Careers with Purpose
Updated January 31, 2023 I’ve always been a hobby person. Maybe you are too. I’ve always had something stewing, been learning a new thing. To be honest, it makes me really happy. Hobbies often end up sucking a lot of our money, whether we’re dropping
Have you ever dreamed of being a freelance writer? Do you imagine sitting in a Parisian cafe, or heck, even at home in your pajamas and getting paid to write? Freelance writing is still big business, and so far the robots haven’t been able to
I first met Lindy Ledohowski, PhD for lunch at an Ottawa Bier Markt in Fall of 2019. I’d recently started blogging about leaving academia, and we connected on LinkedIn. I was still working for the government in a glass tower somewhere downtown, puzzling over the
Updated November 2, 2022 If there’s anything we took away from the 2020s, it’s the fact that working from home is the future. Not to mention EVERYTHING is online, including entrepreneurship. Online business is booming. So if you’ve always dreamed of making the leap into
Updated December 1, 2022 While I was working for THE MAN, spending hours every day at a job I hated, there was a dream that just wouldn’t quit. Could I get passive income? I was commuting into the city, sitting in a grey cubicle, and
I sort of became a consultant by accident–I never planned on starting a consulting business. But I dove in headfirst. In this post, I want to talk about how I landed a $40,000 consulting client and what I think you should know about starting a
There’s something magical that happens when I write. Maybe you’ve felt this too. I usually pop some music in my ears–I’ve been known to have Hans Zimmer’s “Time” on repeat for an hour–and disappear into another world. I hope you’ve experienced this sheer joy at
A side hustle, side business, income stream, call it what you want, but students often have the same question: How can I make more money? The student income pinch is tough, and if you’ve taken out debt for schools (or if you’re trying to avoid
About a year ago, I launched a community online. And a few months ago, I closed the digital doors. In the months that it was open, I poured my soul into building it. And it failed. I mean, we had beautiful moments, teary soul-level conversations,
Updated May 24, 2023 So you want to be an entrepreneur and try consulting. Awesome! What could be better than working for yourself and watching people’s puzzled expressions when you tell them you’re a consultant? BTW- If you don’t know what consulting is, start here. But let’s
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