I did it! I FINALLY finished the third book in my Work from Home Pros series! If you recall, I wrote and published Book 1 (FREElance FREEdom: Creating the Work-From-Home Life You Crave) and Book Two (MOM BOSSING: The Freedom to Create the Business You Love) during the epically cold winter of 2019. Book #3… Read More A mini victory in a time of struggle and fear
Running a home business is …hard/exciting/exhausting/invigorating. I’d love to tell you that working from home is all unicorns and rainbows, but I won’t. It’s awesome…but challenging to say the least! But, as the old saying goes, “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.” I have worked from home full-time for over seven years… Read More Business Income -The Spokes of your Business Wheel
Just WRITE. I thought I’d pop in for a second and share some thoughts from a freelancer’s perspective. The world is an uncertain place right now. I could go on and on about business or school closures and job loss, but I won’t. The best advice I can give to humans right now is JUST… Read More Just Write
It’s 10:00 at night. Your eyelids feel like the Sandman is sitting on them and your body is screaming “GO TO BED!” BUT, you want to squeeze in just a few more minutes. Just do a “couple more things…” Congrats. You’ve fallen into the Work-From-Home-Work-Around-The-Clock-Trap. You are SO normal. As the title suggests, Working From… Read More Telecommuting From Home Doesn’t Mean Working All The Time
“I’m scared” a co-worker at my side-hustle job shared. The fear in her eyes backed up the words coming from her lips. This particular person was someone that I occasionally saw in passing during my few short hours every week as a morning stocker, but I rarely conversed with her. “I’m scared,” she repeated. “All… Read More Why I am Grateful to Work Home More than Ever
Want to the magic of 2019 streaming into the New Year? It won’t happen by accident…YOU need to make it happen. Here are 6 Power Activities for Freelancers for 2020 Visit a networking group: Yes I know that sounds scary, but I spent many years going to networking groups in my area and they are… Read More 6 Power Activities for Freelancers to Achieve in 2020
I interview a ton of people for the freelance writer part of my biz and I always ask my interviewees to describe their business to me in two sentences or less. In other words; their elevatory pitch. You’d be surprised how many veteran business owners vapor-lock on me when asked that. It may sound petty,… Read More Pitch Me- Creating Elevator Pitches for Freelancers & Bloggers
Are you STILL deciding if you need to attend the #VAVS VA Virtuosos Summit which starts on Monday? It really boils down to how much do you want to up-level your service-based business this year? Attending Season 18 of this Summit for service-based freelancers is definitely amazing. You’ll get all the awesome advice from 20… Read More Where are you right now in your business? Where do you want to be in 2020?
It seems like 100 years ago that I got my start as a full-time, work-from-home, virtual assistant. Eight years in, it’s been a wild ride, but one I wouldn’t give up for the world. SO ….have you been thinking about starting up your own Virtual Assistant business but don’t know where to start? I’ve been… Read More A Must-Have if you plan to start a Virtual Assistant business
Mama, you are enough. Stop doing that to yourself. You are enough They were encouraging words that I had just shared with one of my coaching clients.She had been lamenting that she’d gotten “nothing done” this week and her business-building task list was still (in her mind) a “mile long.” “Whatever you did to move… Read More Get off my football field
When you first think of coloring, you might think of children excitedly coloring in books with their favorite cartoon characters. But there’s a trend that involves the Bigger Humans getting involved in this fun activity. Then there’s Bullet Journalling…I’ve gone on and on about how freaking awesome they are for getting your life and business… Read More How Adult Coloring and Bullet Journaling have Tamed my World
Bullet journaling is something I discovered by accident. Putting pen to paper may sound old school, but Bullet Journal is a ridiculously easy system for keeping track of To Dos, goals, and tasks. I’ve heard some gurus say that a bullet journal is like a potato. Bland and boring looking, it gets dismissed until someone… Read More Pen to Paper may sound Old School, but Bullet Journaling ROCKS
