@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “I make a point to go outside once a day. That sounds sad but as an introvert and work from home.”
@bethsoderberg
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 What is the one daily habit that you must do to feel you are working at your best? (showering doesn’t count)
“I have to get up and move every hour. Too hard to get immersed and not move for hours at a time.” @leedrozak
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Didn’t plan to grow, it just happened. Fortunate it worked out. Problems get bigger as you grow. Pressure increases. Problems also got more fun and big challenges.” @JosephHHoward
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Plan to be solo and not go back to traditional corporate America and mutual decision making” @leedrozak
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Company of One” recommended book by panelists
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “I’m completely happy by myself. I have a business coach.” @bethsoderberg
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 How do you think through the thinking of staying solo?
“I don’t think about it. Being solo doesn’t mean you don’t have people who don’t help you. I don’t want to have other people relying on me for their livelihood.” @TaraClaeys
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Wish that I learned to play the piano or guitar when I was younger. Want to be able to jump on stage at a moments notice. WordCamp karaoke moment.” @TaraClaeys
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “My personality gets in the way with my own success. Battle with introvert/extrovert dilemma. If @aaronjorbin didn’t make me talk at WordCamp New York it would change me entire career” @bethsoderberg
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Fail faster, cut ties with things that don’t work or make them better. Get to the next point. Not everything works out the way we want it to.” @leedrozak
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 What do you wish you could tell your past self?
“I had to make those mistakes and its ok. They brought me to where I am today. Start my own business sooner” @JosephHHoward
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Kept trying to appease a client who was taking advantage. Called person who referred them and told them in an honest conversation to work out differences” @leedrozak
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Was too positive when times weren’t as positive. Having my teams back is being honest and helping them be their best selves” @JosephHHoward
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Email is a todo list that anyone can control out of order.” @JosephHHoward
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 boomeranggmail.com/ is something used by all of the panelists. Can pause email from coming in unless during certain hours.
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Look for red flags (personality, language) and trust your gut when taking on new clients. If it takes me more than 30 minutes to write an email than I stop and call them. Email is wonderful and terrible at the same time.” @TaraClaeys
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “While in labor I called a client to tell him I was having a baby because he didn’t know. Being honest and being human resulted in only 1 lost client. Hiding behind pleasantries would make me appear less reliable.” @bethsoderberg
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 Tell us about a difficult challenge that became a teachable moment:
“Was easy to work all the time before having a child. Radical transparency helps for difficult unplanned circumstances.” @bethsoderberg
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “No kids here. I also love to wake up, start working, and plow into what I love to do. I work when work needs to get done. I feel like every day is like Saturday. My business is my hobby. It’s perfect for this time in my life.” @JosephHHoward
@WordCampLanc @bethsoderberg @JosephHHoward @leedrozak @TaraClaeys @charlie3 “Felt guilty when teenagers would always see me working or on my laptop. Then I got over it. Because it is something I love to do. When I want to stop, I do.” @TaraClaeys