Beyond the Rhetoric

I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night and his guest that evening was author David Sedaris. He was there to promote his new book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. It’s a strange little collection of short stories where animals are placed in very human situations. For instance, the squirrel-chipmunk pair [...]

We make promises to a lot of people. We promise that we won’t be late for dinner. We promise that we’ll remember to bring the tuna casserole. We promise that we won’t bring up that topic in front of that that company. However, sometimes we forget that we need to make some promises to ourselves [...]

I would normally provide you with an interesting or insightful quote from a famous or not-so-famous person today for the Sunday Snippet, but I’ve had a really busy day (writing this on a late Saturday night… or early Sunday morning, depending on your perspective). Blogging can stop being fun when you feel too obligated to [...]

Many people assume that freelancers lead a very casual and relaxed lifestyle, working in their bunny slippers and flannel pajamas. It is positively true that freelancers are afforded a certain level of freedom when it comes to their time, but this does not make them any lazier or more carefree than their conventionally employed counterparts. [...]

One of the most popular reasons why people choose to go into business for themselves in the first place is that they feel it will provide them with a greater sense of freedom. There’s a common perception out there that work-at-home professionals only work “when they want to work,” because they’re not bound to the [...]