The thing I appreciate most about being “the boss” is that I don’t have to spend a ton of time worrying about what “the boss” wants.

Sure, I try to do good work for clients. But I get to decide what that “good work” looks like and feels like. If the client and I have a mismatch, that’s not the right client for me.

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One of the pitfalls I’ve observed when people try to change their lives is that they try to change everything at once.

The person who hasn’t set foot in a library for years is going to try to read 52 books before December 31, or the person obsessed with Twitter and dating apps decides to go on a no-phone diet.

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It’s 1:30 PM Eastern. I’ve already been awake for more than ten hours.

Yep, 3:20 AM is when the ol’ alarm went off. Early flight. I miss living in Atlanta where it seems like there are several direct flights daily to just about anywhere you might want to go.

But now, long-distance travel often requires an overnight stay away from home before we even get on the plane, and slim pickins as to the actual itinerary.

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There's something tricky that happens when we transition from being given tasks or projects directly to learning how to manage ourselves.

In order to function successfully as a knowledge worker, we have to be able to prioritize. and if we’re not used to prioritizing, they will end up in a situation in which we feel guilty for picking one task over another. 

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How do you move forward with a project you care about?

With my first three-month group program concluding and another about to begin, it a good moment to share what I’ve learned. How do we ensure progress toward our goals? And do our goals even matter if we wind up heading in a different direction from where we thought we were going at the beginning?

Early in the summer, I struggled with putting a group together and what to call it. I decided to follow my own process and start with what I had, raw and unpolished.

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