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GuideMarcus Vale25 Sept 20266 min

Your seventy-hour week is a pricing problem

Most self-employed guys who never stop working don't need more discipline. They need a higher number on the next quote and a door they can close.

Why $45 an hour is a pay cut when it's your own truck

The money in your business account isn't yours yet

Most self-employed women don't have a tax problem. They have a bank balance that lies to them. Fix that, and April gets boring.

GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Say your number, then stop talking

Most pay negotiations are lost in the ten seconds after the ask. The script, the math and what to say when they push back.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideCorporate MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Don't quit your job on a Sunday night

Most men act on the urge to leave at the wrong moment, for the wrong reason, before the one conversation that might have fixed it.

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Self-Employed Women6 min read

Your next ten clients are already in your phone

Before you spend a dollar on ads or an afternoon on a logo, work the people who already trust you. It's slower to admit and faster to pay.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your real work hours are whatever you answered at 7:40 last night

People learn your hours from when you reply, not what you announce. How to protect your evenings without looking like you've checked out.

GuideCorporate MenMarcus Vale24 Sept 20266 min

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Four nights away rarely hurts a marriage. The first hour back can. How to leave, travel and walk back in without paying for the trip twice.

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GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan26 Sept 20266 min

Your kids won't respect office hours, so stop scheduling them

The fix isn't a stricter schedule. It's knowing which work needs a closed door and selling only what you can deliver with the door open.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Going back after the kid years starts with one good sentence

You don't need to defend the years at home. You need one clean sentence about them, current skills, and the nerve to negotiate like you belong.

GuideCorporate MenRay Okonkwo24 Sept 20266 min

Walk into the raise conversation with a number, not a feeling

Most men lose the raise before the meeting starts. Build the case on paper, time it right, and the nerves mostly take care of themselves.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your rate isn't your old salary divided by forty hours

Most women going solo price like employees and wonder where the money went. The math that fixes it takes one evening and a calculator.

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

The working-mom system is mostly decisions you make once

Willpower runs out by Wednesday. A few boring decisions, made once and shared with your husband, carry the rest of the week.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideCorporate MenMarcus Vale24 Sept 20266 min

Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

Refusing to play isn't neutrality. It hands the room to whoever plays dirtiest. How to win on the level instead, without selling a thing.

GuideSelf-Employed WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your side hustle is ready when it's costing you to keep the job

Matching your salary isn't the signal. The real test is a different number, a waitlist and a cash cushion, and most women quit on the wrong one.

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Stop apologizing to your team, and don't start barking

There are two ways to get leadership wrong, and you've probably tried one. The fix is plainer than either, and it starts with your next email.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Corporate Men6 min

Your first 90 days as a boss start with quitting your old job

Money6 min

The captain's license is the cheap part of running charters

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCorporate WomenNina Castellan25 Sept 20266 min

Your promotion gets decided in a room you're not in

The ask matters less than what your boss carries into the calibration meeting. Write that page yourself, and write it months early.

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Corporate Men6 min read

The promotion goes to the guy people already follow

The decision about your next role gets made in rooms you're not in. What gets said there depends on how you treated people for the last year.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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Hiring help in The Self-Employed Man

Latest news · Hiring help

Your seventy-hour week is a pricing problem

Your January was decided back in July

Your first helper is probably an employee, not a 1099 guy

Before you pay for leads, call the people who already paid you

Quarterly taxes and the one rule that ends the April ambush

Why $45 an hour is a pay cut when it's your own truck

The money in your business account isn't yours yet

Say your number, then stop talking

Don't quit your job on a Sunday night

Your next ten clients are already in your phone

Your real work hours are whatever you answered at 7:40 last night

The business trip isn't the problem. Coming home is.

Your kids won't respect office hours, so stop scheduling them

Going back after the kid years starts with one good sentence

Walk into the raise conversation with a number, not a feeling

Your rate isn't your old salary divided by forty hours

The working-mom system is mostly decisions you make once

Staying out of office politics is how honest men lose

Your side hustle is ready when it's costing you to keep the job

Stop apologizing to your team, and don't start barking

Your first 90 days as a boss start with quitting your old job

The captain's license is the cheap part of running charters

Your promotion gets decided in a room you're not in

The promotion goes to the guy people already follow