Category Archives: Money
How to Make Money Doing What You Love While Serving Your Muse
When you work for yourself because you love what you do, your muse—your source of inspiration—matters. It connects you with a value, principle, or ideal that is bigger than you are. That lights you up and infuses your work with … Continue reading
Lies, Damn Lies, and Leverage
You’ve seen the claims. If only you will invest in this new business, or that personal development program, or another life makeover, you can gain amazing happiness, wealth, and a great love life. It’s called leverage, and it’s a nice … Continue reading
How to manage for happiness when your thing doesn’t fly
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. ~ Albert Schweitzer What’s going on when you put your work out there and you don’t get the response you’d hoped for? When your thing doesn’t fly? … Continue reading
How to Get Prospective Clients to Value Your Work When Money Is Tight
Illustration: istockphoto.com Why do some businesses survive in tough economic times while others fail? One explanation is that people always necessities, like groceries, but not luxuries, like diamond rings or massage. But that isn’t necessarily the case. Still, if you … Continue reading
When setting goals doesn’t work and what to do about it
A few years ago I joined a cycling group so I could become a stronger, safer rider. For me that meant comfortably doing 5-15 mile rides tooling around Bainbridge Island without having to walk my bike up hills. From the … Continue reading