Beyond the Rhetoric

It’s important that you take responsibility for your actions, but oftentimes, we forget that the responsibility applies to the present, as well as to the past and the future. As you may have heard, Vancouver is one of the least affordable places to live in the world when you consider the median income level and [...]

When you chat with some freelancers, they’ll tell you that the freelance experience doesn’t really offer much more freedom than a regular job. In fact, they’ll tell you that they have effectively traded one boss for several bosses. Instead of being pulled in one direction by one person, they’re being pulled in several directions by [...]

As I do every Wednesday, it’s time for another speedlink session around the blogosphere. There are lots of great bloggers out there with plenty of interesting things to read, so here is just a brief glimpse into what’s out there. If you want to be featured in a future What’s Up Wednesdays, I suggest you [...]

When you’re in the business of freelance writing, it can seem like most of your lessons will come from other freelancers. That’s not necessarily true! There are lessons to be learned from all sorts of other people too and these lessons can easily translate to the work-at-home environment. Earlier this month, we discussed what freelancers [...]

It’s perfectly healthy to have dreams. When you were little, perhaps you dreamed that you would some day become a professional basketball player in the NBA or maybe a major movie star in Hollywood. Whatever the case, these dreams can provide young ones with hope and direction. However, it is unfortunately true that most people [...]