Have you ever taken the time to literally count how many decisions you make every day? I sure haven't. I doubt you have either because our daily decision counts probably reach into the hundreds! It's pretty crazy how many decisions we can wind up facing on a day to day basis. And most of the time we aren't really paying attention that we're making decisions either. It actually … [Read more...]
Why did so many women vote for Trump? : Untemplater Income Report October 2016
It's pretty shocking how much can change in one month. The obvious shock I'm referring to is that Trump got elected. I'm not one to fiercely debate politics or run around shouting that my beliefs are the right beliefs and other people's are wrong. But I will say I'm not happy that Trump will be going into office. At the end of the day, I'm still proud to be an American. … [Read more...]
Scary facts about businesses and entrepreneurship
In the spirit of Halloween, I want to share some scary facts about business and entrepreneurship. We spend countless hours on our careers and have all experienced a variety of fears, anxieties and scary moments along the way. Sometimes it's because we realized we made a huge mistake, other times it's because we're headed into uncharted territory and sometimes it's due to a … [Read more...]
Freelancing exposed: the pros and cons of self-employment
It's been almost two years since I left my desk job to focus on freelancing and being self-employed full-time. There have been some cons but mostly a lot of pros. It is crazy how fast the time has gone. It's also been one year since I went back to work for my former employer, but as a freelancer not as a full-time employee. I'm winding down my partnership with them soon - … [Read more...]
Camaraderie & Comic Con: Untemplater Income Report September 2016
To get some inspiration for this post, I went to my photo album and navigated to the month of September. Sometimes the weeks and months can run together, and I needed a refresher of what I was up to last month. The theme that quickly jumped out at me as I flipped through my photos was camaraderie. (Props to anyone who could correctly spell the word "camaraderie" off the top of … [Read more...]