What’s on the iPod: Smoke and Mirrors by Gotye Slowly, I’m checking things off my list. See, I’m about to head out of town for eight days, and I want to have everything sorted before I go. Some projects must be done by then, so today is completing that process as we’re about to head…
The Importance of Confirmation
What’s on the iPod: Love the Way You Lie by Rihanna and Eminem Great day yesterday – I put the finishing touches on the web project, got an interview done, and put out my query for the article interviews. Also, I edited a client project that I was happy to have time for. Life is…
Giving Good Phone
What’s on the iPod: Incomplete and Insecure by The Avett Brothers I’m a little behind in what I’m trying to get done this week. The website revisions are turning into more of a rewrite than I’d wanted, but I won’t keep copy that doesn’t sing, so they’re getting a bonus, like it or not. I…
Four Ways to Find Your Business Voice
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…
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…