As For Auto Posts…I Take It Back. Almost.

As For Auto Posts I Take It Back. Almost - Brass Tack Thinking

I popped off the other day a little bit of a snarky comment in the midst of my annoyance at automated online presence. Here’s me, enjoying the sunshine and warmth of a beautiful Mother’s Day, lingering in bed with my kiddo and flipping through a magazine and the internet. Then Read more »

9 Ways To Be An Expert Without Being An Ass

9 Ways To Be An Expert Without Being An Ass - Brass Tack Thinking

I know many of you hate the term “expert”. It’s like the frustration-filled cry of the internet, second only to “down with Comic Sans”. But we all strive to excel at something, and be perceived as doing so. The trick is how you demonstrate expertise and accomplishment without being christened Read more »

When To Go Ahead And Have Your Brain Picked

When To Go Ahead and Have Your Brain Picked - Brass Tack Thinking

Okay, professionals. We get it. No one really likes to work for free. And yes, it’s really important to set boundaries for yourself and for your business so that you don’t undervalue the work that you do, or undermine the qualifications you have as a professional. Anyone who has been Read more »

Read This Book: The $100 Startup

Read This Book The $100 Startup - Brass Tack Thinking

As a matter of practice, I don’t do book reviews. There are a bunch of reasons for that, but I just don’t do them. And I’m totally breaking that “rule” because I think each and every one of you reading this can get something out of Chris Guillebeau’s new book, Read more »

How I Blog at Brass Tack Thinking

How I Blog at Brass Tack Thinking

So my friend Mitch Joel wrote a post a week or so ago about how he blogs, and he tagged a few of us misfits in hopes that we’d write one of our own. So because I’d hate to do anything to let Mitch down — he is charming, after Read more »

Six Career Beliefs That I Got Wrong

Six Career Beliefs That I Got Wrong - Brass Tack Thinking

If you’re doing life right, your perspective changes all the time. What you learn, think, feel and value shifts with your experiences and the information and intelligence you gather over the years. Some of it is work, some of it is life, and the blend of those things is what Read more »

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