Category Archives: Freelancing

Health and Fitness for the Freelancer: Blow the Bubbles

If, like myself, you aren’t much of an exercise fan, it can help to find a way to make things fun. Honestly, I can think of a hundred other things I would rather be doing than exercising most days, but exercise I must. I do a lot of writing in my head while walking soContinueContinue reading “Health and Fitness for the Freelancer: Blow the Bubbles”

Health and Fitness for the Freelancer: Did My Body Give Up or Is It Just Me?

Health and fitness have rarely been high on my list of priorities. I enjoy walking, but I would never say I love exercise. Usually, I have to remind myself not to use curse words when exercising because I dislike it so much. I enjoy a nice slow hike and a nice slow walk. Occasionally, IContinueContinue reading “Health and Fitness for the Freelancer: Did My Body Give Up or Is It Just Me?”

Keys to Success: The 15-5 Rule for Rough Days

Does everyone have those days where concentration just feels next to impossible? You try to settle down and do something productive, but you keep having squirrel moments like Doug in Disney’s Up? I find I have days like this more often than I care to have them, but I don’t want to give in toContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: The 15-5 Rule for Rough Days”

Keys to Success: Know When to Say No or Not Yet

Some of us are “people pleasers.” We never fail to agree to something when asked. Some of us have what Dana K. White calls “TPAD – time passage awareness disorder.” We never realize how much time a task will truly take. Some of us suffer from an unhealthy amount of wishful thinking. We have manyContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Know When to Say No or Not Yet”

Keys to Success: Create a Business Plan

Wait! Don’t run! We can do this! The first time I thought about creating a business plan, I could not get my creative brain to admit this was a step I needed to take. I put it off as long as I could. Then I picked up a book on starting a small hobby business,ContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Create a Business Plan”