If you're a successful freelancer, chances are that you're a perfectionist, an overachiever, or both. These traits have a lot of pluses: no one wants to work with someone who's sloppy, late and doesn't sweat the details. But they can also have some negative consequences, such as causing you misery … [Read more...] about In the Balance: tips for perfectionists and overachievers
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In the Balance, Episode 8: Boundaries
Here's Episode 8 of In the Balance, the series of work-life balance videos I've been doing for the Standing Out Facebook group. This episode focuses on boundaries: why you need them and how to set them. I mention three types of boundaries that freelancers need to think about, plus a bonus tip on … [Read more...] about In the Balance, Episode 8: Boundaries
In the Balance, episode 7: work-life balance and money
Here's episode 7 of In the Balance, the series of work-life balance videos that I'm doing for the Standing Out Facebook group (this 'season' will feature 10 episodes, then I'll go on hiatus for a bit). First, let me say that I know the lighting in this episode is really dark and grainy, and I … [Read more...] about In the Balance, episode 7: work-life balance and money
In the Balance: How to be a better freelancing parent, spouse or partner
Here's the latest episode of In the Balance, the series of work-life balance videos that I've been creating for Standing Out. In Episode 6, I share a variety of tips on how to be a better freelancing parent, spouse or partner (or, for that matter, friend/son/daughter, etc.). There's one tip just for … [Read more...] about In the Balance: How to be a better freelancing parent, spouse or partner
ATA56 wrapup video
It will take me a few days to recover from the ATA conference and catch up on backlogged e-mail, but in the meantime, here's the wrapup video from our videographer Derek Platts. The conference was a great success on all fronts: we had 1,622 attendees from 52 countries (we had expected about 1,500 … [Read more...] about ATA56 wrapup video