I recently listened to an episode of The Minimalists podcast and discovered the concept of “cultivating your passion” rather than “following your passion.” The concept comes from hosts’ guest on the show, Cal Newport, the author of Deep...
Throughout college, I worked 25 hours a week as a sales associate at an intimates boutique that specialized in comfortable and supportive bras for large cup sizes. While I was paid hourly, a good chunk of my income came from commission from the sales I made. There was...
*This post originally appeared on Sohuis.com, a brand consultancy for female founders.* An interview with a fashion and lifestyle product photographer If you have a product-based business—especially if your business is e-commerce—you know how much your product...
It’s pretty often that I’m at a freelancer gathering or entrepreneur event and a conversation about business woes crops up. It usually goes something like this: Person A: “I love what I’m doing, but I just want to work for bigger companies!” Person B: “Same. It’s so...
*This article originally appeared on Sohuis.com, a brand consultancy (and provider of branding courses) for female founders. You deliver the final work or product, and your client is happy. In fact, they seem thrilled. So, you ask them to leave a testimonial, eager to...
This article originally appeared on “The Freelance Chronicles” blog. 2018 was the year I went professional in my freelance career as a copywriter. A year and a half ago, my work habits were phenomenally different: I treated my work like a fun thing I had the...
