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Working from Home Jobs and Tips—Learn from my Mistakes

Working from Home Jobs and Tips—Learn from my Mistakes

by Ed Stanfield | Jul 30, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, Solopreneur

Why Work-from-Home Jobs are So Freaking Hard and a Few Tips I started telecommuting early, back in the late 1990’s, when it was still an experiment. Large companies were looking for ways to reduce expenses and office space is a big one.  So, if your job...
How to Start a Journal That Changes Your Life

How to Start a Journal That Changes Your Life

by Ed Stanfield | Jul 25, 2017 | Journaling, Productivity, Solopreneur

How to Start and Keep a Journal That Changes Your Life Everyone is raving about journals. What’s the big deal? You just write stuff down—like a diary. So what? Why should you bother keeping a journal? Well, that’s not my definition of a journal. A journal...
Storytelling is Critical for Marketing and Clarity of Your Purpose

Storytelling is Critical for Marketing and Clarity of Your Purpose

by Ed Stanfield | Jul 20, 2017 | Productivity, Solopreneur

How is Storytelling Critical to Marketing and Clarity? We’ve heard about the power of storytelling for brands and marketing for a few years now. We love stories. It’s in our DNA. I’ve read a few books on the topic, listened to podcasts, read the blogs. I’m...
Don’t Become Your Own Bad Boss

Don’t Become Your Own Bad Boss

by Ed Stanfield | Jul 13, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, SMART, Solopreneur

Don’t Let Yourself Become the Bad Boss You Despised Years ago, in my first professional job for a multinational corporation, we set objectives annually and reviewed then quarterly in a formal boss/subordinate relationship. Later, as a co-founder in a small business,...
Overcoming the Shiny Object Syndrome

Overcoming the Shiny Object Syndrome

by Ed Stanfield | Jul 7, 2017 | Habits, Productivity, Shiny Object Syndrome, Solopreneur

The Moment of Clarity I stopped walking, paused the podcast and froze. The dogs looked up at me wondering what was wrong. Normally, when I hear something that I want to remember, I make a voice note on my smartphone and continue listening. I didn’t need a voice note...

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