Current Status... I'm in recovery from the exhaustion of travel and family stress. Stuart and I both worked hard for two days after we got back from Oklahoma -- loan modifications/refis for him; copy writing, business writing, SEO web/blog content for me -- then had to take Friday off as we were both completely crisped. Deep sleep is good!
Now that I'm back, and sleeping without waking every couple of hours, I can eat more than two bites without getting heartburn. I stressed out like that for weeks before I left; now my body's finally catching up on rest and nutrition. Stuart, too. Life sometimes seems like a series of drownings and resuscitations. It's important to learn to jumpstart those turnarounds, short-circuit the stress.
Lately I'm thinking... It's time to be realistic about my new career. I hate estimating jobs, for example -- either for time or money. But to be working online, I have to do it. How to take the pain out? I'm open for suggestions (comment below).
To be a "remote" worker is to sell oneself 24/7. Sounds difficult. But the reason I'm into the new wave of Internet marketing is that it is more friendly, more generous and more genuine than older models. I can't sell anything I don't believe in and wouldn't recommend to a close family member. But I can sell excellence in online presentation.
To be a "remote" worker is to sell oneself 24/7. Sounds difficult. But the reason I'm into the new wave of Internet marketing is that it is more friendly, more generous and more genuine than older models. I can't sell anything I don't believe in and wouldn't recommend to a close family member. But I can sell excellence in online presentation.
Currently watching... The Rebus mysteries from PBS/BBC: great production values, great acting, thick Scottish bad guys with thick Scottish accents. Love it!
Reading... Jody Picoult's SECOND GLANCE (422 pp., paperback). Started it on the plane Tuesday night and couldn't put it down. Finished it Saturday afternoon. As far as the writing goes, it was romantic chick lit; but the subject matter (moral questions around genetic engineering) was serious, thought provoking and interestingly handled. So I guess that puts it on a continuum somewhere between chick lit and great literature. Of course, I'm a romantic and want the characters all paired up at the end, but this plot had to be pretty contrived to pull that off. My gold standard for novels is POSSESSION, by A.S. Byatt.
Reading... Jody Picoult's SECOND GLANCE (422 pp., paperback). Started it on the plane Tuesday night and couldn't put it down. Finished it Saturday afternoon. As far as the writing goes, it was romantic chick lit; but the subject matter (moral questions around genetic engineering) was serious, thought provoking and interestingly handled. So I guess that puts it on a continuum somewhere between chick lit and great literature. Of course, I'm a romantic and want the characters all paired up at the end, but this plot had to be pretty contrived to pull that off. My gold standard for novels is POSSESSION, by A.S. Byatt.
The Soapbox: It's a little hard to be up on the soapbox today -- I'm depending on a combination of sunshine and warmth to bring me to life soon, like shoots from a damp bulb pushing past a big, heavy dirt clod. One of these days, the conditions will be just right for me to "spring" into action! So, here goes:
The price of freedom is being out of work from time to time. I've been through it before. I'll find my new niche. My goal is to help everyone be free (a "solopreneur") who wants to be.
The price of freedom is being out of work from time to time. I've been through it before. I'll find my new niche. My goal is to help everyone be free (a "solopreneur") who wants to be.
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