Freelance employment is quickly gaining traction in today's world, but that doesn't mean the route to successful full-time freelancing is any clearer than it was before. The truth is, full-time freelancing contains a ton of seemingly unrelated moving parts, something even I didn't expect when I first set out on my freelancing journey. Today, I
"What kind of life do you want?" That was the question posed by Oprah Winfrey and her team of handpicked trailblazers during her The Life You Want Weekend at Seattle's KeyArena this past weekend. Since the "Queen of All Media" bid adieu to her daytime talk show in 2011 after a twenty-five year run, Oprah has taken on
Whether you reside in Seattle or not, chances are you're familiar with Sir Mix-a-Lot's ever-popular song, "Baby Got Back." The song made its debut in 1992 and continues to be a cultural reference over 20 years later, most recently in Nicki Minaj's hit single, "Anaconda." While we all know about Mix's musicianship and general love of
Need a spurt of inspiration or a simple reason to feel positive about the world? Spend time with a one year old baby. Even though I have taken up a few babysitting jobs during my odd history of employment, on the whole I haven't had many opportunities throughout my life to spend time with young children.
Almost exactly one year ago, I was boarding an airplane for a warm, tropical destination. Although I'd been a part-time freelancer for a couple of years, I had finally gotten the cahones to quit my day job and begin life as a full time self employed freelancer. My destination was Orlando, Florida for my first
This past Friday, I was in a panic. I'd finally gotten around to reading some of the many emails that had piled up in my inbox over the past week, and was frantic to reply back to people. "What if they needed the answer immediately?" "What if I missed out on a big opportunity?" The
About a year ago, I started an Evernote entry with a collection of inspirational quotes I was finding around the web. While there's definitely no shortage of motivational quotes, proverbs, and pieces of wisdom out there, these are the ones that caught my eye. The collection hasn't been updated as often as I'd like, but
If there's one thing I've always been painfully aware of throughout my life, it's my work ethic. As a high schooler, my work ethic was so strong that I would often get up at 4am to do my daily workout if I wouldn't have time during the day, or I'd be up late writing term
One of the biggest banes of every freelance or self employed person’s existence is the issue of health insurance. For many of us, it ends up costing far too much to pay for independent health coverage, so many of us slide on by with our fingers crossed that no major medical incident will happen. I’ve
Lately I’ve been suffering from the classic case of wanting what I can’t have. I actually encounter this sentiment on a more regular basis (I mean, who can pass a shiny BMW without a severe case of the wants?), but I mean it not in a lustful or jealous sentiment. In this case, the longing
