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How Working for Myself Helped Me Take Control best life entrepreneur freelance money time Oct 23, 2020
Control is a big deal for me. It is one of the key drivers of my life.

Before I worked for myself I felt controlled by circumstances instead of controlling them. Most of my time was controlle

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When to charge an hourly vs. a flat rate freelance money time Oct 08, 2020

Both freelancers and those hiring them think about work in terms of hourly rate even when a flat rate has been negotiated. In some instances thinking only about money per hour negates the experience a...

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Build your business around what you love entrepreneur freelance money planning strategy time Sep 15, 2020

Flexibility and control over your work and life are some of the greatest gifts of entrepreneurship. The problem is that many freelancers, consultants, and small business owners have a hard time defini...

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Time in Crisis: Scrambling and Standing Still best life better world time Sep 03, 2020

The particular crisis that we find ourselves in now has shifted time in a way that makes it feel more amorphous - the decade that was March, the moment of April, the year of May. The future feels so u...

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How to Set Goals for the Journey, Not the Destination best life planning strategy time Aug 23, 2020

SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. Google “Goal Setting” and this is the first thing that comes up. It is the standard for how everyone from your boss to your per...

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How to Plan for the Unplannable best life planning time Aug 17, 2020

We live in an uncertain world right now - no one really knows what will happen tomorrow, next week, next month. But really, hasn’t that always been true? Life is unpredictable. A year ago, would you h...

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Should You Be Your Own Boss? entrepreneur freelance money time Jul 01, 2019
 

I love being my own boss, but I never thought this was my life's path. My parents own their own business, and I told myself growing up that I never wanted that. They have

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Procrastinate Much? organization planning time work from home Feb 01, 2019

February is always a month where I generally feel stagnant, which often leads me to procrastinate in work and life in general. Here are some tips for battling procrastination.

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Delegate effectively management time Nov 01, 2018

Nothing will help you get more done in less time than delegating…effectively. Letting go of control is hard, especially if you are used to working alone. Here are some tips for handing over control st...

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Be here now best life self care time Oct 01, 2018

I am the type of person that has a hard time sitting still and doing nothing, so I am by no means an expert at mindfulness. In fact, I am pretty bad at it. But for me being bad at something often mean...

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Multi-task like a pro organization planning time work from home Sep 01, 2018
Working from phone

I do at least a couple hours of work from my phone each day. While it has been easy to use your phone for email for a while now, new apps now allow you to do everything...

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Save your inbox organization planning time Aug 01, 2018

Since becoming a mother in April I’ve had to squeeze the absolute most out of every minute so that I can maximize the time I get to spend with my daughter and also still do my job. This has led me to ...

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