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I miss the camaraderie and global empathy that emerged in the days we were all relegated to our homes, uncertain about the unfolding events and their impact on our lives and businesses, but resolving to stick together as humans and withstand the tough situation we found ourselves in.
I recently had the opportunity to speak on a panel for Women in Dataviz and had a beautiful and robust conversation about what it’s like to be solopreneur / freelancer in the tech space today. Along with my fellow panelists, Shirley Wu and Nicole Mark, we discussed a variety of topics around what it’s like to start your own business, find clients, scope projects and handle the dreaded Imposter Syndrome. Read on for my Q&A and to catch the full recording.
I wanted to share my 2023 reflections which were sent to my newsletter subscribers on December 28, 2023.
It’s been 2 months since I ‘launched’ a consulting practice, and what a time it’s been! There have been ups and downs, twists and turns. In the last 2 months, I’ve learned a ton…about business, but also about what it’s like to be a full-time entrepreneur for the first time. Here are my top reflections from this period.
Here is a sampling of things I’ve asked ChatGPT in the past month as I’ve been getting my businesses up and running.
Do you ever catch yourself working on a lot of things at once, yet not really ever completing anything? What about those days when you try to show up, but it just isn’t happening?
This leap - and it is a giant leap - into self-employment pushed me to the edge of my comfort zone and then right over the cliff of safety and security, which brought me face to face with my internalized scarcity mindset that has driven so much of my life.
When I stepped back and thought about my ‘dream job’, the answer was…being ‘a joy fairy,’ but given that I have not quite figured out how to monetize that (yet!), I decided to go with my second dream job.…Creating joy and ease in people's lives by building them powerful processes that free up time and energy. I'm proud to be building my own practice, living my most authentic life, and stepping boldly into the unknown because I know the best is yet to come.
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your awareness to the present moment - tuning into what you’re feeling and sensing as you experience it. It can be practiced in many different ways. Here are 5 simple ways you can bring mindfulness into your work: