The name escapes me at the moment, but there is a fun independent line of clothing built around the theme, Do What You Like, Like What You Do.
There is a very big difference between liking what you do, and hating the environment you do it in, and actually loving what you do. You can love writing, [...]
Entries from October 2008
Doing what you love
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Uncategorized
The virtual village
October 20th, 2008 · No Comments
If you want to build a village, or empire, you can’t do it alone. When I entered into my own business I decided I did not want to follow the public relations agency model of hiring staff and subcontracting creative services. I have chosen instead to work with a limited number of clients, on larger [...]
Tags: Building a virtual team · Fellow fugitives · Uncategorized
On creativity for a living
October 18th, 2008 · No Comments
The fear of having to be creative “on demand” - after selling your intangible services and finding a client - is enough to stop many would-be solopreneurs in their cubes. Getting over this hurdle is a necessary step for anyone who intends to work in a creative enterprise. Even if you don’t know where your vision [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Fellow fugitives
The C-word
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
For the record, in case my beloved corporate clients and friends read this post, corporate is not a bad word. There are many pluses to a corporate structure and organization.
I once worked with a company that did not fit the corporate mould, in fact, would balk at the first scent of C (please get through [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Working at home
Don’t believe everything you read in the papers
October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Ok, here’s the point where I get all WOO-WOO (insert Twilight Zone theme crescendo) and say something deep like, Choose Your Own Reality. Ommmm… or The Truth is Out There (always wanted to find a use for that one). No offense to my New Age friends, but I am way to Nouveau Prairie practical for [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Rants · Uncategorized