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.
https://www.relay.fm/focused
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 20 hours 43 minutes
episode 12: Right Now It's Only Me, with Katie Floyd
David's Mac Power Users co-host Katie Floyd, a very recent Free Agent herself, tells us about the early days of her independent life.
episode 11: Balancing Dollars and Delight
We discuss cultivating and managing multiple income streams, why it's so important to do so, and both the risks and benefits of getting your money from a bunch of different places.
episode 9: The Feedback Episode
In a wide-ranging episode, David and Jason answer your letters and tweets.
episode 7: Be Like a Duck
So you've decided to leave the nest. What can you do to prepare while you're still working for the man? What's the right way to give notice, and prepare for the aftermath?
episode 6: The Shawshank Redemption, with Shahid Kamal Ahmad
PlayStation veteran Shahid Kamal Ahmad left Sony to become an independent game developer. We discuss why he left and how he schedules his workday in his garden shed, the ShaShed.
episode 5: Envision a Bonfire
Clients: Getting them (by marketing yourself), keeping them, and the dangers and rewards of taking them with you from your previous job.
episode 4: Location, Location, Location
Deciding where to get your work done can be a difficult challenge for an independent worker. Can you work out of the house? Does renting office space make sense? What about co-working spaces, or that long wooden table at your neighborhood Starbucks?
episode 3: My Curse and My Reward, with Myke Hurley
Myke Hurley, co-founder of Relay FM, discusses transitioning from his bank job to a full-time podcaster, including the inherent contradictions in working a dream job that never lets you take a vacation.