nah, we’re all just liars:

“I’m not going to multistask”
“I’m going to make 3500 a month or I won’t sleep”
“I refuse to do anymore newsletters!”

lol

As for presenting a calm, cool exterior . . . you are absolutely right. It`s a necessity and I think it`s an excellent way to grow your knowledge base, too. For example, I`ve often said I could do a job though I have little or no experience and was secretly a bit worried that I might stuff it up. I don`t lie to clients, but I do come off as more confident than I really am (ie. “I don`t have experience in proofreading, but I`m interested in getting into that field and would love the opportunity to work on this project.”) and it really does pay off!

Genesiss last blog post..A Brand New Look

I also had the same reaction as Allena, and I was racking my brains for a minute there. Got me all panicky for nothing, sheesh.

If anyone were to comb the Freelance Parent archives in pursuit of some inconsistencies (read: lies), I don’t doubt they’d find some. Sometimes it’s me changing my mind, sometimes it’s me trying a new angle, and sometimes it’s me just forgetting I said something else a few months ago. We all do it!

And none of my closets have closing doors, or I would.

I say “this” is my income goal and then months later I say “this” is, and it’s changed. Or, I say “this” is my scheduling philosophy but then I have to change it to “this”.

Listen, I lie a lot accidentally. For example, I say is my income goal and then months later I say is, and it’s changed. Or, I say is my scheduling philosophy> but then I have to change it to .

I always worry someone actually cares enough to notice these things.

Speaking of interviews, I just got assigned a reallllly great one for my regional. Can’t wait to get that clip online.

You can’t interview on the bathroom. A closed bathroom door screams “Come in!!!” to children. You must hide in closets.