ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
...And now, bird flu is affecting the price and availability of eggs... What can you do in a volatile economy to feel more secure?
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ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
SOCIAL MEDIA: A NECESSARY EVIL FOR FREELANCERS?
I hear other freelancers say “I hate social media!” while complaining that they aren’t booking as many jobs as they want. A few questions come to mind. “What don’t you like about it?” “What do you consider ‘social media’?”, “How else do you plan to advertise your services?” and “how can you make social media less cringy for yourself?”
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SOCIAL MEDIA: A NECESSARY EVIL FOR FREELANCERS?
HOW TO MAKE MORE TIME AND MONEY, AND SOME BOOKS THAT GO INTO THIS PROCESS IN MORE DETAIL
I’ve always been the type of person that needs a deadline in order to get anything done, so learning about Parkinson’s Law really resonated with me. In fact, I’ve been able to increase my productivity by scheduling time for specific tasks and not allowing myself to deviate from my schedule.
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HOW TO MAKE MORE TIME AND MONEY, AND SOME BOOKS THAT GO INTO THIS PROCESS IN MORE DETAIL
ONE THING YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE CONSIDERED WHEN CHOOSING A CAREER
By the end of the week I felt more clarity in my life ambition than I ever had before. But it wasn’t about what exactly I wanted to do, but instead...
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ONE THING YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE CONSIDERED WHEN CHOOSING A CAREER
BINGO VISION BOARD
Click https://youtu.be/vwNEqXIIos8 to listen to this post on Youtube I’m not really into New Year's Resolutions, but I do make a list of goals every now and then. A friend…
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BINGO VISION BOARD
IS THE 80/20 RULE RELIABLE?
Click here to listen to this article on Youtube The 80/20 rule (also known as the Pareto principle) says you often get 80% of results from 20% of your actions.…
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IS THE 80/20 RULE RELIABLE?
FALSE FULFILLMENT FROM ENDORPHINS
To listen to this post on Youtube, click here! I’ve started and quit teaching fitness classes a number of times over the years and I recently figured out why. Even…
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FALSE FULFILLMENT FROM ENDORPHINS
THE MISTAKE THAT NEW CREATIVE FREELANCERS MAKE
Read below or listen to the 2 minute audio version at https://youtu.be/JoGwPEqhahg In most regular (W-2) jobs, we have a supervisor who can make the final calls. When we freelance…
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THE MISTAKE THAT NEW CREATIVE FREELANCERS MAKE
WHEN YOU GET “NO” FOR AN ANSWER
Listen to this post on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YMIRkGBpolg When I was in college, one of my dreams was to be accepted into the University’s twelve voice vocal jazz ensemble. The chances…
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WHEN YOU GET “NO” FOR AN ANSWER
EAT THE FROG FIRST, OR LAST, OR WHENEVER YOU WANT
Listen to this post on Youtube at https://youtu.be/nZHvXWk_mRY?si=QW7MWo5WYFCRmGXa There’s a popular productivity strategy that says “if the hardest thing you have to do today is eat a frog, do that…
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EAT THE FROG FIRST, OR LAST, OR WHENEVER YOU WANT