• Power tools… Need I say more?

    Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor would be SO proud… With power tool in hand and a testoterone-fueled grunt to match… I power sawed my way through the floor of the sound desk area at our church… All in an attempt… Read more…

  • 8:44pm on a Saturday night

    What do you do after an unexpectedly long, tiring day? (Hint: This isn’t a joke.) Well, a reasonably sensible answer might be: rest, relax, sleep. 😴 Or something like that. Or… you could be writing an email at 8:44pm on… Read more…

  • LinkedIn slash and burn

    While slashing and burning my LinkedIn profile… I lopped off plenty of stuff that I expect some people would advise me to keep around. Gone is my work experience prior to copywriting. Gone is most of my education section. Gone… Read more…

  • Tapdancing Chicken to Help Procrastinating Freelancers Everywhere

    “Procrastination is pretentious perfectionism”. I had this quote tucked away in my “second brain” because it rang true for me. (Wish I could remember where I got it from, though). And it’s a quote that ain’t so easy on the… Read more…

  • My chewbacca needs his head slammed

    My Chewbacca needs his head slammed A couple of years back for my birthday my girls got together and gave me Star Wars-themed presents. I haven’t yet been brave enough to wear my Darth Vader mask down to the local… Read more…

  • Had its day

    Look, Lister, no point feeling sorry about Holly. It’s a kindness. Like a blind old incontinent sheepdog, he’s had his day. Take him out to the barn with a double-barreled shotgun and blow the mother away. And I’m only saying… Read more…

  • Pure fiction

    My oldest daughter, Erin, lost her jaw on the floor! We were catching up on a video call last night because she’s living in the UK… We chatted a bit. And then I showed her what I was reading. Now… Read more…

  • Finding time

    When I get replies to my welcome email, one theme pops up a lot… It’s about a big — if not the biggest — challenge for people wanting to make progress in their freelancing business… …while they’re juggling other jobs,… Read more…

  • Client booking time-saver

    Maybe my head’s in the proverbial sand. But I’ve not heard of any freelancer doing this particular thing. Not until I read an email from Upwork legend, Steven Alexander Young, about working with clients. Hmmm… 🤔 “Can’t hurt to try,”… Read more…

  • Thank you ChatGPT

    Today I was stuck at the bottom of a pit of uninspiration. A client’s email is needing to go out to their list today. And I’m feeling rather depleted after some unexpected stuff that’s going on with a different client.… Read more…