Comments on: Red Velvet Rope

By: Meme: Ctrl+Alt+Delete — worldmegan

Meme: Ctrl+Alt+Delete — worldmegan — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:04:50 +0000

[...] having left his full-time job because we knew we could (must) succeed, and my progression towards taking only projects that inspire me was based on an intention to value happiness and meaning over money-for-misery, or [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:11:55 +0000

Great advice. I only wish I had enough clients to put into groups. For the last few years, it’s been “give a penny, take a penny.” Every time I get a new client, an old one seems to find a reason not to use freelancers. It’s very frustrating. Fortunately, my clients have all been those whose goals I respect, and the work has never been too stressful. And for that I am grateful.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:03:27 +0000

@Trish I’m probably going to squeeze a few more posts out of this—I hadn’t really considered posting about the whole experience and my thoughts on it until I was listening to your show and had SO! MUCH! to say! ;}

By: Trish Lambert

Trish Lambert — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:49:39 +0000

Inimitable? How cool is that?

Megan, I am THRILLED to have the privilege of catalyzing this thinking for you…and it is awesome to see such clarity in your words! And you say it all in the last paragraph.

Like Rudi said, look at you go!

Trish

By: Rudi

Rudi — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:07:13 +0000

I think it’s awesome that you’ve come to these conclusions. As I am just learning, it’s great to look at a model like this and understand where it comes from.

Also, it could be to these awesome-people’s benefit that you can no longer take on their projects, because what if THEY meet the person who can really embody what you are saying about their project?? I think it could work! And it takes lots of guts to do it, and look at you go