Freelancing: The golden career. You get to work from home, work whenever you want, and still bring in the bucketloads, amirite? Something like that. In reality, as the gig economy grows, so do all the misconceptions about what it’s actually like to be a freelancer. So today I want to …
Creating a Morning Routine You Can Actually Stick To
A morning routine. It’s the hottest trend right now. It’s also a source of great angst. It seems like every productivity guru will be quick to tell you that the key to a successful life is to commit to a morning routine that starts at 5 AM with meditation, exercise, …
No, Your Work Doesn’t Speak for Itself
Once upon a time, I was a new grad working at an advertising agency. I was green and excited and eager to please. A few months in, a position on the content team opened up, and I was ushered in to help keep the projects above water. It was sink …
How to Stop Stupid Arguments with a Single Phrase
When I was a little baby office worker in her first agency job, I had the opportunity to witness a lot of conversations that I had never heard before. There I was, fresh out of college, surrounded by men and women deep into their ad careers. They were regularly debating …