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The Way it Begins is the Way it Goes

Posted on May 3, 2013 by edwinscoxMay 3, 2013

Have you ever worked hard to get a relationship started and finally realized that it was never going to work? This can happen when choosing a client, a friend, a vendor, or an employee. If there are glitches at the beginning, there will … Continue reading →

Posted in Communications, Independent professional | Tagged beginning, client, clients, commitment, friend, keep promises, keeping commitments, lessons learned, member, selecting, selection, Tree House, vendor | 6 Replies

My Transformation From “Selling” to “Contributing”

Posted on October 30, 2012 by edwinscoxOctober 30, 2012

My Transformation from “Selling” to “Contributing”   I have never thought of myself as “good at selling.”   I was uncomfortable with the notion of selling, because I saw it in the category of “imposing,” and that was not what … Continue reading →

Posted in Communications, Independent professional, Marketing | Tagged authenticity, contributing, mission statement, professional brand, purpose, ripple effect, selecting, selling | 4 Replies

Thank You For Helping With My Blog’s “Beta-Test”

Posted on October 8, 2012 by edwinscoxOctober 8, 2012

Thank you for helping to “beta test” my blog over the past two months! Your comments and suggestions have been extremely helpful. Here are some facts and lessons learned, some obvious and others not so: I can do 95% of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Goal-setting, Independent professional | Tagged blogging, getting things done, keeping commitments, lessons learned | 3 Replies

My All-Time Favorite– “It’s Never Too Late”

Posted on October 3, 2012 by edwinscoxMay 29, 2013

I have been reluctant to quote others, thinking that original work is best. But I’m wrong. My all-time favorite quote is worth sharing even more than writing something new: “It’s never too late …to start heading in the right direction.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Goal-setting, Productivity Series, Simplicity | Tagged authenticity, getting things done, keeping commitments, never too late, right direction, unstuck | 4 Replies

It’s Not Business, It’s Personal

Posted on September 15, 2012 by edwinscoxSeptember 15, 2012

When I hear people say, “It’s not personal, it’s just business,” I cringe inside. I don’t believe it. As an independent professional, everything we do is both business AND personal. We ARE our business. Our success depends on our relationships … Continue reading →

Posted in Independent professional, Marketing | Tagged business, image, personal | 4 Replies

Do You Take Responsibility End To End?

Posted on September 2, 2012 by edwinscoxApril 4, 2016

(This is the second in a series of lessons learned from Steve Jobs for independent professionals.) Do you take responsibility “end to end?” Or do you find yourself making excuses and blaming someone or something else? Here is one way to tell: … Continue reading →

Posted in Independent professional, Steve Jobs Series | Tagged authenticity, getting things done, keeping commitments, no excuses, professional brand, Steve Jobs, taking responsibility | 4 Replies

Don’t let the “Perfect” be the Enemy of the “Very Good!”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by edwinscoxAugust 26, 2012

I can’t tell you how many wasted hours I’ve spent tweaking things. Should this word be italicized? Should that heading be a different color? And I am actually worse when it comes to spreadsheets. When I realize that I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Goal-setting, Productivity Series, Time Management | Tagged enemy, getting things done, perfect, perfection, time management, to-do-lists, very good | 2 Replies

Turn Your Mistakes into “Lessons Learned”

Posted on August 19, 2012 by edwinscoxAugust 22, 2012

How do you feel when you make a mistake? Do you feel angry with yourself? Discouraged? What do you do about it? When my cousin John retired from the military and took on a senior management role for Sprint many … Continue reading →

Posted in Independent professional, Productivity Series | Tagged brain, curiosity question, lessons learned, mistakes, unstuck | 2 Replies

Can You Say More With Questions?

Posted on August 11, 2012 by edwinscoxAugust 11, 2012

For those of us who earn our living as “independent professionals,” we survive on our ability to help, inspire, educate, or entertain others. People come to us for information or advice. Can we help more by asking questions instead of making statements? … Continue reading →

Posted in Communications, Independent professional | Tagged curiosity questions, scenario, suggestions, trust | 6 Replies

Will You “Beta-Test” My Blog?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by edwinscoxAugust 10, 2012

Will you help me improve my blog and website? My blog focuses on helping independent professionals, those of us who have no employees, yet we find all kinds of ways to serve others and earn our livings at it. (See … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Communications, Goal-setting, Independent professional, Marketing | Tagged blogging | 40 Replies

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