We have a funny relationship with time. When we don’t have enough, we desperately wish we could find more. When we have too much, we get impatient. But ask someone “What is your time worth?” and you’ll get conflicting answers. Entrepreneurs are willing to spend hours on social media, giving away their work for free or banging their heads against the wall launching marketing campaigns … [Read more...]
How Do You Learn Best? (Free Sample!)
Do any of these situations sound familiar? You bought a digital course for $79. Once you downloaded the files, you never looked at them again. You went through a week-long, self-guided course and devoted yourself to completing the lessons. And you never did anything with the advice. You signed up for a four-week workshop and attended every class religiously. You still have your intended … [Read more...]
Love or Lust? Decide.
Entrepreneurship…business ownership….freelancing….author or speaker….whatever you call your profession, the bottom line is that you work for yourself. You are responsible for building your business, marketing it, talking it up, making connections, reconciling the books and most of all, finding work that pays. It can be hard and joyous. It can be stressful and freeing. It can be lonely … [Read more...]
What Are Your Profound Epiphanies?
Life is full of what I like to call profound epiphanies. They sneak up on you when you’re in the shower, driving along belting out show tunes in your car, or perhaps while unplugged and enjoying the ocean crashing at your feet. These epiphanies, I find, often occur when you’re thinking about how your life would have turned out in a parallel universe. If you’d made that choice. If you had not … [Read more...]
4 Tips to Pricing Your Offerings – and Making Money
Whether you’re brand new to the professional services game or have been at it a while, I am willing to bet you constantly wrestle with this question: How much should I charge? And don’t forget this question’s rambunctious cousins: What is my hourly rate? How much should I mark up? Should I propose this project at a flat rate or on hourly basis? This question is tricky when you sell “time” … [Read more...]
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