Personal Fulfillment & Solopreneur Productivity Coach | RomCom Novelist
Friends. I have to admit it: I’m exhausted. One of the events that I was working on took place while I was in Vancouver; the other event was just a couple days ago. Now that those are over, I have to play catch-up on other work! …and I have to play catch-up on SaganMorrow.com …
Can you believe that it was just one year ago yesterday that I started freelancing full-time? How the time flies! Every day when I wake up, I am so grateful and happy for making the decision to strike out on my own and start my own business. I love being a small business owner and …
I’m in Vancouver right now! Today I want to leave you with this question: What do you *get to* do today? When I came across the article How to Quit Being Overwhelmed For Good a few days ago, the concepts in the article really resonated with me. I’ve had an issue with the word “busy” …
This is a question that a lot of home-based freelancers / small business owners have. Should I work on weekends? Should I work in the evenings? Is it better to keep regular 9—5 hours? How many hours per week should I be working? The answer, of course, is it depends! But if you’re a freelancer or home-based …
One of the most common things that you hear with regards to productivity is that above all, you should avoid multitasking! The logic behind this is that if you try to do too many things at once, you won’t be doing any of those things very well. But since I love multitasking, I’ve naturally found a way around this …
I’ve talked about what I don’t miss about working in an office environment with coworkers… but that doesn’t mean it’s all roses and sunshine as a freelancer! Here are a few of the things I miss about working in an office and having coworkers: 1) Brainstorming sessions. Sometimes you really want to hash things out …
To follow up on last week’s article… three more things I don’t miss about working in an office! Being a freelancer or small business owner is NOT for everyone. But I do think it’s important to recognize what your best working style is (which will likely change during your lifetime!). That’s why I think it’s …
I admit it: after close to a year of being a full-time freelancer and home-based small business owner, sometimes, I start to get restless. Some days, I wish I had coworkers around to chat and brainstorm with. And I was always incredibly lucky to have great coworkers to work with when I’ve been an employee! …
I have now been freelancing full-time for about 11 months. It’s rather exciting! Freelancing is a wonderful experience. I absolutely love being a home-based small business owner. I am now getting to the stage where I have quite steady and long-term clients, which is fantastic, whereas my first month or three as a freelancer was largely spent …
And the #1 thing you need to know about being a home-based business owner is… Figure out what works best for you, right now. There are so many different ways of working, but ultimately, what works best for one person might not work right for you. And what worked for you six months ago might …
Mr Science sent this article to me earlier today: 10 Reasons Why Blogging is Ruining My Life. And somehow that led me to finding another article in a similar vein, Blogging is Ruining My Life. If you’re a blogger (or know a blogger!), you’re bound to crack a smile for at least a few of …
Ahhh, Inbox Zero. That elusive concept wherein you deal with emails as they come in and you never have more than three emails in your inbox (or, ideally, you have zero emails in your inbox!). But how are you supposed to actually do it? Most of the strategies that I’ve seen—only look at your emails …
I recently came across this line in a handy little book I have, A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases: qui docet discit he who teaches learns. It stuck with me. One of my current jobs involves note-taking for education classes, and it is heartening that some of the professors teaching these courses are so …
So you’ve got a project to manage… now what? These BEST project management tips will help you get organized and get an awesome project going! My 6 best project management tips: 1) Identify all tasks that need to be done. One of the biggest issues that can come up when managing a project is that it’s …
This is a pretty typical look at my day these days… if I don’t have a networking event to attend, I usually have a class to transcribe or a meeting with a client. Most of my days lately are somewhere in the range of seven to nine hours of work (after taking all of the …