Boring Issues©️

We don't hide our issues... we share them.

  1. Lees verder: Your paycheck is the problem
    Your paycheck is the problem

    Your paycheck is the problem

    door Penelope Stephens

    POV: You're frustrated with your 9-5; your colleagues, your boss and the work sucks. Its been 13 days since you've been paid. Tomorrow's pay day. Y...
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  2. Lees verder: Why you were never meant to fit in at school
    Why you were never meant to fit in at school

    Why you were never meant to fit in at school

    door Penelope Stephens

    Did you fail at school? Yeah, same. But now I have more freedom (and make more money 🤫) than the Valedictorian.  The school system is not made for ...
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  3. Lees verder: A guide to finding your personal brand.
    A guide to finding your personal brand.

    A guide to finding your personal brand.

    door Penelope Stephens

    We get asked so often about building personal brands and it can seem complicated when we explain all the ins and outs of building a brand.    But t...
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  4. Lees verder: The thing you want to do is not that hard.
    The thing you want to do is not that hard.

    The thing you want to do is not that hard.

    door Penelope Stephens

    Seriously, hear me out... Since I was around 8 years old, I have had a notebook on me at all times. These notebooks have been filled with stories, ...
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  5. Lees verder: Side Hustles Can’t Survive on Crumbs
    Side Hustles Can’t Survive on Crumbs

    Side Hustles Can’t Survive on Crumbs

    door Penelope Stephens

    POV: You’re dying to start that creative business, side hustle or freelancing journey but you’re just so darn tired.  We get it.  Let me tell you a...
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  6. Lees verder: A Guide to outgrowing your environment.
    A Guide to outgrowing your environment.

    A Guide to outgrowing your environment.

    door Penelope Stephens

    Can you succeed by scrolling from your childhood bedroom? As you may know, we are chronically online and I watch a lotttt of videos everyday.Yes, I...
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  7. Lees verder: The real mistake? Having a 9-5.
    The real mistake? Having a 9-5.

    The real mistake? Having a 9-5.

    door Penelope Stephens

    You probably noticed that we had a new product launch recently. I won’t lie, the launch has been a lot of work. As I was writing copy to relate to ...
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  8. Lees verder: Does being an entrepreneur run in your blood?
    Does being an entrepreneur run in your blood?

    Does being an entrepreneur run in your blood?

    door Penelope Stephens

    There are almost 20,000 people on this email list (omg) and each one of you is important to us. But there has been one person who's been here since...
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  9. Lees verder: How my 9-5 almost broke me
    How my 9-5 almost broke me

    How my 9-5 almost broke me

    door Penelope Stephens

    But getting sick wasn't in the job description? Here's what I learnt from 10 months in a corporate 9-5. Trust your gut (literally)Everyday for 10 m...
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  10. Lees verder: How I became a business owner
    How I became a business owner

    How I became a business owner

    door Penelope Stephens

    You don't have to take your current job to the grave. Boring Studios wouldn't exist if I had settled for the past. So last week I spoke about Forre...
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  11. Lees verder: How I failed as a freelancer
    How I failed as a freelancer

    How I failed as a freelancer

    door Penelope Stephens

    1 in 5 freelancers fail 🥲 Here's how to be one of the other four. That's a yucky stat for your Friday. We love a delulu creative but sometimes you...
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  12. Lees verder: How to be a sell out
    How to be a sell out

    How to be a sell out

    door Penelope Stephens

    "But I'm a creative... not a content creator" Let's chat personal brands and marketing... but first, let me tell you a quick story. Long before Bor...
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