The Stay Ahead Solopreneur
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What Did Constant Meetings Cost Me? It Cost Me Everything.
Within 12 months, I eliminated 58% of my meetings. By 18 months, I had eliminated 91%, and I was making more money while working way less hours. - Read time: 3 Min.
One Employer Controls More Than Your Paycheck
When you only have one boss, one company, one culture, and one performance review, it’s easy to believe that one environment is the only reality. - Read time: 3 Min.
Your Calendar Is Your Career, Whether You Admit It or Not
The life I have today didn’t happen because I hoped it would. It happened because my calendar slowly became a reflection of the person I wanted to become. Your calendar is keeping score. - Read time: 3 Min.
The Cost of Looking for Friendship at Work
Work can provide companionship, purpose, and connection. It can also blur the line between colleagues and friends, leaving many people disappointed when the relationship ends with the job. - Read time: 3 Min.
My Confidence was Borrowed Before it was Built
When I look back at my career and my road to success, I know that the confidence I grew into was heavily influenced by those around me who spoke positively into my life - Read time: 3 Min.
For Years, I Had a Number
What I care about now is being able to trust myself when I know it’s time to leave - Read time: 3 Min.
How Burnout Cost Me $84k in One Month
Burnout didn’t make me quit my career. It made me stop pursuing the opportunities I knew I should have won — including an $84k project I was perfectly qualified for - Read time: 3 Min.
I Made Millions as a Solopreneur Without a Social Following
IDGAF about internet validation. I cared about paying for the life I wanted to create. Here’s how good work built a multi-million-dollar solopreneur business - Read time: 2 Min.
Raise Your Prices: The Solopreneur Self-Worth Shift
I went from depression and undercharging to building a year-long wait list. Here’s what raising my prices taught me about self-worth and success. - Read time: 3 Min.
Solopreneur Success: I Built Freedom, Not a Team
I made a list of a few milestones that being a solopreneur has created for me. - Read time: 2 Min.
If Time Is Money, Stop Letting People Steal From You
This is how I made more money working 20–25 hour weeks than I did working 70+ hour weeks. - Read time: 3 Min.
Nothing Happens Until You Start Doing
Failure isn’t the problem. It’s part of the process. Keep doing, and it becomes a numbers game. But none of it happens if you don't get in the game. - Read time: 3 Min.
Solopreneurs Win Big on Profit Margins (& No One Even Knows)
More solopreneurs are crossing over the six-figure and seven-figure profit line each year. When designed with intention, solopreneurs can cross that line with less stress and fewer expenses than their counterparts. - Read time: 3 Min.
I Made Six Figures as a Solopreneur in Photography Without Being a Photographer
When I started building websites, I could have stayed in that lane, but I added new adventures and revenue opportunities. Some of them had big payouts. - Read time: 3 Min.
The Line Between Yes & No = The Line Between Freedom & Profit
The magic of solopreneurship is that your work is a piece of you that you can use to define your freedom and happiness. - Read time: 3 Min.
Earn Trust Over Money: The Secret to Solopreneur Success
When you earn trust, you don’t have to worry about earning money. One always follows the other. - Read time: 3 Min.
I Built a 7-Figure Solopreneur Life After Losing it All (Twice)
Forget the Instagram version of your life. I now know that failure isn’t always avoidable and what really matters is how you choose to handle it. - Read time: 4 Min.
Solopreneur Tip #1: Learn to Love Your Taxes
I wouldn’t trust a strategist to manage my marriage, career, or friendships, so why would I expect someone else to manage my money and keep my business intact? - Read time: 4 Min.
Why I Refuse to Hire (and Built a 7-Figure Business Anyway)
I don’t want to spend my time dealing with someonewho’s child care plans fell through, who drank too much last night, who missed the deadline for the third time, or is spending their time in the latest work gossip. - Read time: 3 Min.
Why Businesses Win Big by Hiring Solopreneur Contractors Instead of Employees
In my first two years as a solopreneur, I took four full-time jobs and converted them into long-term contracting gigs, and then added another 26 clients around that work for a total of 30 clients. - Read time: 3 Min.