To Keep Your Writing on Track, Don’t Forget the Map
When you sit down at the keyboard to write, you probably have an idea or two in your head. You might have a topic in mind, or a title, or a metaphor. So, you plunge into writing your blog post or book chapter. But somewhere along the way, you wonder where you're...
What If You Were Wrong about Marketing?
Lately, I've been playing the "what if you were wrong" game with the self-employed professionals and creatives I coach. It goes like this: Client: Jane at XYZ Company hasn't gotten back to me. They must not want to hire me. C.J.: What if you were wrong about that?...
Five Steps to Replace Your Resistance with Persistence
Do you find yourself at times resisting what you know you should be doing for your business? Or maybe all the time? The impact of feeling resistant can be subtle. If you don't like marketing or answering email or invoicing, don't feel like you should have to do it, or...
Tired, Distracted, Uninspired? You Can Write Anyway
On any given day, "You might not feel inspired," says author, editor, and blogger Leah McClellan. "You might think you don't feel creative. The thought of writing might feel overwhelming. You might feel dread, fear, or worry. You might think it won't be any good or...
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....
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