This week, two blog posts on the psychology of freelancing caught my eye: this one from Get Rich Slowly, entitled "Knocking out the beliefs that hold you back" and this one from I Will Teach You To Be Rich, entitled "Success and the shrug effect" (and by the way, it's not that I love blogs about how … [Read more...] about Overcoming psychological barriers to success
Audio interview: getting started as a freelance translator
While I'm formulating a few posts on the recent ATA conference in New York, here's an interview that I've been meaning to post for a while. Colorado-based Portuguese translator, interpreter and voiceover talent Cris Silva (who has the distinction of being Colorado's only ATA-certified English to … [Read more...] about Audio interview: getting started as a freelance translator
Links: ATA social media presentation
At last week's ATA conference, Eve Bodeux, Michael Wahlster and I co-presented "Web 2.0 Tools for Translation Industry Professionals". Following are the links that Eve and I mentioned in our portions. You can find Michael's links at http://snurl.com/sbuoq. Corinne's links: Technorati, a blog search … [Read more...] about Links: ATA social media presentation
Off to ATA
This year's annual conference of the American Translators Association promises to be a record-breaker, with about 2,200 attendees expected. I'm really looking forward to attending the French sessions, and Eve Bodeux, Michael Wahlster and I will be presenting "Web 2.0 for Translation Industry … [Read more...] about Off to ATA
OT: Iconic photos website
If you're looking for some coffee break viewing, check out Iconic Photos, a website of "Famous, Infamous and Iconic Photos" that run the gamut from haunting to hilarious. The background notes that go along with the photos are also really interesting. My husband found this site last night; I was … [Read more...] about OT: Iconic photos website