Here’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately – how important the shades of grey are. It’s become more important to explore in my business life because I’ve been thinking and planning what the future could look like. Professional Identity When I began this freelance journey, it was obvious that I would…
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Finding Your Ikigai
Something I’ve discovered in the last year or so is the importance of blending fun and work. And that’s not the forced fun awkward role play type fun, but the genuine laughter, generating connections and “I really love this” type fun. I’ve been weaving this into what organisations I work with, what projects…
The Word of the Year is Build
Somehow its 2024 already and we’re catapulted into the season of new years’ resolutions – new strategies, aspirations and ambitions for the brand shiny new year ahead. One thing I’ve done is complete the Year Compass – reflecting back on the year gone and looking forward to the year ahead. What I love…
The Freelancing Essentials: Accounts & Apps
After thinking about the top bits of equipment you might need as a freelancer, next up is the accounts and apps. There’s a whole host of options for almost every area of business (and life), so what are the real corkers if you’re starting out, whether you’re looking to simplify your admin or…
How September is the New January
As we ease our way into a month, it’s got me thinking about how much September is a month of transitions. The crazy British weather definitely hasn’t helped – for the past two weeks you’d have thought we were already in October from autumnal it felt. It’s also a reflection on what’s going…
Generalists Unite
There’s a beauty and a complexity to being a generalist. How do you build and strengthen your professional identity when your range is broad? Awkward Introductions I feel one of the things I want to work on this year is being more comfortable owning the label of a generalist. When I started out,…
A Year of Business
I’m officially a year into self-employment – while I didn’t do a huge celebration, I did take my husband out for an amazing taster menu dinner and raised a glass then. So, where am I a year on – what’s the same and what’s changed? Name Changes Early doors I started using the…
Embracing Uncertainty
The last few weeks have seen the end of two contracts and I’m finally entering a lighter period of work. It’s a great time to really think through how to make the best use of this time. Acceptance I think a big thing here is about acceptance. Having spoken to a number of…
The Power of Networks
When I started out freelancing, I dusted off my LinkedIn account. It’s something I’d set up years ago and until last year I had occasionally gone onto it to update job roles but that was about it. I’d never really put too much value on it. However, something made me realise it needed…
New Year Commitments (Belatedly)
I don’t know how I feel about new years’ resolutions. There’s something exciting and daunting about a whole new year, and the ability to use it to mix things up, set a new challenge or change direction completely. It’s a good time to take stock, something about doing it in the cold/dark/rainy-ness of…