What It's Like To Be
From postal worker to film producer, what is it like to do what you do?
Content Writer From Home: My Experience
I dedicated myself to article mills of full time work for approximately three months. Normally, I managed to make $400 per week (maybe not good, but I had been getting paid!) However, how can you get all these things into a single place without having an attachment? A site. I discovered that starting out writing for a number of content mills was a means to get fast cash, gain confidence, and also boost my general writing ability. Additionally, I got an insider's look into what freelance writing projects were similar to, and how to manage editors. Though my earnings were not enormous, the understanding I gained was well-worthwhile. You are able to initiate a freelance writing career with zero expertise. So can you.
By Naomi Morriston6 years ago in Journal
9 Ways to Increase Productivity as a Writer
If you know me at all, I'm always looking for ways to be more productive. When I have down time at work, I'm running through my list of things to do in my head, and determining the most efficient way to get them done. And I love lists! Here are some of the things I do to stay on target and up to par. Do I stick to them like a religion? No. I'm always trying new things, but I do hope to one day become a creature of habit. A lean, mean to-do list knocking out machine! So without much further ado, here are my top nine ways to increase productivity and stay productive!
By S. Eliza Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Chasing Happy
It's Monday. I've gone for a walk, had a smoothie for breakfast, and I settle into my home office to make my list for my work day. Sounds good and balanced, looks productive, but one simple task tumbles into another, and one on top of that, and then circled back, oh and remembering to not forget—and I seem to 'and' my day away.
By Debi Hammond6 years ago in Journal
Smudged Facets
Artists and Craftspeople love Beauty. Beauty may manifest as colorful, dramatic, whimsical, provocative, clever, or even just damned adorable. Very few of us set out to make Ugly. Consequently, our Facebook posts and Tweets, Pinterest pins and Instagram accounts show only the brightest, shiniest facets of our creative lives, and end up tending to look like the carefully-collaged “dream-boards” of fifteen year-old girls; all of the glitter none of the grit.
By Amee K SweetMcNamara7 years ago in Journal
Youth Development
Almost two decades ago I started working in the youth development field as a counselor during the summer. I worked with school aged youth in Caton Park. I never knew it would become a career I was passionate about. Growing up in a house full of kids and being the older one, I had to assume responsibility over my younger family members. Because of my upbringing, being in this field felt right. As I progressed I began to love it more and more. However, the more passionate I became the more obstacles I faced. It became painfully obvious, after a few years of working in this field, that it was business as usual. Numbers to show funders were more important than the efficiency of the work being done. The politics of business had invaded a field founded on empathy and advocacy.
By Davin Paige7 years ago in Journal
Embracing My Colors
Hello and happy day! This is a past-post, something I wrote when I, "worked for the man"… that’s what I call trading my time for someone else’s vision. I have "worked for the man" at times when it seemed I couldn’t do anything else. The wolf who knocks at the door is relentless. When the debt to income ratio was off-balance and I felt hopeless about my Creating Happy vision, I would commit myself to finding a great job with the lessons I needed, while being of service. This is my account of the last time and hopefully, the last time I will "work for the man!"
By Debi Hammond7 years ago in Journal
The Beauty of the Rule Breaker
As a freelancer, I value the ability to exercise creativity in whatever I want. The life of a freelancer, whatever your title may be, is anything short of glamourous, and can often become discouraging. Finding your niche is what becomes key. Setting yourself apart from the others can be crucial. Well I have found my niche, but it does not have a name.
By Hillary Streitberger7 years ago in Journal
The CNA Life
A certified nursing assistant or CNA as they're known. They are the eyes and ears of the medical field. They are also a culture within itself where you're not treated right, nor are you respected. Also many don't really see that the majority of CNAs are in fact African-American, Filipino, and Hispanic. Which shows that few whites work this kind of job, and if they do they're older. Nowadays it's not unusual to see a lot of young girls between 20-40 working this type of job.
By Nafeesah Abdullah7 years ago in Journal
