Beyond the Rhetoric

The old adage says that if you do what you love, the money will follow. Wouldn’t it be nice if life really were that simple? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the money will not follow. The old adage is anything but complete. That’s not to say this motto is without merit or without value. [...]

Part of the appeal of leading the dot com lifestyle is that I am not bound to a single location or a single schedule. This added flexibility allows me to continue running my freelance writing business from just about anywhere I have a reliable Internet connection. That’s why I’ve found that many of my vacations [...]

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.” Do you feel like you are constantly chasing a carrot on a stick and it is always just out of reach? You are not alone. It’s perfectly healthy to be ambitious and to strive for new frontiers, but it’s [...]

No matter where life may take you, there is always another lesson to be learned. These lessons don’t have to come from within your own realm or your own area of work. Just as freelancers have a lot to learn from the Dog Whisperer, they can also learn a lot from Conan O’Brien. The former [...]

You might have noticed the hint I dropped on the BTR Facebook group a while ago. I’ve been meaning to host another contest on Beyond the Rhetoric for some time and, well, they say there is no time like the present. The last time I gave away a prize pack would have been for my [...]