Beyond the Rhetoric

“To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary: nature, study and practice.” What does it take to be successful? We hear about these people who are earning millions of dollars doing Hollywood movies, playing professional sports or running hugely popular companies, but how did they get there? Even on [...]

This post is geared mostly toward us freelancers who work from our home offices, but it could just as easily apply to someone who works in a more conventional office setting. Most people would agree that they love music, even if they prefer different genres and styles, but what exactly is the relationship between music [...]

“It is better to wear out than to rust out.” I’ve written several times before about the importance of finding life-work balance. We all would probably agree that it is worthwhile to pursue your life’s passions and do what you need to do to pay the bills, but there is also something to be said [...]

One of the struggles that many beginning freelancers face is determining their hourly rate. They may be coming from a more conventional job where they earned a steady salary or a set hourly wage, but those figures don’t translate directly into the freelance environment. When you are in business for yourself, you have many other [...]

There are many lessons that can be learned from all sorts of different sources. When it comes to running a freelance writing business, or any small business for that matter, it pays to learn from people have been there, done that, and achieved great success. Dragons Den (and Shark Tank in the United States) is [...]