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Are You Ready to Quit Your 9 to 5 Job?

Not sure if you’re ready to quit your 9 to 5 job? Let’s find out!  For each of the following questions, answer YES or NO. Keep track of how many of each YES and NO answers you have—we’re going to go over the tally at the end of this article! (That’s right. I’m going all …

The Ultimate Home Office Checklist

Grab the ultimate home office checklist now! Get the (free!) ultimate home office checklist: Perfect for solopreneurs… Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Yes! I want this Powered by ConvertKit Ready to work from home full-time? You’re going to need …

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The WHY of Burnout: Your Burnout Assessment

Last week during the #CreativeCoffeeHour Twitter chat, one of the questions that came up was around what we can do to manage emotional burnout in creative work. I mentioned the importance of assessing WHY we feel burned out, and instantly had others asking me for tips on how to understand the “why” of burnout. It was …

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Make Your Home Office Better With These 5 Tips

Working from home is one of the best things ever. I love that I can start my workday within 5 minutes of rolling out of bed if I want to, and that I can basically get work done any time of the day, any day of the week, when inspiration strikes. When you work from …

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Home Office Tips for Freelancers

Grab your FREE ultimate home office checklist >> Get the (free!) ultimate home office checklist: Perfect for solopreneurs… Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Yes! I want this Powered by ConvertKit Thinking about starting your own home-based small business or …

Day in the Life of a Freelance Editor / Writer

Now that I’m working from home, I want to be very mindful of what I do during my day and how I spend my time. I’ve created a draft of a schedule / routine for me to follow, which I’m sure I will be adapting and playing around with over the coming weeks and months …

Lifestyle Editing: Books I read in June 2011

Books that I both began and finished reading in June 2011: – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I started this book a couple months ago, but finally finished it – and a truly fantastic book it was. I loved it. There were tears in my eyes at the end when she describes holding the …

The Practical Guide: Freelancing (Part Five)

As a freelancer, most of your work is likely going to be conducted from home. This means that you don’t have a boss looking over your shoulder or a clock on the wall that tells you how many hours you’re supposed to work for and when you’re allowed to take breaks. You have to be both your own boss and your own employee. Follow these tips to keep you on track and organized.

The Practical Guide: Freelancing (Part Three)

Check out our previous sessions in this Freelancing mini-series: Part One: Gaining Experience Part Two: Building and Preparing Your Business Finding Work You have the experience, you’ve prepared yourself to have a real from-home business going, and now it’s time to get work! As we discussed in Part Two, it is important to have business …

The Practical Guide: Freelancing (Part Two)

Check out the previous session in this Freelancing mini-series, Part One: Gaining Experience. Building and Preparing Your Business Gaining freelancing experience is likely to take months and years – it’s a slow process, but it’s a work in progress. The more experience you get, the better the quality of your work (hopefully), and the faster …