Is It Worth The Leap?

Confessions of the Naked Blogger series. Once again, naked can mean different things. If however you prefer to imagine physical nakedness -- I suggest editing your imagination and adding someone else's body and face. "I quit"  That was my declaration of independence. So was it worth it giving up work and the position you had? My well meaning officemates would ask...

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Secrets To Working Shorter Earning More

Have you guys read "The Four Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss? The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (2007) I'm telling you why I am now a believer!  Nope he doesn't even know I exist. If I read this then when it first came out, I wouldn't have slaved away for years.  I would've started working on my goals and achieved more in  ---- half the time!  Check out the article:  http://www.zingminds.com/2011/08/12/the-4-hour-work-week-secre...

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Confessions Of Cebu's Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Confessions Of The Naked Blogger "New Adventure"

Confessions Of Cebu's Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Confessions Of The Naked Blogger "New Adventu...

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Confessions Of The Naked Blogger "New Adventure"

It felt like breaking free. It really did. I should tell you guys what happened. What pushed me over the edge and finally helped me solidify my decision to leave for good. Plus -- using solidify makes me sound grown-up. I'll take you back 2 weeks.  I was in an "important meeting" that was supposed to mark the beginning of real changes at work. I came in armed with...

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The Invisible Cheese

A few weeks ago I was a corporate rat. Slaving away, running around the corporate maze. I felt like I was chasing the invisible carrot. Hang on one second. Okay scratch that. I felt like I was chasing the invisible cheese. I would tell the people at work what I wanted to do. I said I'd-- Go freelance. Grow my own business! "What business?" They asked. "A startup." Said...

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Anna G. - Recruiter, Talent Coordinator, Coach, Blogger, Lifestyle Enterpreneur - Freelance Consultant, Philippines - oDesk

Anna G. - Recruiter, Talent Coordinator, Coach, Blogger, Lifestyle Enterpreneur - Freelance Consultant, Philippines - oD...

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Confessions Of The Naked Blogger 4

I'm sorry, because I have been wanting to post this sooner yet the demands of my day job seemed to have increased overnight. My multi tasking skill tripled because of that, which is a good thing because when you're freelancing you need to be able to juggle. Really well. Thinking is another thing. This morning I was running dangerously close to being late. I showered quickly,...

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Teasing My Brain, Blogging With Passion!

Have you ever been stuck in traffic feeling too bored to even care that you were? Do you believe that events in our lives are interconnected? One moment sets off the other.  It happened that way. I saw the phrase The four eggs on the back of a black SUV. They were big, bold, and seemed to be taunting me. Teasing my brain. Well, they didn’t really. I only imagined...

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Confessions Of The Naked Blogger Part 3

Lunch. I hurry to grab my laptop and find a place where I could check my blog, website, and do all the stuff I do to take my freelancing life to a higher level. Temptation lives in my pc, because when I start, I'm able to stay on for more than 24hours, typing, writing, learning. I am amazed at how exciting the world of social media is and all it's possibilities. A few close friends at work told me I lost weight. That is a good thing though I mean I have been exercising and counting calories. I don't really tell them how I managed to lose weight...

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Experts Say You Could Be Suffering From Twitterhea

Talk The Talk. Walk The Walk. One quick way to increase your net IQ is to increase your net vocabulary or net lingo. Language is the key to understanding what you stand to gain, once you begin to realize how amazing the world of Social Media, blogosphere, I-commerce, SEO, social networking, e-commerce is. So a few quick ones this morning. Plus this one would be for my mom...

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Start Your Business Now Without Getting Out Of Your Bed

Can You Make Money Online? Yes. Thousands of people do. Hey if it's an idea that appeals to you, trust your instincts because you will surprise yourself. I recommend exploring the web and finding out what your key passions are. Do you like to write? Try Blogging. Skills Needed: Creativity, good communications skills, flexibility, resourcefulness. Do you like Arts, crafts,...

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Someone Blog-napped The Naked Blogger.

The web is huge. You know how you start out thinking you know something but then you don't really learn it until you do? Lesson for me today. Woke up knowing I had time to work on my blog and check my website. Posted an article the other day which had the title The Millionaire Secret Of The Naked Blogger. Should have known something weird was going on when I logged in. I was working on it a bit when it took me to another page. Checked the URL it was one I did not recognize. Went back to my blog, checked the HTML it now had a different code....

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Confessions Of A Part Time Freelancer 2

I wonder if my days working behind the cubicle are numbered. After my post about Bosses using Twitter and other social networking sites as their personal paging system, the thought came to me. Rumor were flying around in our department, that one of the managers got booted out because he defied the Bosses whims.. Err --command, directive. They say that for whatever reason, since there was definitely different versions.  This person really was no longer working with us, and a few who told me about it said "it's a good thing. He can now rest...

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Best Investment I made!

Putting up this Blog took a long time. There were so many different thoughts, different ideas. Somehow it didn’t feel right. Then a few weeks back, I started to learn all I could about putting up a Home-Based Business. I had an account on a site for Freelancers. I kept feeling strongly that there was something more I could do, something inside that I wanted to do. My light-bulb moment. Freelancing offered unique opportunities. I kept telling people about it asking. I wanted to know all I could. Did you have to be a programmer? What if you...

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Confessions Of A Part-Time Freelancer

I always thought one day I would write a Blog exposing deep dark secrets. Not mine. My opinion is, it's only fun when those secrets are not yours. Life at the office has not given me a lot of juicy material to work with. I have been tempted to write about other people's lives. That would however, make me a gossip. A secret Gossip. Except it won't be so secret since my friends know my identity. Office life would be dull and unexciting if it were not for the mini-scandals that would shake our world every now and then. Life at our cubicles would...

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How To Make Money Online for Newbies

How To Make Money Online for Newbies - 5 Proven Strategies You Would Not Want To Miss! Author: Wisey Lim This article will share with you 5 strategies on how to make money online for newbies. These 5 strategies are crucial for your online success if internet marketing is new for you but you would want to see your result fast. Apply these 5 strategies constantly and you will see the "internet money" come pouring on you. 1. You must have the right mindset You must have a right mindset to start making money online. A right mindset is like a...

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Geeked Out Coffee's Not Working

I’m officially unplugging myself from the web. I have been doing a lot Research and upgrading my skills, pushing my brain. Been on the net for 20 hours straight. Right now, my brain is wide awake my eyes are heavy. I’m officially geeked-out-I-feel-like-passing-out-on-the-keyboard. Learnings for the day: Putting up a website and blog takes serious work. Learned more about SEO and how it works, internet marketing, HTML basics for Bloggers and WordPress. Expand Social Networking. When your website or Blog is up, Social networking will...

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How To Shift From Career Mindset To Business Mindset

OK. I have to be really honest here. Yes I have been reading and learning about blogging, freelancing, social media marketing, coaching, online projects, and how people made it happen. It's inspiring to see success all around and people moving towards the direction of their dreams. In my day job, I work in a company that offers customer service to big companies. I started with high goals and was really idealistic. Now it seems my passion to be at work is fading. Do you ever feel that way? Like there's something so much more you could do? Toying...

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The Birth Of The Wobbly Freelancer

Today is the official birth of our blog about breaking in and earning big in freelancing, social media business, writing and blogging. The goal is help those who like us believe strongly that we all can create the life we truly want to live. This idea of Freelancing and creating a business and help others break into the industry has been growing steadily. I've been thinking long and hard, not to mention fantasizing about it constantly. I joined an online freelance community and got hired to do a bit of online data and forum entry work. How...

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