I’ve been there, done that, got the T-Shirt, and the Coffee Mug. Where? Doing a ‘job’ I hated, working a contract I loathed: justified by “the money”. When I turned 60, after spending 4 months in severe pain from my Fibromyalgia, I promised myself, “I’m not going to do work I don’t want to do….
In my last newsletter I described the 1st step you need to take in order to find work that doesn’t suck. Today’s article will detail the 2nd step: what to do once you have (even a very vague) idea of what you’ve like/love to do for a living. FIND Full-Time or Part-Time WORK THAT DOESN’T…
A client just asked me what I thought of a possible name for her ‘new’ business. My gut reaction to the name was “wad da fa?” Ya see, I KNOW this client very well. I know the quality and value of the work they do. I know how their work really enhances their clients’ brands….
In my last newsletter I cautioned against taking just any job. But, is it possible to find work, even a part-time job or contract/freelance work, that doesn’t suck? YES … and today’s article will show you how I did it! And, how you can too! HOW TO FIND Full-Time or Part-Time WORK THAT DOESN’T SUCK!…
Remember when I said that thee should not take just any job. Well, several readers contacted me to tell me stories about how leaping into a new job that looked really great wound up putting them in deep doo doo. So, if taking a just-any-job is a mistake … what IS one to do? Get…
So, if you’re so freaking smart, so freaking talented; why aren’t you rolling in cash? Why do you have to work your butt off at some stupid 9-to-5, moronic, JOB (Gawd! Doesn’t that word make you shiver) just to pay the rent? Cause “they” are all idiots! Well, okay, I take that back they’re not…
I was discussing plans for my new E-book today with fellow HOBits at Mark Silver’s Heart of Business forum. My forthcoming book (WATCH FOR IT) is tentatively titled “Build A Thriving Creative Career During Tough Times”. One forum mate remarked “Also, I don’t know what a ‘creative career’ is, but I have this idea that…
In a word … NO! Why not? There are, at least, 2 excellent reasons: 1. Desperation is not the mother of success When you are drowning it may make sense to grab at anything floating by. But, when looking for work it’s a BAD idea. When desperate we tend to turn off our internal warning…
Please join me for the 3rd season of… The Genre Busters Podcast! I’ll be featuring the Usual Suspects: writers, artists, authors, photographers, and other Eclectic professionals. My first guest will be the very lovely Shannon Cherry of Be Heard Solutions. Shannon is a PR Guru, Mompreneur, Blogger, and the mother to a set of loverly…
Paul Edwards, the Peace Lovin’ Cowboy, is a transplanted Aussie now living in San Diego. And, only an Aussie would go snow boarding in his G-String. Take a look! (Rated PG-13 😉