Why Your Networking Isn't Working
Everyone preaches networking success. Here's what they're not telling you about why yours is failing.
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Career & Work
A focused shelf of PickyFox posts on career & work.
Books That Taught Me to Manage People (Even Myself)
The best leadership books aren't about managing others. They're about understanding people, leading without authority, and managing yourself first.
Quick Takes: What I'd Do Differently If I Started Freelancing Today
Seven things I'd do from day one if I could restart my freelancing career. Skip the three-year learning curve.
The Friendship Tax of Working for Yourself
The social cost of freelance work isn't the loneliness. It's the slow, strange drift of friendships when your time no longer syncs with everyone else's.
Specialization Pays. Here's Why You're Still a Generalist.
You already know specialists charge more. So why are you still pitching yourself as someone who 'does a bit of everything'? Let's fix that.
The Client Conversation AI Can't Have For You
AI can draft the email. It can't sit across from a client who's unhappy and figure out what they're really saying. These are the conversations that build (or break) your business.
Why Emotional Intelligence Is Your Only Unfakeable Skill
AI can write your emails, build your website, and draft your proposals. It can't read the room when a client goes quiet. That's on you, and it always will be.
Proof Over Portfolio: How Clients Actually Judge You Now
Nobody's hiring you because your portfolio is pretty. They're hiring you because you can prove you've solved problems like theirs. Here's what proof actually looks like.
Forget the 90% Failure Rate. Here's What Actually Kills Freelance Careers
The '90% failure rate' stat is misleading garbage designed to scare you. Here's what actually ends freelance careers. And none of it is inevitable.
The Productivity Advice That Only Works If You're Already Rich
'Just hire a VA' is great advice. If you have the cash. Here's what productivity gurus aren't telling you about the price tag attached to their tips.
Stop Calling It 'Slow Productivity'. It's Just Actual Work
Cal Newport didn't invent working at a sustainable pace. He just gave it a name that sells books. Here's what 'slow productivity' actually is, and isn't.
Freelance Taxes: The Stuff Your Accountant Assumes You Know
Nobody teaches freelancers about taxes until they owe $8,000 they didn't plan for. Here's everything your accountant wishes you already knew.