EP355: Dopamine Management and Time-Boxing for Nurse Solopreneurs with Steven Puri
Let’s talk about dopamine management. What does that actually mean, and how does dopamine affect our ability to sit down and focus on something like writing?
Every pitch you put in is an investment in your future business, and even if it doesn't pay off right away, eventually, it's going to lead to a really nice, steady stream of work.
Welcome to another insightful episode of The Savvy Scribe podcast. Listen in and walk away with clear action items on building a diverse pipeline of client leads — including useful ways to leverage LinkedIn to get high-quality clients and create a fully-booked freelance schedule — with tips from our guest today, Lauren Ward.
Lauren Ward is a six-figure freelance writer with almost a decade of experience in the field. Her focus is primarily on writing about personal finance, which, like healthcare, is a highly regulated niche. Her work has been featured on prominent media outlets such as Fox Business, Better Homes & Garden, and Bankrate.
Resources:
Grab Lauren’s Freelance Writer Project and Income Tracker which you can use to track each month’s workload, earnings, deadlines, and completion status. She is also soon releasing an e-book called “The Fully-Booked Freelancer” so keep checking her on socials!
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Write what you want to write about. You just have to learn it along the way. Use that skill of being a nurse as a reason to be a writer for them and that can be a great way to just get some bylines in your area and then repackage that in another way in an area you feel more excited about.
Let’s talk about dopamine management. What does that actually mean, and how does dopamine affect our ability to sit down and focus on something like writing?
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