One year ago, I shared with you a glimpse into my life as a side-hustling solopreneur. I absolutely LOVE my side hustle– many of you know that on the side of my full-time PR job, I run this blog/community, teach yoga, write for a number of print and online publications, serve as the managing editor …

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I absolutely LOVE my side hustle- many of you know that on the side of my full-time PR job, I run this blog/community, write for a number of both print and online publications, serve as the managing editor of other blogs, speak regularly to groups and offer personal branding bootcamp consulting sessions. A side hustle …

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Before we say hello to 2015, it’s time for some much-needed year-end reflection. In July I completed my first-ever personal mid-year check-in and now with the arrival of the new year later this week, it’s time for a full-on Get Gutsy annual review. Every year, I detail my top highlights from the year (see 2012 here …

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We talk a lot here about what it means to get gutsy. I realized though that I haven’t shared with you in awhile the things that I’m currently doing to live out my favorite mantra, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” I sent an email last week to the Get Gutsy community …

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of carrying the One Woman Shop Baton on Instagram. That meant I was invited to give One Woman Shop’s audience (an awesome community for female solopreneurs/business owners) a glimpse into how my business/brand runs on a day-to-day basis. When Cristina Roman, the founder of One Woman Shop (OWS) reached out to …

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Call it what you want: work/life balance, work/life integration, work/life synergy. It goes by many different names, but ultimately what it means is finding a place of peace, harmony and happiness among your career, side hustles, passion projects, hobbies, family and life. While work/life balance can definitely feel like a struggle (and don’t get me …

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I’m THRILLED to share that I’ve been invited to teach a session on personal branding for freelance writers during the week-long Launch A Freelance Writing Career course  put on by Quistic (Penelope Trunk’s latest startup!) Personal branding is a topic very close to my heart…and one that I speak about to PR groups and college students …

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