As a freelancer, I have multiple clients, projects, and organizations that I interface with regularly. As a project manager, I am also the person on the
...This blog summarizes learnings from The Future is Freelance Forums. These forums are where stakeholders from all levels of the freelance ecosystem (freelancers, agency leaders, coaches, platform CEOs,...
Time management, focus, and productivity are essential skills for a solopreneur. Your time is your most valuable asset when you’re a business of one.
Time management, focus, and productivity ar
...In 1954 President Eisenhower cited the juxtaposition between importance and urgency in his famous quote, “I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not import...
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 hard to take extended time off
...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 and ...
That’s true…in theory
...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.”
It turns out, I’m not
...One of the main reasons I decided to work for myself was because I was sick of people telling me how much to work, when to work, and where to work.
I sat at a desk for eight hours a day, even though...
Meetings have been a big topic lately. It seems like everyone is trying to figure how to have less of them so that people have time to focus on the actual work.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve s...
I’m a morning person.
The best time of the day for me is from about 3 am until noon. That’s when my brain is humming... and I get most of my work done.
At first, I fought the urge to get up at 3 am ...
How did you use your time last year?
Do you feel like you got the most out of each day?
OR did it seem like you were spending too much time on things that you hate?
…things that didn’t make you mo...