by alexarohn | Jan 13, 2018 | Business Theory, Freelancing
Quitting isn’t a bad word. It’s not “giving up”, it’s letting go of what doesn’t serve you You don’t become a quitter overnight. Quitting, unlike giving up, takes willpower and practice. You give up when it gets too hard, you quit when something isn’t hard enough and...
by alexarohn | Jan 11, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Freelancing
A friend pointed out that not everyone is quite as indoctrinated in Godin-isms and that it might be wise to define what it means to “ship”. It’s been said the term has roots in a Steve Jobs quote, “real artists ship”, and the term was used heavily in Seth’s book...
by alexarohn | Jan 8, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Freelancing
Our culture is backward. Where is the logic in celebrating the “overnight success” or the celebrities who get famous for salacious behavior and sex tapes? Why do we fetishize the idea of success without the hard work? It’s a symptom of our own laziness, our desire for...
by alexarohn | Jan 7, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Freelancing
This is a classic chicken & egg conundrum. When you first start freelancing online, do you just start working, or do you establish a brand & online presence first? (If you were wondering eggs came first, because dinosaurs) The answer is both. To get work...
by alexarohn | Jan 6, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Freelancing
“When employees are treated as short-term assets, they reinvent themselves as marketable goods, always ready to quit.” ~ Ilana Gershon, associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. [source] Your 9-to-5 sucks and it’s time to do...
by alexarohn | Jan 2, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory
Are the things you do day to day, and week to week, things you do because you choose to or because it’s just the way things are? A few years ago a mentor of mine introduced me to a better way to start a new year. Rather than resolutions (which are loose promises to...
