Evolving Personal Finance » Entries tagged with "entrepreneurship"
Am I a Work-at-Home Wife or a Stay-at-Home Wife?
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Last week, in a bid to be more organized with my time, I laid out a template for how I would like to spend my time each workday. It uses high-level categories to remind me to work on various aspects of my business each day. This is a switch-over for me from using only to-do lists, as I would allow myself the ‘out’ of working on the more urgent or enjoyable items and never get … Read entire article »
Filed under: self-employment
How My PhD Prepared Me for Entrepreneurship
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Today I’m launching the first post in each of two new series over on Grad Student Finances. The first post in the side job series is from a student who worked part-time for an investor relations firm. The first post in the reader posts series is on why one grad student is motivated to save aggressively. I didn’t quite know it at the time, but last fall, just after my PhD defense, I started a business teaching … Read entire article »
Filed under: grad school, self-employment
Is Your Blog on Your Resume?
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I’ve been thinking about resumes and CVs a lot recently as Kyle has had me look at his CV about a million times before sending it out to potential advisors. Believe it or not, I used to consult on resumes when I worked in my college’s writing center – not that I super knew what I was doing. Some of the resume advice I have heard a few times is include hobbies and such because it … Read entire article »
Filed under: career
We’re So Not Entrepreneurial, But Maybe We Can Change
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I took a career/personality assessment test a couple years ago through my university’s career center called the Strong Interest Inventory, and it told me that I don’t have the aptitude to work for myself. I really didn’t need a test to tell me that – I could just look at the evidence of my life, and Kyle’s too. Not only have I never run a business, I’ve never wanted to. I haven’t even pursued side … Read entire article »
Filed under: income