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Work expands to fill the time available to complete it. If you have an hour to finish a blog post, it will take you an
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Do you have a big vision for your freelance career? Do you want to change the world for the better? Create a fulfilling life? Help
Do you want to chase freelance jobs down one gig at a time forever? Neither do I. It’s more valuable to have repeat work from
Life is precious, and sweet, and short. While we busy ourselves with the details of getting through the day, our lives are rolling by. No
Two years ago, copywriter Joel Klettke turned down a six-figure job offer to strike out on his own as a freelancer. Two years later, he
My first Periscope broadcast was fun. I didn’t know quite what I was doing and I made some mistakes, but I enjoyed the “Scope” experience.
I heard some great advice once: “Bite off more than you can chew, then chew like hell.” The quote is attributed to the late-Peter Brock,
From the minute I started freelance writing, I was hooked. Writing gives me a way to express myself, be creative, connect with interesting people—and get
Striking out on your own can be scary. Gone are the regular paychecks, the company health insurance and benefits, and the retirement plan. You may
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For years, I’ve called myself a freelance writer. A few weeks ago, however, something happened that made me rethink my stubbornness about referring to myself
My on-again, off-again relationship with yoga stretches back 20 years to the time I first stumbled through a friend’s yoga class, not having a clue
There’s an old saying that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. I like this proactive definition of luck—that it’s not about kicking back
Steph Curry is one of the best basketball players on the planet. He recently broke his own record for most three-pointers in a single season,
A 2014 study commissioned by the Freelancers Union and Elance oDesk found that there are 53 million freelancers in the U.S. That’s more that the
I recently heard commitment described as a removal of all the other options. Whether a relationship, a fitness goal, or a freelance career, once you