Employment

Embracing the unfamiliar Not that we don't need the comfort of friends and family, of course. Unfamiliar people and situations may stimulate us, but they also add stress. Being able to relax in predictable surroundings is important to our well being. Just don't get too comfortable if you need to be creative.
Do you wear a tie? Individualism can also signal creativity, so sometimes being "different" is just what they want to see. It can also make you memorable: your non-conformity makes you stand out from the sea of the properly dressed and coiffed.
Some questions about Self Employment Quite a few years back I wrote a piece on Successful Consulting. It's a longish thing, and if you are considering entering the world of self employment, I recommend reading it. However, it didn't cover everything, and particularly it skipped over a few questions that were added as comments recently:


Title Date Views Monthly Comments
Some questions about Self Employment
2008 10 278 278

A game worth playing
2008 07 1341 447

What am I doing here?
2008 06 1311 327

Know your customer
2008 06 1311 3272008/06/25 22:44 TonyLawrence

Smart Linux Shop
2008 06 1670 4172008/06/19 14:37 BigDumbDinosaur

Interview at Yes To Me
2008 05 922 1842008/05/26 22:51 AkemiYestoMe

Sound mind, sound body
2008 05 1019 2032008/05/21 19:27 JonR

Sales Calls for Tech folk
2008 05 1056 211

You sounded annoyed
2008 05 1092 218

Did you really lose half a million
2008 05 1208 2412008/05/05 16:17 drag

Small Business Advertising Advice
2008 03 1268 181

Time and Billing
2008 03 1498 2142008/05/11 03:30 Matt

 
 
The R Word
2008 02 1073 1342008/02/16 03:42 drag

Who sees the elephant?
2008 01 982 109

Jack of All Trades
2008 01 1040 115

On your own
2008 01 1036 1152008/01/05 02:12 Skellie

Master of All
2007 12 928 92

Selling out - What do you really want?
2007 12 1334 133

Eggs
2007 10 1502 1252007/10/30 14:42 TonyLawrence

Accidental Entrepreneurs
2007 09 1926 148

The future of computer techs
2006 12 3004 136

Job Satisfaction and Self-esteem
2006 07 7127 263

Preventing Discrimination
2006 04 2655 882006/04/14 17:29 TonyLawrence

Autodidacts and computers
2006 02 1608 502006/02/21 15:20 BigDumbDinosaur

Tired and stressed
2006 01 2936 882006/01/24 15:38 BigDumbDinosaur

Podcasting as advertising
2005 12 937 27

Get your own ball
2005 12 953 28

Is it worth it?
2005 12 871 25

Self Employed
2005 12 1023 30

You don't have to own the world
2005 12 895 26

Self Employed
2005 12 1550 45

Websites for the self employed:
2005 12 1282 37

Websites for the self employed:
2005 12 1295 38

401K for sole proprietors
2005 12 1867 54

Squeezing time out of the day
2005 12 931 27

Suspicion and fear about self
2005 12 930 27

Sick Days
2005 12 981 28

Showing up
2005 12 874 25

Junk marketing
2005 12 961 28

Setting hourly rates for Consultants
2005 12 3239 95

What's your business worth to you?
2005 12 1014 29

Self Discipline for the Self-Employed
2005 12 1984 58

Preparing for change
2005 12 744 21

What's your web niche?
2005 12 955 28

Retire to self-employment
2005 12 903 26

Retainers
2005 12 2536 74

Coasting
2005 12 865 25

Eyes wide open
2005 12 801 23

Happiness is more than money
2005 12 1044 30

I hate prospecting
2005 12 1020 30

 
 
