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Archive for August, 2008
August 29th, 2008
Coffee Break: Tricks for Self-Motivation
At the moment, my friend Christina is struggling with doing up her grad school apps, and preparing for the GREs. The biggest problem? Motivation. I think we can all understand that (or am I the only one with a penchant for procrastination?). The thing she’s doing that I find absolutely brilliant is that she’s using [...]
Steph Auteri 
Posted in motivation 
Tags: Add new tag, applications, motivations, motivators, tools 
1 Comment » August 28th, 2008
My (More Than) 5 Favorite Things In: The Anti 9 to 5 Guide
I read a ton of books in my personal journey toward freelancedom, but I have to admit, the one that provided the impetus to my actually leaving my 9-to-5 was Michelle Goodman’s The Anti 9 to 5 Guide. In fact, my copy is so dog-eared that I couldn’t stop at just listing my five favorites:
August 27th, 2008
Marketing Basics: Playing To the Right Crowd
Over the past few months, I’ve struggled to find new freelance projects to supplement my regular proofreading and blogging income. Only recently was I able to admit to myself the reason for this partially self-imposed period of limbo: I wasn’t sure what I was looking for. Obviously, it’s impossible to put together an effective marketing [...]
August 26th, 2008
Product Placement: Laptop Bags That Cost More Than Your Laptop
Or at least they cost more than my old laptop…the one I picked up at a computer show a few years ago for a couple hundred bucks. I recently got rid of that thing, and just borrow my husband’s from time to time, but I still have a thing for sleek and functional laptop bags. [...]
August 25th, 2008
PSA: There’s A New Cat In Town
Hello all! I’d like to apologize for missing a day of posting. As you can see, I was a bit distracted. Over the weekend, Michael and I adopted Lusa, a sweet little girl who is nevertheless able to strike fear into the hearts of my 8-year-olds, Gizmo and Mercutio. And so, the weekend was a [...]
August 22nd, 2008
Coffee Break: Home Ec for Entrepreneurs
Earlier this week, Jezebel had this interesting post, in which the writers tried to recall what bits of knowledge they had actually retained from early-childhood home ec classes. They went on to ponder what sort of knowledge they would have actually benefited from.
August 21st, 2008
My 5 Favorite Things In: Monday Morning Choices
Okay. So David Cottrell’s Monday Morning Choices isn’t exactly a freelance-specific book, but I have a weakness for the self-help genre. I find that — like a good session with my shrink — self-help books inspire me to be the best version of myself. As people who have willingly given up benefits and a regular [...]
August 20th, 2008
Setting Business Goals: 3 Questions To Ask Yourself
We’ve talked a lot about how to take the steps necessary to switch careers and/or start your own business, but it occurs to me that some of you may not have the clearest idea of exactly what type of business you’d like to start, or what product, skill, or expertise you’re interested in selling. This [...]
August 19th, 2008
Product Placement: Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000
The other month, as a favor to my cousin, I photographed a corporate event that her company was hosting. As payment, I received a gift card to Circuit City, and decided to invest in a webcam for blogging purposes. See my very first video post — in addition to pricing and purchasing information — after [...]
