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How to Cope With the Effects of Coronavirus on the Gig Economy

How to Cope With the Effects of Coronavirus on the Gig Economy

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Uncertainty, instability and discomfort are certainly facts of life and there’s no person who understands this more than the creative entrepreneur. Those of us who earn a living—as independent contractors, as practitioners, as freelance artists, are self-funding creative projects, have several side hustles, or are in the service industry—not always knowing w[...]
What I Learned in the First Year of Working For Myself

What I Learned in the First Year of Working For Myself

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It took all of a decade to begin working for myself full time. While at the start of my career, it was unbeknownst to me that I inherently wanted to be an entrepreneur, gradually it became clear with the way I would flesh out, develop, and expand a role to wear a multitude of hats. Even in college, I quickly advanced from an intern to an account executive at[...]
How Self Love Became the Foundation for My Career as a Freelancer

How Self Love Became the Foundation for My Career as a Freelancer

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It seems that self-care much of the time does not go hand in hand with our careers. Rather than being integrated, it lingers within the realm of personal time and something we do when we're completely burnt out at the end of the week. Perhaps that's why so many people are pursuing remote work and their passions in search of a job that expands your boundaries[...]
Think You Can’t Quit Your Job to Travel? Here’s How Three Women Did It

Think You Can’t Quit Your Job to Travel? Here’s How Three Women Did It

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When facing yet another tirade by your boss, seasonal depression, or a grey abyss of cubicles, it's hard not to find yourself fantasizing about leaving it all behind to travel. For me the decision came when I realized the office fire drill was the most exciting thing to have happened to me all week. My co-workers were clearly thrilled to be out in the fresh [...]
Why I Quit My 9-5 to Pursue Music

Why I Quit My 9-5 to Pursue Music

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Pure bliss is an underlying craving within us all. The search for happiness is one that has become never-ending in our society. We are conditioned to believe that once you obtain a number of dreams, be it a job, partner, body, or home, you've done it. You have reached the pinnacle of life. Our minds define happiness through the lenses that society has create[...]