Posts Tagged ‘passion’
5 Dignified Ways To Fire That Crappy Client
Monday, April 11th, 2011
But, firing a client isn’t an easy job. Since most of us can’t afford to fly George Clooney in for the afternoon, here are some ways for handling this uncomfortable situation like a professional.
Tags: bad clients, business, Coworking, donald trump, firing, passion, professionalism
Posted in Advice/Tips, Community, Coworking, entrepreneurship | 4 Comments »
5 Reasons You Should Fire That Crappy Client
Monday, April 4th, 2011
News Flash: You’re the boss! It’s time to find your balls and practice your best Donald impression, and here are 5 reasons why:
Tags: business, clients, freelance, independent professional, passion, payment, projects, reputation
Posted in Advice/Tips, Coworking, entrepreneurship | 8 Comments »
Best of Archives: The Paradox of Passion
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Lately, a lot of people have been asking me how I started this coworking business. Most times, I can’t string together a coherent timeline of events to keep an audience interested in the story (think extrovert/ADHD/too much coffee girl). “Err, intuition, um, googled coworking, uh, money, oh yeah, community building, erm people, freelancers and oh yeah, passion.” Not very compelling. But what I can do is answer very specific questions. Like the one I got asked today for an interview with the…
Tags: entrepreneurship, goals, passion
Posted in Advice/Tips, Coworking | 9 Comments »
Unmet Potential
Monday, August 30th, 2010
I ran as fast as I could to get outside. It was sunny and inexplicably bright. What wonderful delights would the yard hold today? Would climb a tree, turn on the sprinkler and run through it? Would I dig a hole? A light breeze flicked the leaves on the big cottonwood tree. I watched it as I ran. I grabbed the corner of the kitchen island so I could whip around the corner faster.
Tags: Angel, entrepreneurship, funny, inspiration, passion
Posted in entrepreneurship, Misc | 4 Comments »
Entrepreneurial Amnesia
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Bringing coworking to Loveland has been an adventure. We’ve roved around looking for fast, reliable and secure internet. We’ve picked up shop and moved mid day for greener pastures. We’ve celebrated milestones and then suffered disappointment when things didn’t work out after… Read More
Tags: coffee shop, Coworking, entrepreneurship, Loveland, passion
Posted in Coworking | 14 Comments »
Who’s in YOUR Petri Dish?
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
I recently sat in on a presentation by Joan King, a Ph.D in Neurosciences and Psychology, who also served as the Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology for the Tufts University School of Medicine. Her talk was short, but left an impact. She focused on the neurology of connection, explaining the basic function of cells and how they work independently and as a unit.
She pointed out that when cells are separated in a Petri dish, they immediately start searching for other cells to connect with and form a bond. If unable to find a connection, they die.
Tags: benefits, katrina pfannkuch, member post, passion, why cowork
Posted in Benefits of Coworking, Coworking, Current Members | 3 Comments »
Area man discovers freelancing not what he expected
Monday, May 17th, 2010
When I started “freelancing,” I had a lot of expectations as to what my life would be like setting my own schedule, picking my own projects, etc. My life would be ultra-flexible and I would be spending my time doing something I loved, coding. I wouldn’t have anyone to answer to but myself, and that would be the ideal work environment.
It turned out that while there are many benefits to freelancing, for me, the flexibility and lack of direct accountability were not so high on the list.
Working from home, I could pace for hours before starting a project. Most of my days and nights consisted of over-planning, procrastinating, and then a 10-12 hour block of anxious, frenzied coding, and I was exhausted. My work life had lost its boundaries.
Tags: benefits, Matt Rose, member post, passion, why cowork
Posted in Benefits of Coworking, Coworking, Current Members | 2 Comments »
Do you <3 your job?
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
For years, I confused “being good at my job” with “loving my job so much that I want to take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant (channeling Tracey Jordan).” My previous jobs have been painfully simple. Show up, complete some boring checklist, talk people off emotional ledges, dork around for the remaining 6 hours, go home and repeat. I did this for 8 years! 8 years! 8 years! Those are years I’ll never get back.
Tags: freelance tips, independence, passion
Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Your Job is to CARE About People and Who Doesn’t Want to be Cared About?
Monday, April 19th, 2010
I long for the bygone days of knowing my farmer, my baker and my candlestick maker and their children, spouses, cousins and their debt to income ratios as well as who was dating who every Saturday night. How can I get a little slice of this hometown nostalgia in a world where it is cheaper to make and ship bowling balls over here from China?
Tags: Angel, Be local, member post, passion, zachariah kral
Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments »