What’s on the iPod: I’m Shakin’ by Jack White Yesterday wasn’t as productive as I’d hoped. Too many phone conferences. I would love to bottle the time wasted in phoned meetings. While the ones I was part of yesterday were productive (and well run), most are a huge waste of time. I’ve actually worked with…
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Down Under Up Above
What’s on the iPod: Super Bass by Nicki Manaj No, that’s not adverb/preposition overload. We had our Aussies over for a four-day visit. We’d met them and instantly clicked at the clan gathering in Inverness (Scotland) three years ago, and when they mentioned they were thinking of planning a trip to the US, we were quick to…
What Clients Can’t Do
What’s on the iPod: Spun by Grouplove The Aussies are here! I’m writing this ahead of time because I expect to be either on my way to Manhattan or to the mountains and some hiking today. I was thinking about the conversation around client expectations during projects or contract negotiations. Any client relationship is one…
Get in Line
What’s on the iPod: Ten Thousand Words by The Avett Brothers It’s quite a coincidence that this song comes up on my iPod right about the time I’m nuts with work. Yesterday was no exception. I worked on four projects, some at the same time, and fielded a phone call on yet another project. I’m…
Five Things That Could Be Killing Your Business
What’s on the iPod: Right in Time by Lucinda Williams I had a productive day yesterday despite a bit of a headache lingering. I finished eight projects for a client and got some preliminary work on another project. Then out of the blue, the big-assed project showed up once again, after much delay. Naturally. As…
Therapeutic Weekends
What’s on the iPod: Innocence by The Airborne Toxic Event “Thanks for making me go, Mom.” Music to my ears, for I drove daughter to work on Friday as she sobbed, apologized, and sobbed some more all the way. Just like the kid on the first day of kindergarten, she was fine when she went…
Guest Post: Why You Can’t Find Higher Paying Work
Amen for friends. As I was busy dealing with my daughter’s illness, a note came in from Samar Owais. She and I had talked about her writing a guest post for a while, and there it was when I needed it most. Thank you, Samar. Your timing is excellent. I swear I didn’t ask Samar…
Watching
It’s going to be a long day. I don’t have a ton of work, and maybe that’s for the best right now. My youngest is going through some pretty crippling anxiety, and I’m loathe to help her. It’s different when it’s physical. You get to a doctor, you get a diagnosis, meds, and hopefully things…
Webinar Wednesday
What’s on the iPod: The Rifle’s Spiral by The Shins Busy morning, slower afternoon. I finished some revisions on a product flyer, revised some of the content at the About Writing Squared home page, and conducted an interview for a newsletter piece. By then it was 11 am. Good thing – personal errands had me…
How To Sabotage Your Image
What’s on the iPod: Numb by The Airborne Toxic Event A busy day yesterday, but I finished drafts of both the white paper and release. Now on to revisions on a previous project before continuing on with yet another project. Things aren’t so quiet around here as I thought they’d be this week. And yes,…