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Look, We’ve All Got Our Faults. *Stomps Cigar*
Look, we’ve all got our faults. I, for one, have a wrinkly ass neck. I don’t know how it happened. I don’t know when it happened. But all the sudden there are lines as deep as the Panama Canal cutting...
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Eventually you’re going to get to a point where you have to make a decision...
“Can I be of service to you and your team as an informal advisor?” It was an email I didn’t want to have to send. I had been working off and on with Dan for years now. Dan was the ideal client. The...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #1
There are four things I hate about Monday: Sunday is better. Everyone sends invoices on Monday. Why is this a thing? I can only figure it’s some kind of sadistic ritual that humans do to make...
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“I don’t feel confident in my work.”
Are you squinting your eyes at the screen trying to decide if this describes you or not? (Of course you are, you’re probably reading this on an iPhone the size of my elbow.) It’s kind of an ugly...
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When New Opportunities Show Up, Waving Their Ta Ta’s
There’s a lot of…pressure these days. Post to Twitter! And Facebook! And Instagram! And Vine! And Pinterest! And AREN’T YOU PERISCOPING YET, YOU CURMUDGEON? Speaking of self-important broadcasts, have...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #2
1. THERE IS A BOB ROSS PAINTING MARATHON HAPPENING ON TWITCH. That is all you need to know. Monday blues can officially be smothered in “little happy clouds.” 2. This is the worst idea anyone has EVER...
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Do You Suck at Oral? A (Tongue-In-Cheek) Discussion on Why It’s Hard to Ask...
My first sales call was the most disgusting thing I’d ever done. I mean, I don’t even like talking on the phone with people I know, let alone people I don’t. My love for the phone ended after the 7th...
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Your Hatred is Wisdom
What is it? The thing you sighed with relief about this morning? The thing you didn’t have to do on a Saturday? The thing you exhaled about? (And maybe even shimmied around the room naked over. With...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #3
Welcome to the official I Hate Monday list of this week’s gems around the internet that are obviously way better than anything else you could possibly be doing today. By FAR this is my favorite thing...
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“How do I raise my rates without making it awkward?”
Well isn’t this the motherloving question of the year. It gets asked a lot sometime between the stages of that time you started your business and worked for peanuts because you were feeling wildly...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #4
Following the events of this past weekend, there’s a lot to be contemplative about today. More than anything, we should be spending time considering the recent acts in Paris, keeping up with the news...
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What if My Customers Aren’t All the Same? How Do I Appeal to Multiple...
SELLING YOUR STUFF TO OTHER HUMANS IS HARD. (Caps required.) It’s hard for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is because nobody really knows what to say. We’re all filled with a...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #5
Welcome to the official I Hate Monday list of this week’s finds around the internet that are obviously way better than anything else you could possibly be doing today. “I won’t give you the gift of...
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You Don’t Have to Run Some Big, Cheesy Sale to Do Well
Picture it: Your loved ones are sitting around roasting chestnuts on an open fire, while you’re hunched over the (pumpkin-pie-greased) keyboard, biting your fingertips and worrying whether or not...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #6
Welcome to the official I Hate Monday list of this week’s finds around the internet that are obviously way better than anything else you could possibly be doing today. First and foremost, let it be...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #7
Welcome to the official I Hate Monday list of this week’s finds around the internet that are obviously way better than anything else you could possibly be doing today. Having a bad day? Feeling...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #8
Welcome to the official I Hate Monday list of this week’s finds around the internet that are obviously way better than anything else you could possibly be doing today. Cracking up about this: Parody...
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Constantly Guilt Yourself Over Doing “The Responsible Thing?” Maybe You...
There’s a lot of bullshit around the word “responsible.” We let this tiny word guilt us to the grave. Do the responsible thing. Act responsibly. Be a responsible adult. Don’t be so irresponsible. I...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #9
Welcome to I Hate Monday, the most productive way for small business owners & bloggers to procrastinate until it’s not Monday anymore. Here, Erika illustrates one of the real secrets to blogging...
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I Hate Monday: Edition #10
Welcome to I Hate Monday, the most productive way for small business owner, freelancers & creatives to procrastinate until it’s not Monday anymore. Let’s face it: Lounging around your living room...
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