What’s in the Water?
Guidance for Swimming Against the Stream
In waking up to whiteness, there are questions to answer and ideas to confront. Molly’s insights bring perspective and clarity.
Self Employment TV: Free Stuff, Should You Give It?
For those who prefer reading to watching: Free stuff can demonstrate your expertise, build relationships, and help you practice your craft. But it can't pay the bills, generate commitment on the part of a client, or allow you to spend time developing new work. There's...
Wildcard Wednesday: love, abundance, pricing, and paradigms (and more)
It's only Wednesday morning, and already I have ideas for half a dozen newsletter articles or blog posts. Up until this moment I haven't made a clear distinction between the two. And, ta da!, now I have some: I can have (even more) fun in blog posts. Blog posts are...
Of Women, Whale Hunting, and Big Deals
In which I offer the first of, I hope, many book reviews in collaboration with Nikki Leigh of Virtual Blog Tours. Wrestling with the twin demons of hopeful enthusiasm and faint praise. Declining to worry for more than a moment about whether or not you think today’s...
Eagle Cam
I find this riveting: live web cam of an eagles' nest in British Columbia, Canada, including two babies.
Maybe You Aren’t Stuck (It’s worth a thought)
This week's article is short and sweet. I'm at A Conversation Among Masters, where I've been riveted, delighted, and nurtured since Sunday evening. Wow. Now, the the point. A while back, one of the amazing citizens of Shaboom County started a thread in the Town Hall...
Are you really listening to prospective clients?
Expertise, experience, and empathy are assets that can turn into liabilities when we listen to prospective clients. Expertise can get in the way of hearing what the client wants from his or her point of view. If we start solving the problem or explaining how we can...
How to Feel Good About What You Charge
Photo credit: Artistic Captures via istockphoto.com Figuring out how much to charge causes a lot of stress among Accidental Entrepreneurs. And that's too bad, because when you aren't comfortable with what you charge, you avoid talking about it. And that means you...
Time (Where Does It Go, Anyway?)
The 2 minute 38 second video Synopsis: How much time do you really have? My chief learning for the first quarter of 2009 is: Things Take A Helluva Lot More Time Than You Realize. Each project includes numerous tasks and even entire areas of activity that do not come...
How a Bogus Email Led Me to Clean Up My Stuff
Last week I blogged about mistakes. You can can read "Why I Don't (Seem to) Care About Mistakes" here. The bottom line: mistakes are survivable; inaction is not. Here, to balance that point of view, is an article I wrote some time back about acknowledging mistakes and...