#202: What a $600 Month Taught Alan Heymann

Feb 27, 2025

Today’s guest is Alan Heymann. Alan is the owner of Peaceful Direction. He is an executive coach and facilitator and is the author of two books on leadership analogies: “Don’t Just Have the Soup” and “Embrace Your Inner Peaches.” Alan is also a faculty member of the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

• How we’re dealing with the uncertainty of the world now. 
• The importance of being transparent and vulnerable about our businesses on social media and elsewhere. 
• Why Alan shared on LinkedIn that in July 2024 his gross revenue was only $600. 
• Alan’s freelance world pet peeve.
• How he involved his virtual assistant in a reflection on ideal clients.
• Why LinkedIn is a paradise for introverts.
• How he respects his free time. 
• How he checks in with his community or network. 
• Why he loves connecting others. 
• The journey of breaking out of the “employee mindset” or “late-stage capitalism.” 
• How Alan blocks off a time twice a week for “exercise, create and learn.” 

Resources:

Alan’s business, Peaceful Direction

Alan’s books

Alan’s LinkedIn post and blog post: “How I made $600 last month”

Episode #62 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Prevent and Deal with Burnout, with Alan Heymann

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