by Rachael Roberts | Feb 24, 2023 | Confidence, Inner Troll, Mindset
Are you an expert? Now, if I know my audience, I’m willing to bet a significant proportion of you felt uncomfortable about saying yes…But here’s the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary definition of an expert: ‘a person with special...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 31, 2023 | Anxiety, Burnout, Overwhelm, Stress
You might think that you have plenty of time off work (or you might not, but that’s another subject!), but do you truly switch off from your business in that time?Technology makes it harder and harder for us to ever truly be ‘off’ as it’s so tempting to just respond...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 9, 2023 | ELT business, Freelance
Ever since I started my business in 2018, I’ve been carrying out regular reviews of my business. And, together with support from a couple of great coaches, I think this has been largely responsible for the frankly great progress I’ve made, from a side gig to a full...
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 19, 2022 | Confidence, ELT business, Money mindset
Most of us are living in a situation where prices are going up rapidly. In the UK inflation is at 10%. Now you might be telling yourself that this means you CAN’T put your prices up- people won’t be able to afford it.There is some reality to this, but, think of it...
by Rachael Roberts | Nov 21, 2022 | ELT business, Freelance, marketing
There are two main reasons NOT to have an email list. Firstly, if you don’t ever intend to sell a service or product, or if you only ever intend to work with a handful of big companies, such as publishers. In those cases you don’t need on.But if you’re working with...