Okay, so “done” may be a bit of an overstatement. Perhaps “backing off” is a more appropriate phrase. The invitation to this latest such event sat in my inbox for a week. It was for a “BIG” networking function, one which would feature workshops with top women small business owners and speakers. It would be [...]
Category Archives: self-employment
Merry Christmas
This blog must feel like a jilted lover. I have not checked in or posted in two weeks, because simply put, I have been slammed. Somehow, for some reason, I got the silly notion that December would be a slow month. That the phone would not ring because clients would be on vacation, or closing [...]
Are You a Time Waster?
I heard the urgency in her voice as soon as I picked up the phone. “My GOD,” my friend began. “My pastor’s message was so AWESOME. He talked about time wasters and how so many people waste so much time talking on the phone and staying in the wrong relationships and doing other things that [...]
When We Really Connect, We all Win
When it comes to business, I guess I’m somewhat of an oddball. The kind who does not mind giving kudos and reaching out to the competition. I regularly read the blogs, check out the websites, and view the online portfolios of other copywriters, especially those in Atlanta. After all, we’re all connected somehow via social [...]
And after what seemed like forever, she rested
I’ve got a great idea for a weekend project. It’s called…R.E.S.T. It’s a really big deal, and I hope I follow through. Let me explain. I am the Queen of the Post-It note. I should buy stock in 3M. I am a fan of lists, not because I like them, but because I’d never be [...]
Plagiarism, up close and personal
Back in May, I wrote about how I amended my contract following a particularly trying experience with a former client. I had agreed to work with the client, despite all the red flags which waved from the outset: he verbally dragged his competition through the mud; he’d insisted on having multiple conversations and meetings during [...]
When Superwoman sits down
Growing up, the “in” thing for women to talk about (at least on TV) was whether or not they could have it all. Somehow, having a successful career and marriage and well-behaved children and being active in their community – in short, being Superwoman – was a badge of honor. I grew up in the [...]
When a client is not a fan
The most valuable piece of advice I ever got came from my mother when I was 9 years old: “Not everyone is going to like you,” she said, matter-of-factly. Heartbreaking news – and a shocker, no less – to a 9 year-old, but it helped me out a lot later in life. Anytime I was [...]
Is freelancing the best option in a down economy?
In this month’s Oprah magazine, personal finance expert Suze Orman gives a frustrated job seeker some unconventional advice: stop looking for a staff position and approach companies as an independent contractor instead. Prior to starting my own freelance writing business, I’d have given the same advice. Laid off? Screw the Corporation. Do your own thing. [...]
Carrie Bradshaw does not live here
Recently, I saw the movie, “Sex and the City 2.” The movie’s main character, Carrie Bradshaw, is a writer who by all accounts, has it made — no distractions or bills to pay. Just lots to spend, foreign countries to see, rich men who dote on her, and gorgeous, red-bottom shoes which cost about as [...]
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