self-employment

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fractional-coofractional-coo

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Jan 12, 2026

If you’re secretly done with your job, read this

I built Future Fractional for people who know they can’t keep doing this forever.

Mary Alice Duff

boundaries boundaries

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Dec 29, 2025

An anti-hustle, anti-grind 2026 visioning exercise

And some notes about redirected ambition.

Mary Alice Duff

operationsoperations

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Nov 10, 2025

How Compartmentalizing Broke My Brain (and How Coherence Put It Back Together)

The evolution of how I work—and what it taught me about building sustainable systems

Mary Alice Duff

portfolio-careersportfolio-careers

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Nov 03, 2025

DaVinci: the OG Portfolio Careerist

Why “portfolio work” might be our most natural—and necessary—way to earn a living

Mary Alice Duff

operationsoperations

+3+3

Sep 22, 2025

How to Make Fractional Work... Work

Why founder/ fractional relationships fail and what it takes to get them right.

Mary Alice Duff

fractional-coofractional-coo

+3+3

Sep 15, 2025

Why are we still working for jerks?

With a dozen different ways to earn a living surely we don't need these assholes

Mary Alice Duff

fractional-coofractional-coo

+2+2

Aug 18, 2025

So You Want to Be a Fractional Ops Leader?

What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Actually Get Started as a Fractional COO, Fractional Chief of Staff or Fractional Project Lead

Mary Alice Duff

fractional-coofractional-coo

+2+2

Jul 28, 2025

Your Brain Is the Business

How to price, plan, and protect your energy like the asset it is.

Mary Alice Duff

operationsoperations

+3+3

Jul 14, 2025

The operators AI can't replace

How to use your humanity as a competitive edge

Mary Alice Duff