my editorial calendar so i finally sat down, pulled out my handy-dandy notebook and created an editorial calendar! it’s very simple but very effective – i can’t begin to tell you how much time this has saved me! note: * i’m using the colored “stickies” as mini notes as i think of topics to stick in the appropriate day * i will...

so i get this email from skype the other day and the subject read  “Skype would appreciate your time.” before opening the email, i knew it was a survey. i normally don’t mind completing surveys for products or services that I use. i like the idea that a company will ask for my feedback to improve a product that i already enjoy. and skype had me...

via brucegrigg a couple of days ago, life threw me a fast ball. it was a ‘small business owner’ fast ball. it didn’t really come out of nowhere. i knew it was coming. i only write about it today because the result of being lazy and ignoring the inevitable, taught me a lesson. although i knew the ball was coming, i still panicked, got anxious and...

entrepreneur’s (those self-employed) have 3 types of friends. but before we move on, it’s important that you read this to understand my casual definition of an entrepreneur. we have: Friends (we love & would die for) – those who understand us when we say “if i don’t work, i don’t eat” and don’t try to give you a...

i’d like to apologize in advance for my smirk. don’t worry. i don’t smirk at everyone. you’ll only see it if you’re bitching or bragging about being self-employed and: you have a spouse/partner to turn to when you’re down to apples an apple and syrup to eat (see the pic – my true story!) you’re receiving unemployment,...

yep, i’m reading a book on a saturday. relaxing. as much as i know how. my weekdays are hectic and since it’s summer, there are (literally) kids all around me! so for the next couple of months, not much will get done. i’m trying my best to enjoy the summer – weather, family and slower business but i can’t. i’m self-employed and i...