Are your task titles looking like this? [URGENT] [John] [Client A] Write November Newsletter Draft (DUE TUESDAY) When you stuff task titles with metadata, your workspace becomes visually chaotic and impossible to filter. Custom Fields are ClickUp’s superpower for extracting metadata out of task titles and putting it into structured, reportable columns. Use these tips […]
Continue ReadingSpaces vs. Folders vs. Lists – ClickUp Oh My
The most common mistake new ClickUp users make isn’t choosing the wrong view or forgetting to track time—it’s getting the hierarchy wrong from day one. When your hierarchy is cluttered or inconsistent, search stops working, permissions become a nightmare, and your team spends more time figuring out where to put a task than actually doing […]
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Stop Dreaming Start Doing
It’s not enough to dream of success. It’s not even enough to set goals because goals are for suckers. The only way to truly achieve your dreams and build the business you’re meant to build is to sit down and do it. And that’s where many of us…well, fail is a strong word. But it’s […]
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Is Freelancing for You? Is Freelancing for Me?
I’m going to be honest with you: Freelancing isn’t for everyone. And honestly, I often wonder if Freelancing is for me. Can’t I just win a big jackpot and create generational wealth immediately? No, ok then – Freelancing is for me. Some people find the unstructured nature of this lifestyle scary; others embrace it. So […]
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Why I’m Skipping the $50 Planner This Year
And Sticking to My Spiral Notebook & Sharpie It’s official: Planner Season is here. My feeds are filled with gorgeous leather-bound organizers, shiny gold coils, and pristine monthly spreads promising ultimate productivity. And every year, the siren song gets me. I buy the planner. I tell myself, This is it. This is the year I […]
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The 6,000-Email Weight
Why “Just Unsubscribe” Doesn’t Work for Me There is a subtle, heavy weight sitting on my digital desktop right now. It’s spread across six different email addresses. Every single one of them has at least 1,000 unread messages in it. Newsletters I was genuinely excited to read. Courses I bought with full intention to complete. […]
Continue ReadingThe Rules to Follow As A Freelancer
Freelancing allows you to be your own boss. This means you make your own hours. But you need to be available for your clients during the times you set. Making your own hours does not mean loafing around all day. It means having the self discipline to set aside a certain amount of hours that […]
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The Magic of Templates
How many times do you answer email from potential clients? What about responding to customer complaints? Or mailing your affiliates about an upcoming launch? All of these tasks and more become effortless when you use fill-in-the-blank templates that can be repurposed for specific cases/people. Templates can be as simple as a “canned response” in your […]
Continue ReadingSMART Goals Are For Suckers
If there’s one thing we know about goals, they have to be SMART, right? After all, that’s what we’ve been told for years. The only thing that matters is that your goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. People make a lot of money teaching us about SMART goals and how they will help […]
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Income Matters!
My dream has always been to work for myself. But I have always found myself choosing to work for others and letting that dream sit in the back. No more, it’s time to do what I want and be the person I want to be. Now that I am ready to stop choosing the path […]
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