Welcome to Gray Matter: Straight Talk about Midlife Women’s Health, Hormones and VitalityHello friends! I’ve recently realized how I’ve failed to make use of this platform, so I aim to rectify that starting now. Over the past […]

Be Prepared for That Crisis Moment When You Need Business Backup A recent experience with a contractor reminded me of the value of networking when we’re dealing with a crisis. I had tried to reach the e […]

Stick with Your System About a month ago, I secured a ghostwriting job with one of my favorite all-time clients. Let’s call him Greg. After years of running marketing and ad […]

Days to Celebrate in July July 4: Independence Day. The day after the first anniversary of American independence, John Adams wrote a letter to his daughter Abigail about the […]

In a Pricing Rut? Try These 3 Strategies If you want a truly profitable freelance business, pricing and estimating aren’t just a matter of crunching the numbers on your hourly rate or l […]

Improving Your Vision I attended an academically rigorous high school, where As were hard to come by. My senior year, I taped a handwritten note above my desk that simply […]

Don’t Feel Obligated to Give an Off-the-Cuff Estimate – with 1 Exception You don’t have to be in business very long before you’ll have a conversation like this: Prospective client: “What do you charge for X?” […]

In Spite of Barriers, Women Make the Best Leaders Studies show the ideal leader today is ethical, honest, trustworthy, and fair regarding employee expectations. These traits earn the respect of […]

Commitments and Accomplishments The beginning of the schoolyear can be the beginning of new commitments and new projects. Likewise, the beginning of the year, can bring the same. However, […]