Deliberate Freelancer

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...

Feb 20, 2025

On today’s show I discuss my favorite books I read in 2024 and share my most anticipated books of 2025, plus some popular authors coming out with new books this year. A few statistics first. In 2024: 

• I read 67 books.
• I did not finish (DNF) 16 books.
• 67% of my books were fiction, with 33% nonfiction.
• All but one book...

Feb 6, 2025

On today’s show I discuss the rough start to 2025 and share my 2024 end-of-year review, which includes:

• My gross and net income for 2024
• My expenses for 2024
• My income goals and whether I hit those each quarter
• How I landed a new client
• How many hours I worked 
• The importance of vacations, mental health days,...