How do you describe freelancing? Do you consider yourself a freelancer? Want to become one? The idea of freelancing can take my forms. It’s malleable like play-dough, which is a good thing! Why? Because it can be endlessly molded to fit your talents, experiences, passions, and pursuits. But for all of its appeal, a freelancing lifestyle is not without its challenges, … [Read more...]
Book Writing for Dummies
Are you sure you want to write a book? This book? Get on with it then. Wow – stop right there. A book, yes. A bestseller, a masterpiece, even a novel, hell no – if that's what you're after, you're on your own. Well, I'll help you part of the way. I wrote a book last year. Nothing exciting, it's about Plato. But it's a book, and it's published. And now I'm half way through the … [Read more...]
Open Thread: What Three Big Tasks Will Move you Forward, Today?
Productivity is one of the things I'm struggling with right now. Something that has worked for me, however, is a mindset of accomplishing three things each day. Every week on Sunday night or Monday morning, I write down 10-15 of the biggest tasks I have on my plate to move me towards my goals. These tasks vary and can take as little as five minutes to as long as 5 hours. The … [Read more...]
How to Get Over the Worst Thing Ever
Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones, someone whose life is filled with sunshine and rainbows 24/7. Your family is healthy, you’ve got all your limbs, and you never burn your tongue on your soy latte. To those of you who fit this description, good for you. I don’t think you exist, but if you do, give yourself a nice pat on the back. For the rest of us mere mortals, life can … [Read more...]
Man on the Road
Standing in the station in Kuala Lumpur, waiting to board the overnight train to Singapore, I saw them pushing through the crowd. They were looking for certainty, wanting to know. They looked American, young, fresh organized and uncertain, a couple traveling. He, especially, looked unsure, but she was more determined, pushing forward to find ‘the right man’. She held a neat … [Read more...]