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Most People Are Fundamentally Honest
Occasionally a client asks me to take a book I’ve previously written and revise it or change the formatting for offline publication or use in one or another eBook format. It’s easy work and I’m always happy to do it (good excuse to listen to an audiobook while...
Chaos and Order – How to Create a System that Works for You
I run a small business. That means I do a lot of things. I don’t have any one role. Production, sales, marketing, accounting - I do a bit of all of it. Not all of it of course. Micah handles most of our marketing efforts, as well as our investments and new projects,...
Why I Find Doing Nothing Exceptionally Productive
For years, one of the hardest things for me to do was stop working, sit still and do NOTHING. It was immensely hard, and I’m not a workaholic. I love being done early and thrive on doing laze-about things around the house, but for whatever reason, actually turning off...
Finding Goals You Can’t Help but Want to Complete
Yesterday I wrote about one of my big personal goals for 2013. It’s a little silly, but in my experience, some of the best goals often are. So, it got me thinking - how come goals are so hard in the first place. Beyond the inherent nature of goals being worth pursuing...
My Quest to 100 Push-Ups
If you asked me in July whether I thought New Year’s resolutions were a good idea, I’d probably say no. But, by the time January rolls around, the compounding factors of late-year nostalgia, the fresh start that is a new year and general peer pressure entice me to...
How to Have a Productive Weekend without Working
For years I’ve killed myself trying to find the perfect balance of working without driving myself into the ground. When I work too much I feel like I’m missing out on time with my family and when I’m not working I feel like I’m falling behind the people who grind...
Staying Ahead of the Constantly Evolving Curve
One of my big projects for 2013 is a sort of ground level documentation and foundation-building for our business. In simpler terms, we’re running the business like freelancers and I want to change that. Since we kind of made things up as we went for years, there are a...
7 Important Business Tasks You've Been Avoiding
When I started my business I didn’t realize I was in fact a business owner. I was a freelancer - I got new projects, finished them fast and built a reputation as a good writer. That was it though. I didn’t think about marketing or accounting or the dozen other little...
7 Strategies to Get New Clients This Week
I try to focus on the GOOD stuff that comes of being a freelancer. The extra hours at home with family. The flexibility to go on vacation, work at a coffee shop or take a day off at the last minute. But, there are downsides too. Self-employment tax, health insurance...