Every successful freelancer must be able to juggle a number of clients. Here are my favorite time- and organization-management tools.
Read MoreWhy I Love to Hang Out with Kids
Sometimes hanging out with a bunch of kids is the most effective way to get my work done.
Read MoreBe Willing to Try Something New
Freelancing has taught me that each opportunity is a doorway to another. What looks like an article, a book or an assignment is really a gateway into a whole new life. Who knows what possibilities lie behind Door #1?
Read MoreStick It Out Long Enough for Repeat Business to Find You
Food for thought: A lot of people who quit freelancing because they thought a full-time job would provide them with more security. But now I look where many of them are: freelancing again, and this time not by choice.
Read MoreLeveraging Your Fear Factor
Many people tell me that I am more courageous than they are. I'm not so certain. Actually, I think I'm more afraid; just afraid of something different. I'm terrified of living a life that I'll look back on and regret.
Read MoreAbout this Blog
Ten years ago, I walked away from a successful career as a middle manager for Fortune 50 companies because I wanted to follow my dream of becoming a writer. Today, not only do I work for myself writing full-time for a living, I have experienced some of my wildest imaginings, including: collaborating with tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams as well as A-list actors Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett, co-authoring two New York Times best-sellers and having three books featured on national daytime and evening talk shows.
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