Category: Issues

Issue #24 – March 27th, 2015

With March drawing to an end we’re almost done with the first quarter of 2015. I’ve finished two of the three goals I set for the quarter, though the last one has been a struggle. How has your 2015 been? Have you moved closer to the business and life you want for yourself? – – …

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Issue #23 – March 20th, 2015

I ran across quite a few resources on specializing and focus this week. Or maybe it’s just something on my mind. Enjoy! – – – – – – – – Double and half (freelancer math) (sethgodin.typepad.com) Seth Godin has great advice for setting your rates. I’d argue the 4x-5x is for most industries once you …

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Issue #22 – March 13, 2015

I’ve been dreading a task for several weeks now, which has really held back a service I’m building. It a two-step process that has to be done multiple times. In my mastermind group this week, someone gave me the advice of just batching up the work. Do all of the first steps (which I enjoyed) …

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Issue #21 – March 6th, 2015

I’m adding a new section this week. I usually cut 50%+ of the articles I read while curating. This week I’m going to include some at the bottom without any additional commentary. Reply and tell me if you found them useful or not. – – – – – – – – First contact: How to …

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Issue #20 – February 27th, 2015

The deeper I get into productized consulting (consulting services sold as products), the more interesting it gets. It’s not just a fixed price service like it appears. It’s an entire business built around repeatably selling one thing (just like many other, more traditional businesses). While researching how I’d find new clients for mine, I had …

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