by Molly Gordon | Jul 16, 2012 | Confidence, Creativity, Meaning, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized
There’s nothing quite like self-employment to bring up fear. There are plenty of things to be afraid of. Will anyone hire you? What if they think you charge too much? Are you really good enough at what you do? What if you fail? And will you be attacked if you succeed?...
by Molly Gordon | Jun 18, 2012 | Ambition, Meaning, Service, Spirit, Success, Time
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut A few days ago I wrote a sticky note and put it on the kitchen counter. It said: “Harvest greens.” This morning I was on the verge of putting it...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 22, 2012 | Ambition, Creativity, Getting clients, Productivity, Time
There’s a basket in my office where I put things I’m not quite ready to deal with or that I plan to use in the near future. I toss in notes from a teleclass, like the one Susan Harrow did for us last fall, intending to enter them into Evernote. I store...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 2, 2012 | Creativity, Emotional intelligence, Goal Setting, Mindfulness, Money, Self-employment, Small business, Success, Vision
Risk is woven into the fabric of self-employment. Every choice you face entails a measure of risk. How will you look? How will you feel? Will others approve? Will you gain or lose money? Will you have more or less quality time? For the self-employed, risk is a...
by Molly Gordon | Sep 17, 2011 | Goal Setting, Marketing, Productivity, Success, Time
A while back I had the pleasure of working with a reader on an open coaching call about procrastination. Specifically, the kind of procrastination that strikes when you’re doing something you absolutely love, but you stop yourself in the middle and can’t...
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