The Writing Life
I’ve learned through freelancing and working at a boutique marketing agency that it’s important to hedge my bets. The pipeline needs to be kept full. The backup plan should always be in motion. I shouldn’t be so reliant on one contract that losing it will kill the business.
I’ve been thinking—a dangerous pastime, I know—about mission and values. I can’t stop thinking about them. I’m going through a course called Work as Worship, and my mind constantly buzzes with thoughts about identity, activities, faith, work, and entrepreneurship. I know I’m a one-woman hurricane, er, team, but…what if…
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The problem with perfectionists, albeit not the only one, is that they kill things. I know. I am one. I can kill things deader than, well, a doornail.
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When it comes to client and project management, I use weekly status reports. Not rocket science, I know. Many entrepreneurs and businesses use them, and they most likely use them for the same reasons I do.
For me, starting a business is an act of faith. It’s Peter in the boat all over again. Jesus is inviting him to come, never mind the fact that Peter will have to walk on water to do it. The water is unimportant. What is important is Peter’s faith. What is important is acceptance and action: he has to get out of the boat and walk on the water.
The other day, I was answering a basic “How are things?” email. My first answer looked something like this: [Read more…] about There is No Try