Independent Insights: LinkedIn-spiration and to-do list alternatives

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="nl-container" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff" width="100%"><tbody> <tr><td><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:5px;color:#000;width:615px;margin:0 auto" width="615"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><span style=""><em>👋 Welcome to Independent Insights, </em><em>where we gather member wisdom and expert insights from Pollen to take your consulting business to the next level.&nbsp;</em></span><em>This will give you a glimpse of what's happening inside&nbsp;Pollen.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;">&nbsp;🔗 <em>Any events or resources linked are open to everyone.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><em>➡️&nbsp;<a href="http://email.runpollen.com/e/c/eyJlIjoxMjU2ODEsImVtYWlsX2lkIjoiZXhhbXBsZSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL2FwcGxpY2F0aW9ucy5ydW5wb2xsZW4uY29tL2Zsb3cvYXBwbGljYXRpb25zL3ZhcmlhbnQvbWFpbj91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249NSUyRjIzJTJGMjQrUm91bmR1cCslMjhOb24tbWVtYmVycyUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50PTUlMkYyMyUyRjI0K1dlZWtseStSb3VuZHVwKyUyOG5vbi1tZW1iZXJzJTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbF9hY3Rpb25cdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwidCI6MTcxODIxMDM1NX0/5e43b01e41c989adffa34f10d1471c516a89ec4ac071ef4388dc589e047d863d" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; 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Videos have also gained WAY more traction, and it seems the LESS work I put in, the better they do, ironically enough. No fancy edits, sometimes I barely even dress up, I just make sure my lighting is bright enough to see me, that’s it. Record, post.&nbsp;</em></span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Devin, Systems Strategist: </strong><em>I find all of my best inspiration for content away from my computer. Sometimes I get a PING on a call with a client, but otherwise it's when my brain is NOT thinking about work. It's when I’m on a walk, meditating, watching my burrito being made at the farmer’s market, dinner with a friend, etc.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><em><br> </em><em>SO I have a form on my phone where I can enter in some quick ideas whenever I have them. This form is linked to my content database. When I sit down to write new content, I always have 100+ ideas to start with.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Get more ideas to make posts flow freely in the post</strong><strong>.</strong></span></p></div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div align="center" class="alignment"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr> </tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> <strong>💰 Expert insight: Get clear on what taxes you actually need to pay</strong></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#343446;width:615px;margin:0 auto" width="615"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;">As your business expands, so might your tax responsibilities.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp; </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;">Expert-in-Residence <strong><a class="" href="http://email.runpollen.com/e/c/eyJlIjoxMjU2ODEsImVtYWlsX2lkIjoiZXhhbXBsZSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5uYWNvbmRyYW1vcmFuLmNvbS8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTUlMkYyMyUyRjI0K1JvdW5kdXArJTI4Tm9uLW1lbWJlcnMlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudD01JTJGMjMlMkYyNCtXZWVrbHkrUm91bmR1cCslMjhub24tbWVtYmVycyUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWxfYWN0aW9uXHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsInQiOjE3MTgyMTAzNTV9/debf1c624bc07795c8ec21571a3b29b597597eeef7d869b702f8b2a970c0684a" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #343446;" target="_blank"><strong>Nacondra Moran</strong></a></strong> breaks down the six most common types of taxes for small business owners:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>Self-Employment Tax: The Freelancer’s BFF</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><em>For freelancers and sole proprietors, self-employment tax covers your contributions to Social Security and Medicare. Unlike traditional employees, who share this tax burden with their employers, freelancers pay the full amount themselves.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>Sales Tax: The Checkout Gatekeeper</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><em><span style="background-color:#ffdf8f;">If you sell goods or certain services, you might need to collect sales tax from your customers.</span> This tax is based on the sale price and is governed by state and local laws, so the rate can vary depending on where your business is located and where your customers are.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>Payroll Tax: The Team Player</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><em>If you have employees, you’ll deal with payroll taxes. These are taxes that an employer withholds from employees' wages, including Social Security and Medicare taxes. It’s essential to manage these correctly to stay compliant with federal regulations.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>See all the info on Income, Franchise or Corporate, and Estimated taxes </strong><strong>in the post</strong><strong>.</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div align="center" class="alignment"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td class="pad"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong>📝 Community roundup: Feel better about your productivity with these twists on the typical to-do list</strong></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;">Everyone has their own unique way of approaching the to-do list, but if you’re frequently wondering if you’re tackling the right priorities or accomplishing enough, try these alternatives too:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Rachel, Content Writer: </strong><em><span style="background-color:#ffdf8f;">I often make a to-do and a to-don’t list — basically, brain dumping everything I “needed” to do and then moving items to my to-do or to-don’t list.</span> It was a great prioritization technique when everything felt urgent!</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Brandy, Brand Strategist: </strong><em>Try creating a “done list” alongside your to-do list. Instead of just crossing things off your to-do list, and inevitably seeing the list still have things to do on it (since it never ends), you also write a “done list” of what you’ve gotten done. It helps you see how much you really are doing, instead of trying to get to the end of a never ending list.&nbsp;</em></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><br><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Get more suggestions in the discussion</strong><strong>, including a “should” brain dump.</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-5" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:615px;margin:0 auto" width="615"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div align="center" class="alignment"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> <strong>🧠 Featured Asset: </strong><strong>Entrepreneurial Mindset Sprint Workbook</strong></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"> <span style="font-size:16px;">Yesterday we wrapped up the <a href="http://email.runpollen.com/e/c/eyJlIjoxMjU2ODEsImVtYWlsX2lkIjoiZXhhbXBsZSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL3J1bnBvbGxlbi5jb20vc3ByaW50L2VudHJlcHJlbmV1cmlhbC1taW5kc2V0P3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj01JTJGMjMlMkYyNCtSb3VuZHVwKyUyOE5vbi1tZW1iZXJzJTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9NSUyRjIzJTJGMjQrV2Vla2x5K1JvdW5kdXArJTI4bm9uLW1lbWJlcnMlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2FjdGlvblx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJ0IjoxNzE4MjEwMzU1fQ/3a234c7a757c8f86812523a474c9a5ea9c29ea2708d9450963b37a8bdcceb279" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #343446;" target="_blank">Entrepreneurial Mindset Sprint</a> with <strong><a class="" href="http://email.runpollen.com/e/c/eyJlIjoxMjU2ODEsImVtYWlsX2lkIjoiZXhhbXBsZSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL2FuZ2VsYXBhcmtlci5jb20vP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj01JTJGMjMlMkYyNCtSb3VuZHVwKyUyOE5vbi1tZW1iZXJzJTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9NSUyRjIzJTJGMjQrV2Vla2x5K1JvdW5kdXArJTI4bm9uLW1lbWJlcnMlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2FjdGlvblx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJ0IjoxNzE4MjEwMzU1fQ/2ff07a14e318773acc572b5c1426a41fe1aa4d470314806c998f964f38cad10c" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #343446;" target="_blank"><strong>Angela Parker</strong></a></strong>. The process unlocked valuable realizations and progress for participants.&nbsp;</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:18px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;">If you weren’t able to attend the Sprint live or missed sessions, you can access the Workbook to go through the exercises.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><br><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Access the Asset here</strong><strong>.</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>New Assets and event recordings:</strong></span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:24px;font-size:16px"><li><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Uncover Your Ideal Clients and What Makes Them Buy: </strong>Slides, Worksheet and Event Recording</span></li><li> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Entrepreneurial Mindset Sprint:</strong> Session 1 Recording, Session 2 Recording, and Session 3 Recording</span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div align="center" class="alignment"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-6" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table 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