Category Archives: Mindset

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#326: The Real Nature of Breakthroughs in Your Business and Your Work

Picture this... A creative professional is struggling with a client project. She’s trying to find the big idea. Or the words just aren’t coming out. Or the logic is flawed. And then, in an instant, a flash …
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#325: Rob Marsh on Leveraging AI to Grow Your Freelance Business

There’s no doubt about it. We’re still very much in the “messy middle” when it comes to AI and its impact on writers, copywriters and solo marketers. This messy middle creates a ton of fear and …
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#324: How to Show Up When Your Work Pipeline Is Dry

Too often, I’ve found myself in a tough spot in my business ... waiting for the skies to part and for new business to fall out of the sky. Can you relate? Your pipeline is almost completely …
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#322: A Realistic Way to Develop Passive Income Streams as a Writer (with Shane Sams)

One of the biggest advantages of being a self-employed creative professional is that you generally have much more freedom and flexibility than you do when working for someone else as an employee. You can choose whom …
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#321: Easing In and Easing Out

One of the things I vowed to change when I went out on my own in 2006 was to structure my workweek in a way that better matched my own personal rhythm. I’ve never enjoyed jumping …
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#320: The Resilient Mindset—What It Takes to Thrive in the Face of AI and Economic Uncertainty

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." --Maya Angelou Worried about the threat of AI on your writing business? Anxious about a possible …
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#319: How to work ON the business

One of the challenges of being self-employed is that we’re continually getting sucked into working exclusively IN the business. And that often comes at the expense of working ON the business. Working in the business is mainly …
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#314: ChatGPT — the Threat and Opportunities for Writers in the Age of Powerful AI, With Sarah Greesonbach

By now you’ve probably heard of (and played with) ChatGPT. And, boy, has it (rightly so!) created a stir in the writing community. ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows …
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#313: A Powerful Way to Reframe Your Setbacks

Steven Wright is one of the most unique and hilarious comedians to ever hit the standup circuit. He’s known for his lethargic voice and his slow and deadpan delivery of ironic and philosophical one-liners. And in …
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#311: Why the Best Path to Success Is Often Indirect

Will Harris is the fourth-generation owner of White Oak Pastures—a family-owned farm in South Georgia that raises and butchers animals raised in a regenerative manner using humane animal management practices. This 3,200-acre farm is located in …
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#309: You Can’t Carry It All With You

I’ve been fascinated by the Appalachian Trail ever since I moved to Georgia in 1997. The Appalachian Trail is a 2,200-mile hiking trail that spans from North Georgia to Central Maine. It goes through 14 states …
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#307: Psych Yourself Up to Make Real Changes

Let’s say your goal is to grow your income without putting in more hours. To reach this goal, you implement a number of new strategies, such as raising your fees, re-structuring client engagements, offering new bundles …
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Your Next Big Client Might Be Just Around the Corner

I know how frustrating and scary it can be when things aren’t going your way in your business. I’ve been there more than once! But here’s the good news: In this business, things can turn around very …
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#304: The Dangers of Making Safety and Comfort Our End Goals

Today I’m going to be talking about the importance of pushing yourself in your business. Not because of some desire for greater income or some other external reward. But because of the person it makes you when …
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How much do you charge?

Ever have a prospect ask you, “How much do you charge?” It’s a question many of us dread. Because unless you’re offering productized services, it’s not a question you can answer immediately. You have to learn more …
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