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  • Do it now

    About 8 years ago I went on a productivity bender with GTD. GTD is David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” system for organizing and managing tasks and workload. The system worked well (mostly). Of course it depended on an appropriate level of discipline being maintained to keep it humming along. I’ve since moved to a more…

  • Backyard bugs help my freelancing business

    It’s Sunday where I live. Gazing out of my office window… it’s delightful seeing some blue sky poking through the clouds. Spring is starting to make it’s mark. We’re already seeing the early signs… The daffodils are out. The lawn is begging for its first cut of the season. And that blasted pine tree pollen…

  • Cushion lifting

    When I’m tidying and lift up a sofa cushion, I always get a buzz when I find a sparkling prize staring back at me. I raise the sacred coin aloft. And with pride in my heart and the hopes and dreams of my fellow citizens at stake… I bask in the glory of my Everest-Top…

  • This turned my freelancing business around

    In my world, here’s the thing that really did turn my freelance business around… Walking. — Er… come again Chris? Yep… walking. Specifically: walking a lot. You see… I spent the better part of 18 months doing copywriting training, figuring things out, training some more, getting some clients, avoiding clients, then getting some steady client…

  • On days like this…

    …being a freelancer is a godsend. Crawling out bed. Groggy from all the coughing, lack of sleep, and achiness. Dragging my uncooperative body to my chair. Opening BerserkerMail. And still being able to tick off my daily commitment: This email’s going out… come hell or high water. So… I’m thankful for the flexibility freelancing offers.…

  • Freelancer cheat code

    Kazuhisa Hashimoto entered the ranks of video game legends in 1986. After being recruited from college in 1981 by Konami … a dominant force in video arcades of the time … he no doubt had dreams of hitting it big. And BIG he hit it all right. His work was immortalized forever in the mantra……

  • The path to overwhelm and ruin?

    Emailing daily is a big deal for me. But it’s a big deal I chose to do because I see how it’s going to make me a better person. “You must be joking Chris? “You can’t fool us… “Daily emails are all about raking in as much filthy lucre as you can get your grubby…