating the life you want to live. It means working through obstacles to get where you want to be, and it means not forgetting that you deserve what you want. This sounds simple, but […]
Does anyone else wake up in the morning to a flood of emails? They’re not spam exactly; Gmail isolates those for me. But many of my early-morning emails are unwanted, “updates” from groups or social media networks or retailers. For a while, I simply deleted them. I wanted them out of my inbox, so I […]
The most difficult part of cobbling together my own income is not bringing in clients. It’s not self-marking and promotion. It’s not even making enough money. What I’m finding to be the most challenging is juggling a lot of balls at once. Ironically, that’s also the best part of being a solopreneur. I don’t have […]
Here’s a cool example of how to make money online — one that could help you make money online (or sell your book or build a brand or grow a company), too. Bloggers Adam Baker and Karol Gajda have put together a package of products for entrepreneurs. Except it’s not really just for entrepreneurs. It […]
I’m always fascinated to hear how young professionals manage to succeed with a side hustle. Working on a project or even growing a business on the side of your day job is not only becoming more popular, it’s also a fabulous way to move toward your professional goals. That’s why I wanted to chat with […]
Financial transparency is “in” right now. Especially when it comes to talking about entrepreneurship. If you really want to help others follow in your footsteps, you’ve got to be up-front about how much you’re making, right? Except a lot of us don’t feel comfortable with this type of honesty. In many circles, it’s taboo to […]
When I mentioned to an acquaintance recently that my next goal is to figure out how to travel while working, she said something like, “Well, that should be easy. You can work wherever you want.” Which is technically true — I can work wherever I want. And I do take advantage of that, moving between […]