I listen to MP3s in my car that I have randomly downloaded from diverse sources. I am indiscriminate in my downloading and not too fussy...

You know how public speaking is an elemental fear of many people? Right up there with dying? Well, the butterflies-in-tummy count has...

I’m heartened to see the marketplace demanding higher quality in internet writing. Whether you publish online to market your own business...

Soon it will be one of my favorite times of the year! Yes!! Soon we will be receiving annual Christmas letters in the mail. But before...

Halloween is past and Thanksgiving is blipping on our radar. This year’s books close in 52 days, says my calendar. Soon we’ll be seeing...

I love to read about getting organized. I love to find out how other people are doing it. Like when all their work is stacked up under...

Lately I’ve been working with someone who is a tad pessimistic. Actually, he calls himself a “realist.” He follows the stock market and...

If you’ve been to the job clubs and talked to the experts, it seems impossible to do any meaningful level of solopro (freelance or...

When you phone a corporate executive about work opportunities, the most important thing is not to sound desperate. A thinly veiled “I’ll...

I just found something that is so much fun I have to share it. It’s the Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer of the Advanced...

Lately I’ve been speaking to Rotary clubs about how you can start making money quickly as a solopro freelancer or consultant who works...

The American public is unusually quiet in terms of political activism, and as a baby boomer, I’m looking particularly at my generation....

Years ago when I was in the Girl Scouts, we had a campfire song about relationships: Make good friends and keep the old. One is silver...

I’ve been meeting people who feel doomed. Specifically, they are searching for freelance and consulting work, full-time corporate-type...

The way to get a job today—this very day--is to declare yourself employed. Decide that you are a self-employed consultant and that makes...

Friends and family who use your freelance and consulting services expect prompt, perfect service even if you take on the work for free or...

Last night I saw the movie Julie and Julia. Have you seen it? Julie is Julie Powell, who prepared all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s...

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On September 8 the Wall Street Journal reported that “more companies are tweeting for hires.” Specifically, they are using Twitter to...

Awhile back I attended a presentation on goal setting or something like that. I hate writing formulaic objectives and plans, but on the...