Nobody wants to be stressing over college essays or application edits on Halloween or New Year’s Eve - not you, not the kids, not their parents.
If you set boundaries in this area and stick to them, you’re doing EVERYONE a favor. I promise.
And if you have trouble saying no? Check out #3: my no-fail secret weapon against holiday work.
Read MoreI’ll never forget creating my first contract.
I was lying on my couch in Arlington, Virginia, watching Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing” and instant-messaging on my laptop with a friend in law school. She was giving me “not-legal-advice” (if you have attorney friends you have heard this term before!) and I figured it was better than going at it alone, since I obviously had no budget for an attorney at the time. Everything seemed promising enough. What could go wrong?
Read MoreHave you ever asked a client or colleague for a reference or recommendation?
I don’t know about you - but no matter how well I know the person, and no matter how highly I know they think of me - I get a little anxious. It’s uncomfortable for me to put myself out there in such a vulnerable way.
Since I personally find this difficult as a grown adult, I can absolutely identify with a teenager’s anxiety over the same situation.
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