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Freelance business and book talk with Jacqueline Fisch & Michelle Guiliano.

11/24/2025

#3: The Artist's Way: Creative Tools for Every Business Owner

Dive into the classic creativity guide, The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron, through a freelance business owner's lens. This book might sound like it's just for artists, but we think it's required reading for every human. (We're all creative!) For freelancers and business owners looking to build confidence and creative flow in their writing, work, and business, this book is a helpful guide, offering deep reflection and excavating limiting stories around fear and perfectionism — often the top blocks to building a thriving business. Listen in to hear us discuss: Why creativity isn't limited to traditional artists but is relevant for everyone, especially business owners and freelancersKey takeaways on morning pages as a useful daily tool to clear your mind, identify subconscious patterns, and let go of negativityPractical ways to keep your creative spirit alive, no matter how busy you getWhat's really behind creative blocks (and how to get through them)A spacious way to engage with the book outside of the 12-week recommendationKey Links: The Artist's Way, Julia CameronThe Artist's Way for Parents, Julia CameronJacq's blog: The Artist’s Way: A Book Review for Creative Entrepreneurs Who WriteMeet your hosts: Jacqueline Fisch is a 3-time author, intuitive writing coach, and the founder of The Intuitive Writing School. Jacqueline Fisch Website Michelle Guiliano is a podiatrist-turned-indexer and founder of Indexer Index, a directory website for working with freelance book indexers. Michelle Guiliano Website

51 min
09/15/2025

#1 Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek Review: Lessons for Today's Entrepreneur

Is Tim Ferriss's "The 4-Hour Workweek," still relevant almost 20 years later? Discover the classic's timeless principles and how they apply to modern freelance work and life. Show Notes: In this inaugural episode, we dive into Tim Ferriss’s classic book, The 4-Hour Workweek. Jacqueline and Michelle both re-read this book on our own and then came together to share our biggest takeaways and what still resonates with us today as two freelance entrepreneurs. We share our initial experience with the book when we discovered it in 2008-2009 — before either of us had begun our freelance journeys. The book's premise of remote work was revolutionary then, and now, post 2020, it's the norm. Jacqueline shares how she tested out some of the recommendations in her corporate life—some unsuccessfully. And Michelle shares her experience of discovering the book later in her career, after leaving medicine, and how some of its automation principles were already something she and her husband had implemented in their medical practice years ago. In short, this book is still mostly relevant in 2025. Here's what we cover: Top takeaways, including the powerful truism, "Doing something unimportant well does not make it important." How the concept of a "low-information diet" and the benefits of being selective about the information we consume makes for more efficient work and a happier life. The effectiveness of batching tasks, especially emails and content creation, as a time and energy-saving strategy that we both practice in our current work.The enduring message that you don't need millions to live the life you want, and how the book encourages a "new rich" lifestyle that prioritizes freedom and experiences over traditional retirement.Why we'll both keep this book in our respective libraries (and share it with our high schoolers and college age kids)Key Links: Business Book Exchange WebsiteBuy 4-Hour Work Week (and see more from Tim Ferriss)Tim Ferriss's blog post about "The No Book"What We're Reading Next: Derek Sivers's Anything You Want (This is NOT an affiliate link.) Meet your hosts: Jacqueline Fisch is a 3-time author, intuitive writing coach, and the founder of The Intuitive Writing School. Jacqueline Fisch Website Michelle Guiliano is a podiatrist-turned-indexer and founder of Indexer Index, a directory website for working with freelance book indexers. Michelle Guiliano Website

43 min
09/15/2025

#2 Beyond the Business Book: "Anything You Want" and the Art of Entrepreneurship

Explore "Anything You Want" by Derek Sivers and see if it's relevant for freelance businesses today. Discover timeless lessons on entrepreneurship, customer service, and building a business you love. What kind of business do you actually WANT to build? Derek Sivers answers this important question in an elegant, humorous, and brief way in his manifesto/book, Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur. This book is a quick read that packs a powerful punch and is filled with insights that will make you rethink how you approach business. We appreciate Derek's honest accounts of the early days of what turned out to be a massively successful business. Listen in to hear us discuss: Why Derek Sivers wrote this book and its unique publishing model.The book's minimalist style and its effectiveness without filler (brevity works really well, especially here).Key takeaways on excellence in customer service, generosity, and authenticity in business.How the lessons in the book apply to various business models, including freelancing.The book's timeless principles in 2025.Key Links: Buy Anything You Want directly from Derek Sivers (and see his unique approach to publishing in action). This is NOT an affiliate link. What We're Reading Next: Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. This is NOT an affiliate link. Meet your hosts: Jacqueline Fisch is a 3-time author, intuitive writing coach, and the founder of The Intuitive Writing School. Jacqueline Fisch Website Michelle Guiliano is a podiatrist-turned-indexer and founder of Indexer Index, a directory website for working with freelance book indexers. Michelle Guiliano Website

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Freelance business and book talk with Jacqueline Fisch & Michelle Guiliano.

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