Over the past few weeks, I’ve been helping someone who owns a website development agency. He brings in new business and manages all the projects for his agency. But he’s not a website developer himself. So he contracts out that work. And he’s had... read more⇒
A former client did a chargeback on my company this week. I cannot stand looking at his website and seeing the work we did for him. Right there for all to see! Still, he claims we did nothing. I’m tempted to whine about him and blather on about how... read more⇒
I’ve been stalling. Dragging my feet. Like you, I’ve been getting emails from companies and individual business owners making their official statement on Black Lives Matter and racism. I see these emails and statements in the media and I think, “I’m... read more⇒
Throughout my career, I’ve taken leaps of faith and taken action in moments of desperation. Both have produced remarkable results. I used to be a social worker. I spent so much time and money to embark on a career that I didn’t like. . . I kept... read more⇒
Yesterday was rough. It started with an anxious conversation in my own head about whether the Surgeon General was lying to us about the effectiveness of face masks. Did the shortage of medical grade face masks justify lying about their effectiveness... read more⇒
I am a terrible employee. I come in late, leave early, use company time to work on personal projects, and watch the clock. I quit before I get fired because I know it’s coming anyway. In employee-land, I don’t fit very well. But, that didn’t stop me... read more⇒
Whether or not you can afford my services is none of my business. Your wallet, your budget, has no impact on my pricing. Oh, I can hear it now, “But, my customer isn’t willing to pay that much!” So get new customers. Sounds heartless. I understand... read more⇒
“Have a blessed day!” I used to cringe whenever I heard these words. They felt oppressive, like somebody trying to push their religion on me. I had some serious baggage around religion. And I had a big chip on my shoulder that made it impossible for... read more⇒
I was planning to write about the importance of outsourcing and delegating tasks for successful time management. But, I got bored. I was thinking, “You can read about this stuff anywhere.” But it did get me thinking about how time management used to... read more⇒
My first mentor was Mister Rogers. That’s right. Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I did not want to be like Mister Rogers when I grew up. Instead, Fred Rogers taught me how to think about things in my world.
