Happy Monday! Here's this week's Mindset Mondays video, which is on persevering when things feel hard in your business, and knowing when to quit! I apologize that this is a bit grainy; I'll work on the lighting for future episodes. … [Read more...] about Mindset Mondays: Persevering when things feel hard in your business
Is the career path for beginning freelancers changing?
Some days, I feel like all anyone wants to talk about is "our changing profession/industry." Some days I agree that it's changing a lot, and sometimes I feel like "Yes! Things change...cope or try to stop the earth from turning." But here's something I've been thinking about lately: as the … [Read more...] about Is the career path for beginning freelancers changing?
Mindset Mondays: Coping with perfectionism
This time of year can be somewhat crazy for all of us, so I've prepared a series of YouTube videos called Mindset Mondays, to hopefully bring some sanity to your freelance game. I'll release these in December and January, then we'll see what happens in 2020. This first video is on coping with … [Read more...] about Mindset Mondays: Coping with perfectionism
A recession may be coming: how can you prepare?
Watch your back for a recession I'm not an economist (far from it!), but it's hard to miss the rumblings in the financial press that the US (or even the world) economy may be headed for a recession. After a 10-year bull market, we're in a bit of a "what goes up must come down" situation, and as a … [Read more...] about A recession may be coming: how can you prepare?
Preparing for the state-level court interpreter certification exam
Eve Bodeux and I already recorded an episode of Speaking of Translation on this topic, but a few readers have asked me for a written post, so here you go! It's long, but I hope it will be helpful to other people who want to take the state-level court interpreter certification exam, especially if you … [Read more...] about Preparing for the state-level court interpreter certification exam