Working Nights is a apparently a big part of freelancing…   Exactly one week ago I’ve packer my stuff and said goodbye to my last employer, and also to organized employment world, which I’ve been part of for the last 17 years. This week I’ve started a new phase in my career as a self-employed, freelance…

I remember my first business trip clearly, although it has taken place exactly a decade ago. It was late 2005 and we were heading for Singapore to deliver a project to the local Navy, and upon arrival I could not locate my luggage. What an annoying way to start my very first business trip abroad!…

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 28,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many…

I admit it. I love to bake.   Bread Buns Pizza Pretzels Bagels Love ’em all.. It sounds weird, right? Who in their right minds will spend hours (yep, baking is time consuming) to make something they can buy fresh off the shelf? Well, hear me out first, and then decide if I’m crazy… well-…

In whatever professional arena we play we must know the rules. The rules usually apply to all participants in the same field and knowing them should give you an advantage over the others.   LinkedIn is not different. Only that it is, in one simple aspect. It doesn’t tell you all the rules (perhaps somewhere,…

They say that A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, but how can you tell what "No" really means?

Having a large network sure has its benefits, as we’ve explored in previous posts (https://owntrepreneurship.com/2015/07/27/the-advantages-of-being-accessible/), but it also has some inherent dangers- one is over-exposure (where people get sick of seeing your name pop up), but a more serious one is that being visible and connected makes you a prime target for scammers, and worse,…

So, I've been doing this for a while and enjoying blogging very much. Almost to the point where I feel I want to write about everything that is happening to me, personally and professionally. However, I feel like sometime I lose the focus of this blog and jump too much from one area to another.…