Month: September 2016

September 16, 2016

Greg Thomas

Traits of a Great Freelancer

Want to be a great freelancer? Great. Here’s what you need to be prepared to understand; Your services are unique, they are not mass produced, education will be key. Your time is yours to command and offer. You are the Sales and Marketing Team (combined). What you can offer is defined by the skills that you own. At night, when everyone is sleeping, there is a good chance you will still be working. How much you earn depends on how many hours you invest in you. Where you work – home/office – really depends on where you think you can

September 15, 2016

Greg Thomas

What if I don’t Trust the Process

I’ve heard, I’ve used, this line to a great extent – primarily when trying to allay someone’s fears of the unknown in a situation. In saying this, though, we aren’t “really” talking about the process. What we’re really saying is “Put some faith in me, I won’t let you down, let’s do this together”. If you are the driver of the “process” that is the message you are trying to convey. Trust the people, have faith in what they are and can do – that is what we’re saying when we say Trust the Process.

September 14, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Running Game

I like running, I like running a lot – but like any person, I know I can’t run forever. As much as I would like, my legs will get tired and it will become more about pain management than progress. Maybe I haven’t trained hard enough, built up enough endurance or don’t have the will to keep going. The same thing happens on projects – sure you can keep running and pushing and running and pushing and running and pushing – until you have nothing left to give in the hopes that it was enough to deliver the project. But

September 13, 2016

Greg Thomas

You’re in my Spot

We’re moving things around. The spot I had previously set aside that received the optimal wifi signal, had room for me lay out papers on, a window and a comfortable chair is now gone. I haven’t been able to figure out why it’s been hard to write anything the last week – my spot is gone, lack of ideas , perhaps my motivation seemed to drop off a bit – any or all of the above? I thought about this last night as I walked aimlessly around the house for another place – that one has no wifi reach, no

September 12, 2016

Greg Thomas

Contracting vs Freelancing

I used to think that these were one in the same, but I could not have been more wrong. A contractor is engaged by a customer to perform a set of services. Typically these services can be focussed around a particular skillset that would lend itself to solving a problem that the customer has. A freelancer is engaged by a customer to solve a problem. They have a variety of skills which are made available to the customer that are to be used in identifying the problem before solving it. Freelancers get involved to help with problem definition and identification, Contractors get involved