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Following my post on what Steve Nash can teach you about business, I followed up on Justin’s comment about the wisdom of Michael Jordan and Winston Churchill. Today, I found a great quote from Churchill: Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill.Noticing a […]

Have you ever run into a client who wants a million changes to every project you deliver? You know the type…nothing is ever quite good enough. You could go through rounds and rounds of revisions and still never be quite good enough. If you’re working on a quoted project or flat rate basis, revisions may

It’s the weekend…are you working? Do you want to be working? When you’re an independent consultant, time should be your own. You can determine when you want to work — and if. But I know many consultants who work weekends because their clients call them with rush jobs. When the phone rings at 4 pm

What Steve Nash can teach you about business Basketball MVP Steve Nash has had some phenomenal successes in his career. I recently read this quote from Nash, who grew up just a few hours away from me: People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought

You quote on a project, but the prospective clients says you’re too high. You were really hoping to land this client and now the money seems less important than the prestige. You’re just starting out and your client list is pretty slim. Should you drop your rate? No way. If you discount your rate to

This week’s Friday 5 comes from John Wesley — the top 5 ways to build a wonderful life. #5 was especially meaningful for me: Work Towards a Dream You’re Passionate About Even if your life isn’t perfect, you can always build towards a goal you’re passionate about. If you aren’t building towards something, you’re probably

Happy Fourth of July to my US readers! While you’re celebrating Independence Day, I’m thinking about my time as an independent consultant. I’ve talked about Independence Day before, but let me emphasize this year’s reasons that I love consulting. 5 Reasons I’m Happy to be an Independent Consultant Consulting brings work-life balance It allows me

You open an email and it’s a forwarded message from a trusted colleague: Bob’s a long time friend of mine and his business is looking for someone who can do "windows". I know you usually do consulting, but they’re desperate to get going and they can pay handsomely, if you can start right away. They

The next issue of the Consultant Journal newsletter goes out this week. I’ll be talking about breaking free from your comfort zone and sharing some of my own recent attempts to shake things up. If you’d like to get on the list, sign up today with the subscribe form at the top right of this

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve partnered with Fit 4 Two to offer Discover Your Inner Mompreneur to thousands of new parents. Headed by Melanie Osmack, Fit 4 Two is a leading chain of stroller fitness, prenatal fitness and postnatal fitness providers. I first learned the word "mompreneur" from Fit 4 Two owner Melanie Osmack.