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Should you follow the money or follow your heart?

Should you follow the money or follow your heart?

by Rachael Roberts | Jul 19, 2022 | Confidence, Freelance, Inner Troll, Money mindset

When it comes to choosing a niche, should you follow the money or follow your heart?  When I have a call with a potential client, I often ask them, ‘ What would you LIKE to do?’  And more often than not, they look a bit surprised. Because surely,...
Client red flags to watch out for

Client red flags to watch out for

by Rachael Roberts | Jul 12, 2022 | Assertiveness, Confidence, Saying no

In a group coaching session a while back, a client mentioned that she’d been talking to a potential client who ‘had a lot of complaints about their previous teachers.’ RED FLAG ALERT!!! Of course, people can have bad experiences. Maybe even more than...
How to stop scarcity mindset negatively impacting your income

How to stop scarcity mindset negatively impacting your income

by Rachael Roberts | Jun 28, 2022 | Confidence, Freelance, Money mindset

Scarcity mindset is the often unconscious belief that there is never enough. Not enough time, not enough money, not enough clients, not enough opportunities. If you’ve ever told yourself that you’ll never earn decent money working in ELT, or that you...
Why social media marketing is just like (good) teaching

Why social media marketing is just like (good) teaching

by Rachael Roberts | Jun 7, 2022 | Confidence, marketing

As educators, many of the freelance language professionals I work with feel that marketing is something completely alien to what they do (or did) in the classroom. They often see teaching and marketing as two very different things. Teaching is about educating people...
Why do I feel so stressed about my business?

Why do I feel so stressed about my business?

by Rachael Roberts | May 3, 2022 | Burnout, Inner Troll, Overwhelm, Productivity, Stress

Whenever I talk about stress and overwhelm, I usually mention two main groups of causes. Firstly, there are the physical and practical causes, such as not eating well, not getting enough sleep, working too many hours or simply having too much to do. Secondly, there...
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