Oh hey guys. What’s up? What? What’s that? Why yes, I did run a brilliant guest post by Susan Johnston in mid-April and then drop off the face of the planet. You’re absolutely right. God, I’m like the poster child for worst blogging practices ever. (By the way, did any of you buy her e-book [...]
Archive for the ‘motivation’ Category
April 30th, 2010
Coffee Break: Burnt Out or Blessed?
Steph Auteri 
Posted in career path, motivation 
Tags: aol, career coaching, copy editing, e-book, launch, market research, marketing plan, mommyblog, patch.com, yourtango 
3 Comments » February 17th, 2010
Got Jumper Cables? My Career Is Stalled
Sometimes, when I’m at the office, I’ll finish up a project and be completely unable to start something new, just because there’s a meeting in 30 minutes. And even if it’s totally possible for me to whip up a blog post within those 30 minutes and set it to go live, I won’t. Because my [...]
February 1st, 2010
February 2010 Monthly Goal Meetup
Lordy, it’s shaping up to be quite the month. Things at YourTango continue to get even busier (who knew that was possible?), and my ongoing copywriting project soldiers on. I’m also leading a team in Freelance Success‘s biannual Query Challenge, and I spent yesterday doing some market research at Barnes & Noble, and sending out [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in motivation, productivity Tags: career coaching, copywriting, goals, meetup, practicum, query challenge 6 Comments » January 18th, 2010
When Every Day Is Sunday
[Image via] Early yesterday, Marie Claire tweeted a link to a group of articles they have online, on how to beat the Sunday blues. Funny, that. Lately, it feels as if every day is Sunday. Do you ever have weeks like that?
Steph Auteri Posted in motivation, productivity Tags: drive, groggy, lazy, motivation, productivity, sunday, writer's block 4 Comments » January 6th, 2010
January 2010 Monthly Goal Meetup
Well here we are. Another month (and…erm…an extra week) gone by. Time to face the music. ::winces:: Last month’s goals:
December 17th, 2009
Getting It Done
[Photo via] I’ve been feeling a little anxious lately. I commute into an office three days a week now, leaving a lot less time for my other projects. I have a major magazine piece I’ve been meaning to tie up for months (this is what happens when my deadline gets extended). I’ve been struggling with [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in motivation, preparation, productivity Tags: energy, motivation, procrastination, productivity 5 Comments » December 16th, 2009
Overworked, Underpaid, and Pretty Darn Happy
Last night, my career coaching teleclass centered around the discovery and pursuit of life purpose and authentic vocation. We discussed what it might feel like to be working within one’s authentic vocation, in a career that was in line with one’s life purpose. People threw out words like “flow” and “essence.” They described the experience [...]
December 2nd, 2009
December Monthly Goal Meetup
I am sitting in bed with my laptop right now, desperately fighting the urge to take a nap, as I have an essay revision due today. The perfect time for our monthly goal meetup? Maybe it’ll get me in the writing mood.
November 25th, 2009
Let’s Talk Turkey: 16 Things I’m Thankful for This Year
I know that posts like this one –during this week — are trite, but I feel as if I have a lot to be thankful for. The past year was a rough one, beginning when the New York Sun folded. It was my main source of income and, in the months following, my income shrank [...]
They Hate Me! They Really Hate Me!
The other week, I wrote a post for YourTango’s LoveMom blog, about my struggles with chronic depression and PMDD, and how it was affecting my decision to start a family. It was something that had been on my mind lately. I was worried about my hormones and postpartum depression, and about the strain I might place on [...]