Amazon Prine
 
 
Prepaid hours
2005 12 861 25

Raw volume vs. popularity
2005 12 1059 31

Web Businesses
2005 12 805 23

Product Review: Staples One Touch
2005 12 3435 1012008/01/31 19:38 TonyLawrence

One foot in front of the other
2005 12 1588 46

Networking
2005 12 932 27

Your skills aren't enough
2005 12 924 27

Low end clients
2005 12 915 26

Scheduling time loosely
2005 12 1098 32

FOO-SELF-EMPLOYED Links Page, resources
2005 12 1062 31

Look for the itch
2005 12 936 27

IT workers unhappy; advised to consider
2005 12 1388 40

Your life partner
2005 12 930 27

Bill Early, Bill Often
2005 12 1086 31

The Inside Track isn't always the right
2005 12 1350 39

IT can be a good choice for self
2005 12 991 29

Difficulties of self employment
2005 12 877 25

Avoiding Employee Classification
2005 12 888 26

Incorporation
2005 12 1139 33

Opportunity
2005 12 1098 322008/06/18 09:50 TonyLawrence

Fluctuating income
2005 12 888 26

health insurance for the self employed
2005 12 1927 562006/11/11 08:13 drag

You could have just asked us
2005 12 876 25

Be Happy
2005 12 820 24

Handling stress
2005 12 823 24

 
 
 
 
Grow or die?
2005 12 906 26

I'm not good enough
2005 12 875 25

Getting more done
2005 12 1470 43

Life is not Fair
2005 12 2160 63

Embracing the unfamiliar
2005 12 1312 38

Where are you going to get the boxes?
2005 12 1639 48

The Windows back up most often forgotten
2005 12 869 25

Self employment can be better than a job
2005 12 859 25

Firing Customers
2005 12 1329 392007/12/09 05:34 BigDumbDinosaur

Dreams of self employment
2005 12 835 24

Attitudes toward self employment
2005 12 878 25

Having Employees - or not
2005 12 1392 40

What did you learn today?
2005 12 1486 43

E-books for business promotion
2005 12 1050 302007/11/27 23:53 TonyLawrence

What's your disaster plan look like?
2005 12 893 26

Dirty competition
2005 12 1006 29

Do you wear a tie?
2005 12 863 25

Don't make it hard for your customers
2005 12 865 25

Contracting vs. self employment
2005 12 1323 38

Are you afraid of your competitors?
2005 12 1245 36

Communication Skills
2005 12 892 26

Coaches and Mentors
2005 12 782 23

Reporting Income
2005 12 1688 49

Champion of Capitalism
2005 12 896 26

Choosing a name for your business
2005 12 1061 31

 
 
 
 
Broadband enables independence
2005 12 862 25

Keeping sharp
2005 12 923 27

Arrogance or confidence
2005 12 988 29

Try it, you might like it
2005 12 765 22

10 million strong
2005 12 824 24

What do you do for a living?
2005 11 3410 972005/11/23 20:28 orsenthil

Employees
2005 08 1134 29

Setting Project Exit Criteria
2005 07 2543 652006/09/06 14:07 RichP

Understanding Project Expectations
2005 07 907 232005/07/22 16:05 Kevin

Estimating for Consultants
2004 11 1425 30

Management, the Mother Science
2004 04 2430 45

Human Capital
2003 12 4250 73

Win-Win Negotiations in Program
2003 10 4384 73

Windows, Unix, and Linux- Which Earns
2003 10 3997 66

Successful Consulting
2003 09 3184 522008/10/06 20:49 TonyLawrence

Social Skills of the Project Manager
2003 09 8100 1322005/07/31 20:29 BigDumbDinosaur

Analyzing Employee Productivity
2003 09 4153 68

They'll miss you when you are gone
2003 08 2679 43

Telecommuting
2003 07 1011 16

You're So Lucky
2003 07 1658 26

Technofable
2000 09 3446 35

Success at Last
2000 09 3688 38

Customer Service
2000 09 3788 39

Living in a Looking Glass
2000 09 5033 51

I am not a railroad
2000 02 1641 15

 
 
 
 
Self Employment
1998 12 5342 45

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