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What prevents CAs, CMAs and finance professionals from being rich in today’s India 

What does it take to be rich in today’s India?  There are two types of people who become rich quite fast. One is the type of people who can build products or a service delivery mechanism – this is why engineers, entrepreneurs get rich.  Service entrepreneurs also exist – someone who builds a law firm, …

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Self employment

The only way out of painful self-employment

Some people are in jobs. They want to start their own thing. Then they start their own practice or consulting business.  And then it eventually dawns upon them that what they are doing is not a business. It’s self-employment. It’s a version of employment that sucks even more than employment. The business is not serving …

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Coach

Would you pay a coach Rs 50,000 per month for doing just one call per week?

I do that.  Why? Do I hate money? Am I a fool or a spendthrift? Let me explain. I have been working with an executive coach since I think Jan 2018. Her name is Behnaaz Engineer, she is a coach from Mumbai. When I started coaching with Behnaaz, our monthly revenue in LawSikho was around …

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Remote work

10 superhero women working remotely

We come across two types of women who want to work remotely from home.  Some of them want to earn more, be successful in their career, and want to work remotely. They have the support of their family, which makes it very easy. Then there are others who want to have financial independence desperately because …

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Remote work

How to get started with international remote work even if you have no high-demand skills

No skills? Here is what to do When we started working on talent arbitrage, we were determined to find out ways through which our learners can start earning on the side even before they acquired fully-developed  professional level skill sets, which could take 6 months to develop.  Your learning goes to the next level when …

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Remote work

Top 10 work-from-home assignments 

As per FlexJobs 2023 State of Remote Freelance Jobs Report, here are the top 10 assignments: If you can already perform any of the above assignments, you may be able to secure some initial projects if you build your track record and do outreach.  However, if you want a high inflow of work and consistent …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lessons from 3-year-old kid’s mother who earned USD 1000 from remote work in under 4 months working 2-3 hrs/day

Aarti Shinde has a 3 year old son and lives in Mumbai with her family. She worked in marketing and client servicing for 7 years, but then had to take a career break of 6 years in 2017 to devote time to her family.  In August 2023, she started learning some skills to perform remote …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Don’t end up in spam : personalise emails with AI

Ever spent hours crafting the perfect email to a potential client, only to be met with deafening silence?  It’s frustrating, isn’t it?  You check your inbox obsessively, wondering if your message was too bland, too bold, or—worse—lost in the digital void. A poorly crafted email can make or break your chance of landing that dream …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Don’t end up in spam : personalise emails with AI

Ever spent hours crafting the perfect email to a potential client, only to be met with deafening silence?  It’s frustrating, isn’t it?  You check your inbox obsessively, wondering if your message was too bland, too bold, or—worse—lost in the digital void. A poorly crafted email can make or break your chance of landing that dream …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Slash your presentation prep time with AI – create stunning slides and get international remote work

Ever found yourself stuck in front of a blank PowerPoint slide, wishing for a spark of inspiration to strike?  Crafting a compelling presentation can be as daunting as speaking to a packed room! We’ve all faced those moments, staring at the screen, trying to turn raw data and ideas into an engaging narrative. Think about …