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A Letter to My Heart
I had the opportunity to participate in the letter to my heart series at BlogHer for Valentine's Day 2009. As I wrote this post, I thought how strongly this letter…
The Freelance Mindset – Not Just for Freelancers in this Business Climate
A few months ago I received a review copy of "My So-Called Freelance Life" by Michelle Goodman. Because of all I have going on it took me a while…
Lessons from a hard year, and the year I learned to believe in my own ability
Let's say that you befriend the most generous, supportive and encouraging person who has ever lived, past, present or future. Sounds like it would be a very promising friendship. But…
Don’t Sell Yourself Short
A recent discussion among a group of professional and talented women I know reminded me once again about how important it is that we not sell ourselves short. The conversation…
Frequent Fliers: The Year End Mileage Run
'œThe glamour of the frequent-flier award has faded.' '“ Anonymous Last year, I was 2,602 miles shy of Executive Platinum status on American Airlines so I did a mileage run.…
Announcing the Career & Money eBook!
Long time readers of Queercents might remember the Career & Money series I wrote starting in March of 2007. It seemed almost like ancient history to me when Nina suggested…
A Review of My So-Called Freelance Life by Michelle Goodman
'œContrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step '“ it's an old business procedure.' '“ Fran Lebowitz, The Observer, 1979 I love books published by Seal…
Work from Home Strategies
Working from home can sound like the holy grail to many folks, especially if you work in a cubicle somewhere. Yet whether you get the opportunity to work from home…
Financial impact of coming out on the job.
Last time, I shared with you the story of my friend's very positive experience coming out on the job. This time, I'm going to share with you the story…
Disputing, Rationalizing, and Explaining Claims and Statistics of Unequal Pay
The longstanding debate about women earning less than men has been gaining steam this political season with Obama's commercial bringing this discussion back into the limelight. Regardless of your opinion…