Posts Tagged ‘joyfully jobless’

More Fun, More Money

Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by by Guide

Participants had the pleasure of meeting the delightful Marianne Cantwell at the Joyfully Jobless Jamboree in Austin last October. It was the first time I’d met her, too.

According to her Website, Marianne Cantwell is a Free Range Human, and …

Spread an Entrepreneurial Virus

Posted on October 10th, 2010 by by Barbara

When  speaker Jerry Gilles told his audience of would-be writers that they should buy one hardcover book every week to support the industry they were part of, there was an audible gasp in the room.

What Gilles was suggesting wasn’t …

Once You Know This The Rest is Easy

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by by Barbara

 

Several days ago, I recorded a podcast with FreelanceAdvisor.co.uk. One of the questions I was asked was about how we go about finding the essence of our livelihood. Here’s part of what I said:

 

You know, that was

More Fellow Travelers To Meet

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by by Barbara

Haven’t I been telling you that self-employment is the best personal growth seminar ever invented? Pamela Rutledge has written a terrific piece that is on the Psychology Today’s Web site called  The Positive Psychology of Entrepreneurship which affirms what …

IdeaStarter #21 Be a Trendspotter

Posted on January 30th, 2009 by by Barbara

Although trendspotter Faith Popcorn’s best-selling The Popcorn Report came out in 1991 (and is out of print), the ten top trends she alerted us to seem remarkably fresh. Here’s what she told us would move that decade:

Cashing Out: Looking …

Broader Horizons Start Here

Posted on December 18th, 2008 by by Barbara

Everyone going down the road to making a living without a job immediately encounters a sign saying, “Exit Your Comfort Zone Now.” Not surprisingly, many would-be explorers turn around at that point and return to whatever cocoon they have left. …