The Rundown
June 2023
Summer really snuck up on me this year, and I’ve had a really hard time focusing on work over the past month. I’m trying to lean into that feeling and take some time to be idle, which is something that doesn’t come naturally to me. I’ve included some reading and resources below to help us embrace idleness and rest this summer.
PS: Despite my best efforts to not work, I’ll be hosting two FREE workshops in July (full details below), AND I just launched a FREE Solopreneur Business Model Diagnostic assessment.
Here’s your rundown for June.
What I’m Reading
Books
Over the last few years, I’ve gotten pretty lazy about my fiction reading. I read a lot of nonfiction and have such a long “to read” list that it is difficult to carve out dedicated time to find new fiction and invest time in it. I still read fiction every day because it is one of the ways I unwind and turn off my brain before I go to bed, but I fall back to books I’ve read over and over again because I know I love them.
Here are some of the books on that list. As you can tell, I’m a huge fantasy nerd, and I love book series because it takes the guesswork out of what to read next. Each time I re-read one of these books it feels like I’m visiting old friends because I know the characters so well.
All Creatures Great and Small series by James Herriot
Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
Other Stuff
In Praise of Idleness | Bertrand Russel, Harper’s Magazine
Power Napping Is a Superpower | Anna Burgess Yang, Medium
Why Americans Want Part-Time Jobs Again | Alana Semuels, Time
How To Focus on What’s Important and Actually Get It Done | me, my blog
Me, Out In the Wild
I’ll be hosting two FREE workshops in July:
Boss Mindset: How to Own Your Worth, Work, and Wisdom, in partnership with Freelancer’s Union, on July 18 at 9am MST.
Tiny but Mighty: The Five Game-Changing Principles that Create a Thriving Business of One on July 20 at 12pm MST.
Podcast
In May, we released the following podcasts:
You can look forward to these episodes in June:
Holding Yourself Accountable with Tim Melanson
Online Learning Content with Chris Badgett
Resources
[Free assessment] Solopreneur Business Model Diagnostic assessment
[Free workshop] Art of the Pitch
[Blog] How to Automate Your Content Repurposing in 5 Steps (From Someone Who Has Done It!)
[Free workshop] Freelancing 101: Business Entities
[Newsletter + resources] Freelance Magic
Hustlers in the News
Freelancers, an Illinois bill says you have the right to be paid on time
What The “Freelance Isn’t Free” Bill Means For Self-Employed Folks
Find Your Next Freelance Gig 2.0: Three More Marketplaces To Know
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© Sarah Duran 2023
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