Have you been reading the Creative Freelancer Blog? No? Why not? Not only is it chock full of freelancer-related goodness, it’s also where I’ve been doing quite a bit of posting about all sorts of topics, like knowing when it’s time to make the leap from moonlighting to freelancing, parts 1, 2 and 3. Or…
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Not My Job. Or Is It?
We sat at breakfast one Wednesday morning, and I was recapping the previous night’s Team in Training run with my then 3-year-old son. He listened carefully as I talked about our tempo run, and seemed deep in thought as he ate his oatmeal. “Is running your job?” he asked between bites. “No,” I explained. “I’m…
Headshot
I’m in need of a new headshot. More than a few people have told me that my change of glasses and hairstyle have left me with a photo that looks good, but doesn’t look like me. When people can’t identify you at a conference, it’s time to start over. Thus the great debate begins: do…
Be Memorable For the Right Reasons
Those who know me know that I’m not exactly a social butterfly. When I go to a conference or other networking event, I’d rather come away with the business cards for 10 people that I’ve made a really meaningful connection with than exchange 200 cards and not be able to place names with faces on…
Googling You
I’m Googling you right now. No, really. Read what I’ve written about it on the Creative Freelancer Blog.
Grieving for Client Relationships
Hey, everyone! I’m guest blogging over at the Creative Freelancer blog. My latest post, Grieving for Client Relationships, is over there, just waiting to be read. Go on, click on the link. You know you want to.
The New Project
I’ve made some references to a new project on the horizon, and it’s finally here. Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to introduce my new blog: What Would Betty Do? As you’ve probably noticed, a significant number of my blog posts were about food, fitness and my Team in Training progress. The new blog will allow…
New Project in the Works
I’m not going to bore you with the details of my new project yet — at least not until I have more details to share — but I will tell you that it’s based on this woman: Betty. Betty was my maternal grandmother. She was struck by lightning before she was 6, and lived to…
The Power of Food
On three separate occasions this past week, I’ve had the same conversation. “I checked out your blog,” they all said. “I love the recipes!” This always blows me away. I started posting the recipes just because I have a personal tendency to print out a new one, modify it in some way, and then proceed…
It’s Prevention, Stupid
I had a revelation at the PRSA Health Academy conference in Chicago: the overarching theme of my career is “It’s prevention, stupid.” With full apologies to the Clinton campaign that made the original phrase famous, it struck me that it’s really that obvious and that simple. My technology and security background? Preventing threats/malicious code/software errors…