Today’s guest is Alan Heymann. Alan is the owner of Peaceful Direction. He is an executive coach and facilitator and is the author of two books on leadership analogies: “Don’t Just Have the Soup” and “Embrace Your Inner Peaches.” Alan is also a faculty member of the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How we’re dealing with the uncertainty of the world now.
- The importance of being transparent and vulnerable about our businesses on social media and elsewhere.
- Why Alan shared on LinkedIn that in July 2024 his gross revenue was only $600.
- Alan’s freelance world pet peeve.
- How he involved his virtual assistant in a reflection on ideal clients.
- Why LinkedIn is a paradise for introverts.
- How he respects his free time.
- How he checks in with his community or network.
- Why he loves connecting others.
- The journey of breaking out of the “employee mindset” or “late-stage capitalism.”
- How Alan blocks off a time twice a week for “exercise, create and learn.”
Resources:
Alan’s business, Peaceful Direction
Alan’s LinkedIn post and blog post: “How I made $600 last month”
Episode #62 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Prevent and Deal with Burnout, with Alan Heymann
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