The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Soloist
Harriet Rubin discusses the most important lesson she has learned during her two years as a soloist: the very same things that make soloing rewarding are exa... Read story
Harriet Rubin
The Soloist
In the August 1998 issue of Inc. , Rubin began chronicling her career as a solo act. In this excerpt from her diary, she searches for her own identit... Read story
The Close-to-Complete Diary of Harriet Rubin: Excerpt 2: Davos, Here I Come
In Excerpt 1, "January 1998: Taking the Plunge," Rubin talks about making the great leap into independent consulting after a long career as an editor ... Read story
The Close-to-Complete Diary of Harriet Rubin: Excerpt 3: Going All the Way (or trying to)
In earlier diary excerpts, Rubin talks about making the leap into independent consulting after a long career as an editor at Doubleday. Here, she deta... Read story
The Close-to-Complete Diary of Harriet Rubin: Excerpt 1, January 1998
January 1998: Taking the Plunge ... Read story
A Brief Introduction
These entries are from a diary I started six months after quitting my day job as a business-book publisher on July 31, 1997, to go solo. The first six mon... Read story
Diary of a Soloist
In the March 1998 issue of Inc. , Rubin announced her desire to shuck corporate trappings and strike out on her own. Here are excerpts from her journ... Read story
Peter's Principles
Book editor Rubin talks with Peter Drucker about how he built a long-standing brand around his own knowledge and how to prepare for a career as a solo act. Read story
