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	<title>Peri Pakroo, Author &amp; Coach</title>
	
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	<description>Creative, smart strategies for self-employment &amp; small business.</description>
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		<title>Check yourself: Are you too checked out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category>
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		<description>If family or friends tell you you're too checked out, you probably are.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/c89q5oTvBr4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>How to change your vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
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		<description>With some things, to do them well, you need to be relaxed. And I think thinking is one of those things.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/K7yW_Cq44nc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>How to shift gears</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~3/Tnv_upU2iY4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 20:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work/life balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>
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		<description>The freedom of self-employment is great, but it comes with the need to make smart decisions about how to use your time.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/Tnv_upU2iY4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Avoid zoning trouble with your home business</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~3/kQDOUaj6-yU/</link>
		<comments>http://www.peripakroo.com/2012/05/avoid-zoning-trouble-with-your-home-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business location and spaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home business]]></category>
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		<description>Even some tiny home-based operations learn the hard way that they're in violation of their city's rules.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/kQDOUaj6-yU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>OMG it’s May</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author's life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work/life balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work life balance]]></category>

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		<description>The imminent end of the school year is causing me angst (again).&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/KTRr7GRqyWs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>There’s no ‘right’ way to be self-employed, just tradeoffs</title>
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		<comments>http://www.peripakroo.com/2012/04/theres-no-right-way-to-be-self-employed-just-tradeoffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being the boss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Systems & operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work/life balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[systems]]></category>
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		<description>Freelancing offers short-term freedom and lower financial risk, but a more limited potential for long-term freedom and higher profits.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/d7ywUgMPaAw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>As promised, the downloads: Two free contract samples</title>
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		<comments>http://www.peripakroo.com/2012/04/as-promised-the-downloads-two-free-contract-samples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent contractor agreements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sample contracts]]></category>

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		<description>Besides using a contract template, it can be incredibly helpful to see examples of other contracts -- and that's what I'm offering today.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/Tf-BnxnWPGw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Not blogging today</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~3/Gt7sCsCF90I/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author's life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

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		<description>But I worry that if I start taking a day off here and there it'll be a slippery slope to blog stagnation.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/Gt7sCsCF90I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>7 informative, brand-boosting alternatives to blogging</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~3/urvq-lCOW84/</link>
		<comments>http://www.peripakroo.com/2012/04/7-informative-brand-boosting-alternatives-to-blogging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newsletter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category>

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		<description>People are attracted to informative, quality content, and businesses that provide it gain a crucial competitive edge.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/urvq-lCOW84" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Strong brands depend on systems and consistency</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~3/FUUZV7lbOw4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.peripakroo.com/2012/04/strong-brands-depend-on-systems-and-consistency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Systems & operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consistency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professionalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[systems]]></category>

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		<description>Customers crave consistency and reliability -- and they reserve their strongest loyalty to the businesses and brands that offer this.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Selfemployedlife/~4/FUUZV7lbOw4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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