Launches are a nightmare. I’d heard this from peers who’ve been through them but only actually discovered it firsthand when I recently opened the doors to Damn Fine Words, my writing course. I was confident. I was ready. Everything was all set… And then it all hit the fan. Not that anyone noticed. In fact, [...]

The common cold. It’s unavoidable and inevitable, no matter how many precautions you take. One morning, you’ll wake up feeling stuffy, achy and just plain rotten, and you’ll wish you could stay in bed while someone cares for you with hot tea and soup. But you’re self-employed. Work’s waiting. Clients have emailed you. They’re expecting [...]

This week, my kiddo had her first day of school, and we both were feeling a touch emotional knowing she was headed off to Grade One (albeit for far different reasons). It was a big change and a great unknown. And as I waved goodbye at the bus stop, I thought about how much facing [...]

Have you ever been so jazzed about your project that you feel you could take on the world? Bring it! You’re on fire! Or… maybe not. Maybe you’re in robotic, mindless routine. It was fun at first and you used to love this, but now you’re feeling like it’s a chore. It’s tough to get [...]

Perfectionism. It’s a tricky little concept. People work like dogs at a project and smile as they say they just want something to be so stellar, so excellent, so clearly brilliant that it’s… Well, perfect. But let’s call perfectionism by its true name, shall we?

You’ve probably heard about time management.  All those books and blog posts will give you a wealth of tricks to squeeze a few more workable minutes out of your day. But none of those tricks are any good to you if you sit down exhausted and your head bounces off your desk. If you’re blurry-eyed [...]

These days, it’s cool to be a consultant. Everyone’s becoming one. Hey, it’s the easy path to fast cash, right? You write a sales page, you promote your new service, and you become an expert. Simple. And most likely, you rock. Your fans and friends tell you that all the time, so it must be [...]

Imagine a world where the whole game has changed. Some powerful authority swoops down and decides that by law, everyone can only charge one standard price across the board. All writers are paid the same, all web designers are paid the same, and all web developers are paid the same too. You can’t compete with [...]