There it was last week: the Blue Screen of Death. I freaked out. My computer was down for the count and I couldn’t bring it back. So off to the repair shop we went. By the time it was fixed (data transfers, larger hard disk inserted, rush fees) it cost me over $600. Holy Crap. … Continue reading Here is a method that helps self-employed people avoid financial stress: The Five Percent Fund.
I am bursting at the seams. The problem with being self-employed is that we have to do everything— from taking out the garbage, to updating our websites, to seeing clients. But do we have to do everything? If we truly want to earn our worth, we must learn to delegate. But who do we delegate … Continue reading Hire an assistant and earn your worth?
When you forget to bring your child to school and HE IS IN THE CAR WITH YOU! Yep. I got us ready and out the door the other day. Once I was in the car, my mind went straight to my to-do list. I drove furiously to work, thinking about everything I needed to do. … Continue reading You know you are too busy when….
Yesterday a friend pointed out an article in the Seattle PI titled, Higher pay on job linked to drop in chores at home. Here is what they found: A recent University of Massachusetts-Amherst study finds married women do about one less hour of housework per week for every $7,500 they earn as full-time workers outside … Continue reading Does more money equal less housework?
For a while now, I have only worked with my “ideal clients”. I politely refer out people who don’t fit my ideal client profile. What a difference this has made! I love my work more and I find I get more done in sessions in an easier manner. Ideal clients are also happier with our … Continue reading Only Work with Ideal Clients
What does it take to be a truly successful woman? At the top of the list is the ability to take risks. But if you risk, it may not always work out. So to be truly successful, women must have the ability to not only tolerate, but learn from their mistakes. I’ve made mistakes and … Continue reading Being proud of failure
In a recent business support group I ran, we did a “failure circle”. We all went around and shared a business failure/mistake we made, and what we learned from it. Someone volunteered that she had heard of the “goddess of mistakes”—that you HAVE to feed this goddess or she gets very hungry. So as we … Continue reading Feeding the Goddess of Mistakes
Here is one method that is respectful of your clients and feels may feel more comfortable to you. Decide how much you are raising your rates and when the new rates will go into effect. Let’s suppose that it is September, you currently charge $100 per hour, and you want to increase your rate to … Continue reading How to Tell Your Clients You are Raising Your Rates
Want to know one secret to feeling more deserving of money? Go to lunch with a woman who makes great money! (I’ve written before about spending time with the “upper third”.) Two things to keep in mind: It must be a woman. It doesn’t really help to spend time around men who make good money. … Continue reading One Secret to Feeling Like You Deserve More Money
There has been a lot of talk lately about women and negotiation in the workplace. But I want to point out that the most important negotiation women need to do is actually on the home front. The greatest inequality between men and women is in the home, not in the work place. Full time working … Continue reading Earn More Money? Combat the Dreaded Second Shift!
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