ALISON KNIGHT

It’s an open question whether businesses should take social and political stands in their messaging. Largely, whether you think it’s a good idea may be circu...

Just like the cobbler's children frequently ran around with holes in their shoes, so does the writer's blog sit idly for too long. Too long is a vague concep...

I am an accidental entrepreneur. My career path has been a bit disjointed. The overall trajectory has been up and forward, but not within the same job descri...

Maybe it’s a case of like attracting like, but a lot of my friends and close acquaintances are also in some kind of creative and/or self-employed vocation, s...

On the phone with a client recently we were engaged in a mutual appreciation session. Those are the best, and I really recommend them, if possible. During th...

What does that mean, anyway? Is it like marketing and PR? Can't I just do my own writing? Why does it matter if I hire someone to help with my business' comm...

Truth and consequences. Wherever you stand on how our government has responded to the evolving Coronavirus threat, there’s, I think, little question that the...

There’s that feeling you get when someone says you to, the self-employed person, gee, it must be so nice getting to be your own boss. And you know, deep in y...

Lately I’ve been finding solace in streaming reruns of The West Wing. I remember watching it sporadically while it was originally airing. I can’t now remembe...

Tis the season for proclamations of gratitude. T’wouldn’t it be even better if we were equally in touch with our thankful sides more frequently during the ye...

Rarely do we long for the logistics of air travel, but if there is anything that can redeem a long plane ride, it’s a long book. Recently, I had a few trips ...

You get it. We’re all busy, on the go, rushing from thing to thing during the day only to crash at night, hope for a semi-balanced meal, and maybe an hour to...

My first visit to the Aspen Ideas Festival was as enriching and exhausting as I imagined it could be, filled to the brim and them some with stimulating dialo...