Apollo

THE PRACTICE Set aside fifteen minutes at the same time each day to think through business worries on paper, and when they show up at other times, write them down for that slot. Every business owner worries. Cash flow, a slow pipeline, a client who's gone quiet, a...

THE PRACTICE Use a separate phone number for your business, and decide when it's on, so your personal phone stops being a direct line to your work. Early on, most solo operators give clients their personal cell number. It's easy and it feels personal, and when you...

THE PRACTICE Put every week of time off for the coming year on your calendar now, before client work has a chance to claim those weeks. Ask a solo operator when they last took a full week off, and you'll often hear a pause. Maybe two years ago. Maybe before they...