Taking a holiday when you are self employed might leave you feeling guilty rather than relaxed. You worry that if you aren’t available for work, you’ll never work again. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Taking a holiday when you are self employed
Tag: Creativity
How to make sales of your work
How to make sales of your work can feel like an impossible task when you are starting out. You might have been making a few sales but now want to push to take your career to the next level. Shawna Beckmann of She Speaks Sales has created an amazing way of making sales without feeling Read the full article…
How to discover what creative career you want
Finding your career path can be hard. You might have many interests and don’t know which one to choose. You aren’t alone in feeling this way. This article & podcast can help you to discover what creative career you actually want.
Staying small can be good for your business.
Staying small can be good for your business. Growth isn’t always the answer. Learn how staying small can actually help your business survive and give you the life you have always wanted.
Take away the guilt.
Let’s take away the guilt from freelancing. I’m re-posting this image of my morning coffee on a mini break to Cornwall. You might be wondering what this has to do with guilt? When I started my career as a freelancer I was on call 24/7, I would jump if the phone rang and I was Read the full article…
How to leave a corporate job for a creative one
Sometimes we have a dream to leave a corporate job for a creative one. But how on earth can we do it? For this podcast I was lucky enough to interview Bree Noble who did exactly that. She left her corporate job as a Director of finance to pursue a career in music. Bree talks Read the full article…
Value your creativity
When we are creating something new we often forget that the failures along the way are as important as the final success. Valuing your creativity in all of its forms is so important. It helps you to keep going when the process is hard and it can help you to negotiate higher fees for your Read the full article…
How to work with passion rather than money
There are moments in your career when you need to forget about the money. This might sound like a strange thing to say, so let me explain why. As creatives it is nearly impossible to be creative if you are thinking or worrying about money. Have you ever tried to design something from a starting Read the full article…
Let’s talk about money!
Often as creatives we would rather hide under the duvet than talk about money. We have a love, hate relationship which isn’t always healthy. As we head towards the end of January I want you to take this time to really think about your finances. I’m not talking about the tax return, or how much Read the full article…
Planning For A Great Year
As we race towards the end of the year, I always think that this is a great time to review what you have achieved so far, and to plan for 2017. Planning for a great year takes structure, and not just the odd to-do-list. This is more about looking at what you want to achieve, Read the full article…