David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk through their successes and failures along the way. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 20 hours 43 minutes
episode 22: Staying Agile
One of your great advantages as an independent worker is your agility. While larger companies have more resources, they can be much slower to react to change. David and Jason swap war stories about adapting and changing.
episode 21: The Second Feedback Episode
We're once again answering your letters and tweets In a wide-ranging episode covering all sorts of aspects of being an independent worker.
episode 20: Jason's Origin Story
David asks Jason to explain where he came from, the background of his career, and what the circumstances were that led him to become an independent worker, and then asks him to reflect on his two-plus years no longer being employed by a big corporation.
episode 19: Nobody Grades You on the Scaffolding
Should you adopt an organizational system? How can these systems help you, and are they worth the investment? Jason and David detail their own personal organization systems and discuss approaches to getting more organized.
episode 18: A Series of Logical Decisions, with Greg Pierce
Agile Tortoise's Greg Pierce discusses what he's learned in a decade as an independent developer and consultant.
episode 17: Stop Digging
Not all clients are good clients. If you don't manage the herd, you could lose the farm. This is why it's important to consider the right time, and right way, to fire a client.
episode 16: R2-D2 on My Desk
Jason and David discuss their home-office set-ups and the challenges they face when working in a house they share with other people.
episode 15: Put on the Business Hat
You can't earn a living as a Free Agent if you don't get paid. In this episode we discuss why true professionals ensuring they're being compensated. When you're on your own, you're the one who has to make sure that the money is flowing in.
episode 14: Putting Numbers in Boxes, with Andrew Carroll
A new year brings accounting and tax challenges for independent workers, so we asked accountant and financial advisor Andrew Carroll to join us.
episode 13: Promotion Can Feel Gross
Being good at what you do isn't enough. You also need customers, clients, or whatever else you need to pay for shoes. That means you need to promote yourself. But you can be really great at what you do and still be terrible at self-promotion.