Thinking like an employee is costing you time, money, and freedom — Traditional employment conditions us to be dependent. When you work for other people, they take care of you. Your paycheck goes into your account and has already been taxed, your 401K has increased, and your company has even covered life insurance. That nice HR person reminds you of the deadline…

How working for myself changed me and can change the world — I started working for myself by accident. My 9–5 wasn’t giving me what I needed. I was sick of people telling me how much to work, when to work, and what I was worth. …

How to set goals for the journey, not the destination — SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Google “Goal Setting” and this is the first thing that comes up. It is the standard for how everyone from your boss to your personal trainer will tell you to plan for the next great thing. SMART goals reinforce the mindset that…

And why deep work is essential for thriving in the creator economy — How did you use your time last week? Do you feel like you got the most out of each day? OR did it seem like you were spending too much time on things that you hate? …things that distracted you from the actual work that makes you money? …things that…

And two other “best practices” that are holding you back Time management, focus, and productivity are essential skills for a solopreneur. Your time is your most valuable asset when you’re a business of one. Time management, focus, and productivity are also the most common things solopreneurs struggle with. That means…

Here’s how to focus on what’s important and actually get it done In 1954 President Eisenhower cited the juxtaposition between importance and urgency in his famous quote, “I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent Decades…

I know because I’ve made all of them It has been called many things: entrepreneurial spirit, thinking outside the box, an affliction to authority, an inventor’s mind, big-picture thinking… Some symptoms include seeing things in a way no one else does, ruminating endlessly on how to do things “better”, finding…

From accidental entrepreneur to micro business I’m an accidental entrepreneur. Ten years ago, I quit my job and started doing contract work while I figured out what to do next. I never wanted to work for myself, but I knew my nine-to-five wasn’t giving me what I needed. My first…

5 Trends to Pay Attention To The way work has been done has changed so much over the last few years. We’ve seen remote work become normal, people choose meaning over money, and independent talent take hold as a mainstay in the market. As we cruise into 2023, those trends…