Reality Check Ins For Entrepreneurs
5
February
2019
There is little more liberating than being able to call all the shots in your professional life. Running your own ship, making your own calls and curating your own calendar are just some of the glowing benefits of being a freelancer or entrepreneur. But with no one to hold you accountable when your productivity seems to wane, it can be a slippery slop to the shores of ‘slacking off’. And we’ve all been there…
The Beauty of Pursuit
31
January
2019
Most successful people will tell you their satisfaction was derived not from reaching the goal itself, but from the pursuit of the goal. From their hard work and perseverance through stormy waters, doubt, naysayers and uncertainty. That’s what they look back on. And that’s what makes their accomplishments so gratifying. Everything after that is just the reward.
The Art of Landing a Job Without Being Needy
16
January
2019
When it comes to contract jobs, you’re getting booked not only for the skills you offer but because the client likes the way you operate. You’re getting booked because you ask the right amount of questions without being needy, because you are self-sufficient without being presumptuous, and because you are interested without being invasive. Learning these parameters and how to manipulate them is the key to success.
3 Ways Personal Development Can F*ck You
9
January
2019
Personal development can be great. Everybody stands to gain a little. Many stand to gain a lot. It can also be a horrible shit show if you’re not careful. And in a saturated market full of self-proclaimed experts—many of whom are still wearing diapers—you need to be extremely careful. Otherwise, you run the risk of […]