Design your life
Structuring your day as a freelancer can be quite tough. You have tons of tasks on your to-do list, several deadlines fast approaching, interruptions here and there and you can’t seem to focus, especially if you work from home. As a freelancer, you are going to have bright sunny days, when everything is just right […]
It was a pleasure to teach the Content-Writing Session at the ReadyForWork Career Accelerator last Saturday, 28 September 2018. The students were indeed ReadyToLearn, and had great questions and a collaborative team spirit. SFAN was an excellent host, and the other moderators and teachers had so much to share, we, at Week of Saturdays, became […]
I was barely eight years old when I developed an interest in writing. As I type these words, the picture of how the young, naïve, and diminutive Jerry took a pen and A4 paper to write his life plan. There were several dreams included on my list. Although these dreams were a little bit impractical, […]
Being a successful freelancer takes a lot of work, especially at the initial stages when you are just new and starting out in the market. It takes a lot of effort to produce quality work and build your credibility. For the full-time freelancers, it takes courage and determination to leave a 9-5 and depend solely […]
Yesterday, Toni Astro, a young software developer in Lagos, shared a twitter thread about his unfortunate, undeserved experience with the Nigeria Police. View full thread. Nigeria’s Police department, special anti-robbery squad (SARS) has long been a pain – brute, oppressive, authorized gang of thieves – to the young, hardworking tech professionals in the country, especially the young […]
According to a recent study on Kenya’s informal sector, the online Kenya economy is valued at around $109 million, employing 36,573 workers!
It takes discipline to master the art of not going broke and it’s our pleasure to bring you 4 actionable tips (and apps) to ensure you never go broke.
More companies hire freelancers to take off non-core work off their hands. This is great for young adults who would otherwise be unemployed. Here are the top 25 jobs in demand.
Every successful freelancer or independent worker eventually gets to the point where they have learned and discussed enough with bosses, that they become ready to build their own thing. And with the connections you have made doing good freelance work and diversifying your portfolio, you are in the best position to build what you want on your own platform.
There’s hardly a clear balance between life and work for most freelancers and self-employed professionals. This is why compartmentalizing is so essential.
Lots of freelancers often feel imposter syndrome: the feeling that you’re going to get found out, that maybe you’re not as good as you portray yourself, or that somehow you’re inferior to others.
A paraphrased summary of our session at Ghana Innovation Hub’s Founders’ Meetup on August 30, 2019.
These ten traits, if applied, will set you apart from the rest.
Ask us anything regarding freelancing in Africa and designing life you desire!
Beginnings are flaky; you barely know what you want, what you are doing or how long you can last. In these times, we make the most mistakes; we produce work that is below our standard of appreciation, and our emotions dictate when we work — this is not the time to be entertaining large crowds, […]
These are the top freelance and remote job sites for young Africans and others around the world to find credible, first opportunities.
There is a deep longing to create that resides within the souls of almost all humanity. Beyond our natural instinct for survival which includes needs like water, food, warmth, and air; we also have the instinct to build and create, and this is independent of our survival instincts. Psychologist Abraham Maslow thought that people reached […]
Questions I get often include, how do I get started freelancing? and How can I make more money on the side? The truth is everyone wants to make more money on the side. Everybody wishes they could turn skills into money in a recurring way. And in this day and age, it is possible. There […]
It used to be that “a wise man once said nothing.” But in today’s reality, a wise man tweets almost everything on his mind, makes a video, gives an interview, and hops on trending topics to hopefully make more money…
Our goal is to give great advice about building a life you love, a life you choose, and life that blossoms and expands as you grow through various seasons of your life.