Yesterday we flipped the calendar not only into July, but into the second half of 2015. A really short post for today: assess how you're doing as compared to the goals you set for this year. Most importantly, what has to happen between now and December 31 in order for you to feel successful? If you … [Read more...] about Six months down, six to go
Freelancing
Breaking Into the Direct Client Market- FULL
This class session is now full. To view upcoming dates for all of my online courses, visit my website. My new quick-start course Breaking Into the Direct Client Market starts on July 1, and I have about three spots left. This is a three-week course with minimal homework, three sets of slide shows … [Read more...] about Breaking Into the Direct Client Market- FULL
Video: using the carrot, the stick or the temptation bundle to reach your freelance goals
If you have the drive and discipline to launch your freelance business, you have the drive and discipline to improve your freelance business, but we all struggle to force ourselves to work on those improvements incrementally (or at least I do!). In this video I talk about three approaches you might … [Read more...] about Video: using the carrot, the stick or the temptation bundle to reach your freelance goals
New podcast: Being a freelancer and being a dad
This is a cross-post from Speaking of Translation, the podcast that I co-host with Eve Bodeux. Hot on the heels of our Being a freelancer and being a mom episode (which logged almost 1,000 downloads in its first week!), we've put three freelancing dads in the hot seat. We asked them about many of … [Read more...] about New podcast: Being a freelancer and being a dad
Being a freelancer and being a mom: new podcast
Here's a cross-post from Speaking of Translation, the podcast I co-host with Eve Bodeux: Running a freelance business and raising a family can be a great fit, but combining those roles can result in a lot of stress, and requires planning, prioritizing, and of course flexibility and a good sense of … [Read more...] about Being a freelancer and being a mom: new podcast