By Melanie Padgett Powers
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I’m excited about Bluesky! Are you on the platform too? Let’s create a Deliberate Freelancer starter pack — more on that in this episode — but follow me at @MelEdits.
On today’s show, I share five questions to help you wrap up your year to create a “fresh start” in January. I explain the difference between these five questions and larger questions to ask yourself later in a solo business retreat to set up your year for success.
The five questions are:
What I Learned This Week:
Your standing desk isn’t making you any healthier: https://wapo.st/3ApawfD
The Bookshelf: “Slow Productivity” by Cal Newport
Resources:
Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group
Melanie on Bluesky
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Episode #149 of Deliberate Freelancer: Evaluate—and Expand or Fire—Your Clients for a Strong 2023
Episode #123 of Deliberate Freelancer: My 2021 Business Review and Questions to Help You
Episode #148 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Line Up January Work Now
On today’s show, I talk about how hiring a business coach for a few months helped me get excited about my business again.
Here’s what I share with you in this episode:
What I Learned This Week: I need to create a menu of joy.
The Bookshelf: “The Caretaker” by Ron Rash
Resources:
Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group
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How to find a certified menopause practitioner
Informative Johns Hopkins article about menopause
Menopause expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Instagram
Dr. Mary Claire Haver’s book “The New Menopause”
Article “Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn: How We Respond to Threats”
Reels to show you how to calm anxiety and stress through your vagus nerve: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4D5bHNggVY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oyvuRyiFL/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DABReeTMLlp/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DBjkz5RPOgk/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9juS0PLO4/
Episode #182 of Deliberate Freelancer: A massive pivot from freelancing to owning a business with her husband, with business coach Jenni Gritters
JenniGritters.com
Episode #126 of Deliberate Freelancer: A Real Talk About Mental Health—and Languishing
Episode #137 of Deliberate Freelancer: I’m Grieving. How Can I Keep My Business Running?
On today’s new regular monthly episode I recap what my business looked like in October. This includes:
What I Learned This Week: I am not as young as I used to be.
The Bookshelf: “The Flatshare” by Beth O’Leary
Resources:
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Email Melanie feedback or suggestions about “By the Numbers” episodes: [email protected]
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Today’s guest is Reyna Gobel, MBA, MPH, a New Yorker who is a purpose-driven freelance writer. She writes journalism and content on personal finance, travel, pets, and health and nutrition.
Reyna is a personal finance and health expert and award-winning author. Her articles and quoted advice have appeared in over 300 publications and websites, including Forbes, Money, Reuters, NPR, Harvard Health, and The Atlantic. Michelle Singletary selected three of her books as the book of the month in The Washington Post. Reyna co-created the 30-Day Precision Nutrition Challenge and recently authored the fourth version of Graduation Debt : How to Manage Student Loans and Live Your Life.
In this episode, we talk about:
What I Learned This Week:
How AI super users are getting ahead at work
The Bookshelf: “Worst Case Scenario” by TJ Newman
Resources:
30-Day Precision Nutrition Challenge
Book: “Graduation Debt : How to Manage Student Loans and Live Your Life”
Reyna on LinkedIn
Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group
Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee
I am finally back! I know, I know — this was way longer than that a “summer” hiatus. I’m sorry for the delay, but to be honest, I wasn’t sure I was coming back. I’ll talk about that in today’s episode and share why I did come back (mainly because of you, my wonderful listeners).
Here’s what I share with you in this episode:
What I Learned This Week:
The types of Zoom backgrounds that are most and least likely to cause Zoom fatigue.
The Bookshelf: “Everyone But Myself” by Julie Chavez
Resources:
Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group
Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee
Episode #182 of Deliberate Freelancer: A massive pivot from freelancing to owning a business with her husband, with business coach Jenni Gritters
I will be on summer hiatus from June to September. This episode gives you a quick update about my summer plans and provides a sneak peek into what I’m looking forward to talking about in September.
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Today’s guest is Austin L. Church, who returns to the show to talk about his book “Free Money.”
Austin lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. He helps e-commerce founders stand out online with their brand strategy. Lately, he’s been working as a fractional chief marketing officer, consulting for creator economy companies. He also coaches freelance creatives.
Austin returned to the podcast to talk about his new book, “Free Money,” which I have read and highly recommend for all freelancers.
In this episode, we talk about:
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Today’s guest is Rachel Meltzer. Rachel lives in Massachusetts after doing the “van life” thing for a few years. She is a freelance writer for software as a service companies or SaaS. She’s written for Lenovo, Grammarly, Loom, FarOut, Six Moon Designs and more in the tech and outdoor recreation industries.
She’s also a coach. She’s coached over 100 freelance writers on launching their businesses and getting clients and then scaling their businesses. She loves the freedom that freelancing gives her to thru-hike, live in a van, move whenever she wants, and spend time with her loyal cat, Bonnie.
In this episode, we talk about:
Biz Bite: Use ChatGPT to create your weekly schedule.
One of several tips on how to use AI she learned from TikToker SuperHumanCo
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Today’s guest is Louis Tinsley, a DC-based commercial photographer.
Louis has been working in the industry professionally for more than 10 years and sits on the board of the DC chapter of American Photographic Artists, where he runs the annual Photo Assistant Workshop. He also recently joined the Northern Virginia Community College Photography & Media Curriculum Advisory Board. His clients have included General Dynamics Corporation, the TED organization, local news station WTOP, and DASH Alexandria Transit Company in Virginia.
In this episode, we talk about:
Biz Bite: Try to control the flow of time as best you can.
Resources:
Today’s guest is Kelly McSweeney, a content marketing writer. Kelly works from her home office in Massachusetts with a small dog by her side. She has been a self-employed writer for nearly eight years, with clients that include research institutions, big tech companies and marketing agencies. Kelly explains cutting-edge science and emerging technology to intelligent, curious audiences. In recent years, she has added writing video scripts and moderating webinars to her services, which is today’s topic.
In this episode, we talk about:
Biz Bite: Use mind mapping to brainstorm.
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