Getting Paid

We always hear about the many benefits of being on your own: the freedom, being your own boss, making your own hours, hanging out at Starbucks all day, sipping your pumpkin spice latte while you hog up their free Wifi. Sounds good right? But what about getting paid?...

Be a Great Boss

  Over the years I’ve worked for all types of bosses.  I’ve worked blue collar UPS jobs, newspaper editorial department jobs and suit & tie corporate jobs. I’ve been managed, and I’ve managed team. I’ve worked from home as a sole proprietor and now that I’ve...

Hello world – New Blog Location!

Hello everyone – I have moved my old blog from Typepad over to WordPress in anticipation of my new company website. Over the next few months I’ll be migrating my old blog postings over to this site. Thanks for following and stay tuned!  ...

Self-Financing Tips

In the span of my self-employment career, and with the experience and lessons that have come along with it, I’ve gotten a lot better with my finances. Despite what the credit card companies will tell you, if you think you can ‘charge’ your way to success with your...

Say Yes to No

  You can’t do it all. You can’t be everywhere. Don’t over-commit and then talk about how stressed out you are. Saying “No” to yourself as well as to others is not easy to do. Saying “No” can sound something like this, “I can’t commit to this as I have other...