I was chatting with a friend and colleague in Vancouver yesterday about this notion of a “Portfolio Career” and how it fit for me. Wayne made a comment about the great thing about portfolios, like those artists carry, is that the stuff inside isn’t linear. Thanks, Wayne, that got me thinking again. Wayne’s right. We…

When I was growing up, if you asked a guy — and, yes it was almost always a guy — what job he held, HE KNEW! My dad for example was a carpenter for most of his life, except for a brief sting as a nickel miner. Then things began to change as we Baby…

This is for Pat who said, “I’m hoping being here will help to uncover or resurface a passion for this.” Well, Pat I’ve wrestled with this one for a few days now. Finally, I knew what I needed: poetry! I’ve learned that when I’m stuck in my feelings. Or, caught in a war between my…

I sometimes joke that the single most significant cause of auto accidents is “the nut that holds the wheel!” The same is true of small businesses. Especially businesses run by a single person — your so-called Solopreneur. I’ve been consulting to 1-person businesses since 1988 and the thing I learned early on is that most…