Mind your business.
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Mind your business.
If you feel like you’re doing SO MUCH work, but the bank balance doesn’t reflect it — here’s something that can help.
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On second thought.
Have you ever made a decision under some kind of pressure and later realised you don’t want to do what you agreed to?
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Always have an exit plan.
So, to end the work engagement without ruining the relationship with the client, and the one who referred you to the client, is a skill you absolutely need.
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Shark Tank taught me to accept myself as a ‘writer’.
I learned that you don’t need to be the next Tesla. You can do great even if you invented a better kitchen scrub.
Read more about Shark Tank taught me to accept myself as a ‘writer’.
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Fear of judgment.
Many many years ago, I pitched to an editor, who was also a Twitter celebrity. I sent him an email and spent the entire day on his Twitter page worrying. My fear: That he will screenshot my email and out me as the stupidest person in the whole world.
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The ultimate joy of abandoned projects.
If you’ve started a million things and not completed all of them, don’t beat yourself up over it.
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Is self-deprecation your defence mechanism?
If we don’t believe in yourself, no one else has any reason to.
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How are you naming your files, eh?
Would you believe me if I told you that a senior leader once sent me a document with the name ‘untitled’?
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Learn actively.
Everything is learning, right?
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What do you want: Feedback or validation?
Have you ever called a friend to ask for feedback on something and got so much negativity in return that left you angry?