If self-employment is calling to you, it’s important to get clarity about why that’s the case and how you’d like to respond. If it’s time to go, here’s how to make a detailed plan to make your entrepreneurship dreams a reality.
Articles tagged "career"
“Are You Living Up to Your Full Potential?” Transforming the Burden of Representation into a Gift
This question of living up to our potential comes for everyone, but it hits especially hard for those of us who live with our own and others’ expectations that we represent the communities we’re a part of at the highest possible level. Here are three steps to transform that burden into a gift.
Puttyhustle 101: Building a Foundation for your Future Business
So you find yourself standing on the cusp of what might become your brand new business or side-hustle. You have an idea of what you want to do, and you’re excited about doing it! There’s just that small matter of figuring out exactly how to execute your idea…
How I Let Go of Perfection and Embraced My Good-Enough Job
I accumulated side hustles until my head spun. I searched for my “true love” job—the one that would fulfill all of my multipotentialite needs—and found it. But the pursuit of perfection left me exhuasted. Leaving it behind changed my life.
3 Reasons You Should Say No More Often
Creating the life you want involves a lot of saying no—sometimes in ways that feel counterintuitive. Here’s how I rejected giving influential people too much power over my life, cut out obligations that I no longer found important, and retooled systems that just weren’t working anymore.
Dear Puttylike: How Do I Choose a Course of Study?
Help! I’m an academic who’s been invited to pursue a PhD, but my interests and talents are too wide-ranging and diffuse. I have no idea how to start narrowing down an area of focus for my doctorate.
A Month of Living Fearlessly
I set out to assess how I was doing at living my best multipotentialite life, without letting fear take the reins. What I learned shocked me. Welcome to my diary of a month of fearless living.
Show Me About Yourself: Personal Branding for Multipotentialites
For those with a wide range of talents, interests, and career experiences, summarizing who you are as a professional can seem like a daunting (or even impossible) task. It can also boost your self-confidence and transform the way you think about your life.
3 Things I Lacked in My Portfolio Career (and How to Get Them)
Every multipotentialite career model has specific drawbacks and deficits. Here’s are the pitfalls I wish I’d known about when I set out on my portfolio career, and how you can avoid them—or at least accept them with open eyes.
