How do you know you're a freelancer? Well, when in many conversations with typical 9 to 5 people you often find yourself in this conversation:

Them: So, What do you do?

You: I'm a Freelancer

Them: (Shock and horror on their faces)  Really?

You: Yes really why?

Them: How do you manage to do that in this day and age? I mean every thing is so expensive!

You: Yeah... (You shrug) Its what I do...

And that's the truth!

Wether you're a performer writer photographer or corporate freel...

Failure is a part of life. Wether its a job you didn't get, a client who didn't sign or a fitness goal you didn't reach by deadline. The truth is IT HAPPENS! To everyone! And when I say everyone I mean absolutely E.V.E.R.Y.O.N.E!

Don't believe me? Ask the person who is, in your eyes, succeeding right now. They can tell you of their numerous stumbles down wrong roads, the holes they built ladders to climb out of, and the rejection letters they make their beds from as reminders that winning...

It's a New Year and the celebrations are slowing down. Its back to work for most of us, back to school, back to life, back to reality! Sometime the "come down" from the festive time can leave you in a lull.

Unlike the 90's when we needed mood rings to tell us our emotional ebb and flow, the millennium has grown our consciousness and awareness inward. Many of us know the moment our mood drops and (unfortunately) sometimes we wallow in it. But knowing we're in a dull mood doesn't necessarily me...