Five Quick Solutions to “I Don’t Know How” Problems in Your Business
One of the most persistent barriers to the business success of self-employed professionals and creatives is the "I don't know how" problem. Here's how it often goes. An expert or a colleague advises you to take some specific action to grow your business: "Collect all...
What Makes Getting Clients So Hard?
"Getting clients is really hard." That's what we self-employed professionals and creatives tell each other, anyway. Over coffee, at meetings, and online, wherever self-employed folks gather, the difficulty of getting clients is a frequent topic. There's certainly some...
Prolific Writers Don’t Wait for the Muse
Have you been longing for inspiration to strike before you can write? Or perhaps waiting for a muse to appear? To Merriam-Webster, the muse is "a guiding genius." Vocabulary.com describes it as "a source of artistic inspiration." For a host of would-be writers out...
Overcome What Holds You Back from a Thriving Business
We humans are endlessly creative at finding paths to get in our own way. Even the most well-adjusted, self-aware people struggle with internal obstacles that keep them from being as effective or productive as they would like. When you're a self-employed professional...
New Year; New Commitments for Business Success
The beginning of each new year is a traditional time for making commitments to change. But according to researchers, only 8-10% of the people who make New Year's resolutions manage to keep them. One of the reasons our resolutions fail is that we frequently resolve to...
Your Three Part Formula to Get Writing Projects Completed
Justen Ahren describes himself as a poet, photographer, musician, and writing workshop facilitator. Wearing all those creative hats, it wouldn't be surprising if Justen were a perpetual victim of Shiny Object Syndrome, never bringing any of his projects to completion....
How to Write Like the Dickens
Charles Dickens wrote 20 novels and novellas, numerous short stories, a few plays, and several non-fiction books. His writing career began in 1833 and ended with his death in 1870 at the young age of 58. Dickens was the most popular writer of the Victorian era, and is...
It’s December: Do You Know Where Your Business Goals Are?
Did you set goals for your business back in January of this year? It's a common practice among self-employed professionals and creatives to set new intentions when the year begins. So, how are you doing on those January goals? It's all too common for self-employed...
Who Do You Think You Are?
The fear of hearing those words when talking about your business can stop you in your tracks. It's the response you can most dread hearing when you tell someone what you're doing now, or introduce yourself to a group, or make a sales pitch: "You? Really? Well, who do...
Self-Doubt? Write It Out!
Joanna Penn is the author of more than forty books, including The Successful Author Mindset. But she has doubts about her writing. I've written eight books, dozens of magazine articles, and hundreds of blog posts. And I have doubts about my writing. Both Joanna and I...
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