Move On Up

One reason why I promote freelancing – and there are many – is because it puts you in control. If a client shouldn’t get past your Velvet Rope, you have the power to say no. If you no longer enjoy doing a particular type of work, or if it...

Roll With It

Successful freelancing takes a certain kind of resilience and an ability to get on with what’s available, even when it’s not great, and then working for better. Probably worth teaching kids that.  ...

More Than This

I talk and write a little bit about the conversation I had in 2005 with Deenita Pattni, a recruitment specialist, who gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever had. \ She suggested that I should try to be “more than just a writer”, meaning that I...

Everyday People

An early version of this blog was called ForShianaAndMischa.com, which was up and running in 2015. To improve it, I sought the opinions of people throughout the world, rather than friends, family and colleagues who happened to be in the room with me at the time. It...

Chime

In his book Start With Why, Simon Sinek suggests that individuals and organisations who are clear about why they do what they do, as well as what and how they do it, are the ones who lead and enjoy success: Apple and  Martin Luther King Jr to name two. MLK had a dream...