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Staying sane when working at home

March 17, 2020 · by traceysinclair | in Uncategorized | tagged advice, life, work | Leave a comment

You’d think that the current crisis would be a bit cometh the hour, cometh the (wo)man for us freelancing sorts, who if nothing else know how to self-isolate. And that’s partly true – I’ll share some tips below for not going crazy when you’re home-working – but I also want to preface it by saying, […]

Crowded house – coping with homeworking when everyone’s home

March 15, 2020 · by traceysinclair | in Uncategorized | tagged advice, life, work | 1 Comment

While working from home is the norm for me – I’m lucky enough to have a job that is generally suited to home-working and the space in which to do it – the current Corona Virus Crisis will be throwing up new challenges if you’re not used to it. While working at home alone throws […]

Shame, Fear and the Freelance Hustle

May 24, 2019 · by traceysinclair | in Uncategorized | tagged advice, freelancing, life, mental health, personal, work, Writing | 2 Comments

I am reading Brené Brown at the moment – rereading, to be honest – and it has got me thinking a lot about her key topics of shame, fear and the ‘hustle of worthiness’. How they apply to freelance and creative lives in general, and to my own experiences, as a working-class woman with a […]

The benefits of being a disciplined half-ass

March 21, 2019 · by traceysinclair | in Uncategorized | tagged advice, business, freelancing, life, work, Writing | 1 Comment

“Be a disciplined half-ass” I don’t have a life motto, but if I did, this quote from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book on creativity Big Magic might be a good candidate. At first, it seems an odd thing to lay claim to. Surely, in the words of that other sage, Ron Swanson, we should avoid being a […]

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