What’s on the iPod: Rockstar by Nickelback Good day yesterday. I managed a project, research on another project, a dental appointment, closure on yet another project, and tutoring my Vietnamese student last night. She had to take a test to measure her progress, so I had an hour of uninterrupted reading time in the library….
Tag: finding work
Want Work? Go Away.
I’m baaaaack! Miss me? My never-fail system for pulling in tons of work – go away on vacation. While I was gone, two more projects hit my in box and a potential third one is looming. That’s added to the ones that came in right before I left. Again, we all know that projects are…
Fake It Until You Make It
Having once survived a divorce, I picked up a little mantra we divorcing people repeated to deal with the onslaught of divorce-related depression: Fake it until you make it. Fake like you’re okay until that day when you wake up and don’t want to stay in bed. Paste that smile on your face until the…
Self-inflicted Depression
Maybe it was because it was late on Friday or maybe it was because I had more sugar/less sugar than I should have, but I sat in this chair at 5 pm doubting myself. Yes, even we cheerleaders (or wannabes – former wallflower here) get the blues. I can tell you how it began and…
The New Job Dance
Yesterday I mentioned how we sometimes head to job boards to find immediate work, only to end up with something offering less-than-acceptable terms. I’m going to say it right here – and you’re free to disagree – but I think using job boards or job postings to find regular, high-paying work is doing you a…
Your New Best Friend
I had a really nice conversation with a PR woman yesterday, one that may turn out to be a lucrative partnership. I used ProfNet on PRNMedia religiously for article sources. This gal has answered two of my inquiries and has supplied me with some great sources. In our last email exchange, she offered the usual…
Doing Nothing Wrong
So you sit there every day waiting for work to appear, but nothing, eh? The projects you had are finished and work seems to have dried up. You’re searching, but in those same, dried-up spots on the Internet. Well, I’m here to tell you you’re doing nothing wrong. That’s right – the nothing you’re doing…
The Year of Better Work Habits
So far, January is starting out well. Not that there’s a ton of work in my “pipeline”, but that there’s a lot more planning on my part. Today I’m off to visit a potential client a few hours away, and I hope the connection will be successful in terms of work. If not, I’ve made…
Mistakes and What They Teach Us
I’ve often wondered why actors aren’t expected to study bad movies more often. Isn’t it true that we learn from our mistakes just as much as we learn from what others have done well? Over on Kristen King’s blog, guest author Steve Wagenheim gives tips for copywriting in 2008, one of which stood out more…
Reinventing the Writing Career
Let’s continue our thought from yesterday. We’ve determined our ultimate goals and we’re now fairly certain of what it is we must make annually in order to pay the bills, feed the family and put aside money for retirement, college expenses for the kids, savings, and that nest egg for your shore house down payment…