When you work for yourself, by yourself, “time off” can be a bit of a paradox—you can be much more flexible about having “time off” day-to-day, but it can be...
The Hustler's Manifesto
It's time to take back control of our work, worth, and wisdom.
The blog + newsletter where we jailbreak from toxic hustle culture by building better, more resilient businesses.
Four Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
May 04, 2022
Spring is finally here, and with it comes that age-old desire to refresh things. Cleaning up something that may be a little dusty, letting things go that no longer serve you, refreshing things...
3 Reasons Freelancing Makes Me a Better Parent
Apr 04, 2022
Being a working parent has never been easy. Traditional work scenarios are designed for people without boundaries and constraints with performance (explicitly or implicitly) tied to long workdays...
Freelancing Is More Secure Than Your Day Job
Jan 31, 2022
Most people believe that being employed by someone else is the most stable and consistent way to provide for themselves and their families. That’s one of the main reasons that the vast...
Four Ways to Reboot Your Business Model
Dec 27, 2021
There are as many types of solopreneur business models as there are solopreneurs. When you work for yourself, by yourself, you can reinvent what you do whenever you want.
That’s...
Funnels Aren’t for Freelancers. Here’s a Better Strategy.
Nov 29, 2021
Freelancers tell me all the time that they want “better” clients. Clients who value them, pay them what they’re worth, and give them the freedom to do what they love. Clients...
How to Manage a Freelance Workforce
Oct 05, 2021
The freelance workforce has been growing steadily for decades and it’s estimated that The Great Resignation will add 10 million more people to the self-employed. With more people...
The Eight Types of Solopreneurs
Aug 23, 2021
Whether you call it freelancing, consulting, contracting, or gig-work…the independent work revolution is real.
According to Upwork, 36% of the US workforce freelanced in 2020 and...
When You're Addicted to Entrepreneurship Success Has Nothing to Do with Money
Jul 26, 2021
Entrepreneurship is a risky business. (Pun intended.)
About 20% of businesses will close in their first year and only 50% will survive past the five-year mark.
And that’s just the actual...
The Antidote to Languishing Isn’t Focus, It’s Idleness
Jun 22, 2021
For the last month or so I’ve found it incredibly difficult to be productive.
This is not common for me — I love my job, I love my work, and I love “getting things done.”...