If you’ve begun your journey to do something more interesting with your life and “get paid to play”, there will be times when the going gets tough. Have you found yourself losing momentum, getting disheartened? Or worse still, quietly discovered a month has gone by without progressing anything? What’s your reaction to this? Give yourself [...]
Archive for May, 2010
The hidden factor that’s stopped you escaping your job – and how to fix it
Posted by John on May 29th, 2010
Sunday Times names Screw Work Let’s Play in hottest new self-help books
Posted by John on May 24th, 2010
Yesterday, Sunday Times Style Magazine named Screw Work Let’s Play as one of the 6 hottest new self-help books. This is what they said: IN A NUTSHELL John Williams, a former Deloitte consultant, has devised a compelling 10-step escape from corporate life that could see a summer of resignation letters. First, imagine what you’d do if [...]
Pablo Picasso on charging what you’re really worth
Posted by John on May 21st, 2010
One of the great challenges of getting paid to play is learning how to charge what you’re really worth. Unless you master it, you’ll always struggle to make the income you deserve. I have a good record for doing this (see How to become a £1000/day consultant) but I think Picasso really had it nailed [...]
Catch yourself feeling rich
Posted by John on May 20th, 2010
One day in the course of writing Screw Work, Let’s Play, I found myself sitting outside in the London sunshine at a Thai restaurant with a friend. As we sipped Lemongrass tea and discussed her imminent move to America to further her acting, the conversation turned to money and doing what you love. I said [...]
How to be idle (and still be a success) – a video interview with Tom Hodgkinson
Posted by John on May 19th, 2010
Your vision of the rich life might not be about huge amounts of money. It might be having lots of free time that’s more important to you – just as Tom Hodgkinson discovered. Tom is editor of bi-annual magazine The Idler and author of several excellent books including How To Be Idle, How To Be [...]
Internet Entrepreneur Daniel Wagner on creating a location independent lifestyle
Posted by John on May 18th, 2010
Not that many years ago Daniel Wagner was working as a Pizza delivery boy. Now he’s created a successful business that he can run from anywhere in the world. So he decided to take the opportunity to leave England and go live in the sun in Cyprus. He recorded this great video on the plane [...]
Meet the man who travels the world and gets paid doing it – the Chris Guillebeau interview
Posted by John on May 17th, 2010
Chris Guillebeau makes a full-time living from his blog The Art of Non Conformity while travelling the world on his mission to visit every country on Earth. Last year he very kindly agreed to be interviewed for my book Screw Work, Let’s Play and share a little of what’s made his lifestyle possible. Chris, how do [...]
Free guide to freelancing and contracting
Posted by John on May 14th, 2010
I am a contributor to the UK site Freelance Advisor and they’ve produced an excellent beginner’s guide to starting out freelancing (or contracting). It covers a lot of the practical stuff about setting yourself up as self-employed in the UK including book-keeping, tax, invoicing and chasing payments. It’s a brilliant compliment to Screw Work, Let’s [...]
How I created the 50 million selling game Jenga – by Leslie Scott
Posted by John on May 13th, 2010
Leslie Scott created one the world’s favourite games, Jenga, so I was delighted when she agreed to be interviewed for my book Screw Work, Let’s Play. Here, she explains how she turned her baby brother’s playing bricks into the world’s second biggest selling game (topped only by Monopoly). She also explains how she kept going through [...]
How to find work you love in a recession
Posted by John on May 12th, 2010
While writing Screw Work, Let’s Play, I was interviewed by Dave Monk on BBC Radio Essex about how to find work you love, even in a recession. Dave challenged me with some tough questions. Have a listen to hear my answers to questions like: Should you just fire off your CV to all the jobs [...]
