Set goals that corner you into regularly delivering creative work.
Because regularly delivering creative work gets your further than wishing to do creative work.
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Who doesn’t want clients to pay more, spread the word, and be supportive?
In order to have good clients, you first have to be a good freelancer.
Expediting is different from rushing.
Taking shortcuts, hustling, and compromising may end up in re-doing.
Typography, just like headshots and outfits, may be all that people notice. Especially when they’re in a hurry.
Make sure your typography helps tell your story.
Saying ‘not right now’ to prospects can be terrifying.
But saying ‘no’ to them means you get to keep saying ‘yes’ to the customers you’re willing to delight.
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Pay attention to what they do.
If it’s different from what they say, be curious about the fears that get in their way and the dreams that drive them.
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Before engaging with them, ask yourself: ‘What do they expect from me?’
How do they expect your hair, the condition of your cuticles, your demeanor, your friends, and tactics to be?
When their eyes are on you, let your hair, cuticles, demeanor, friends, and tactics speak for you: ‘I care to see you!’
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Behaving with entitlement feels so right today but creates more work for tomorrow.
The work to mend relationships and regain serenity ultimately keeps us from the goal we set out to achieve in the first place.
That’s why fulfilling responsibilities is more worthwhile than asserting rights.
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Most of us act out of fear. Everyday we put on a show, seeking one more day of employment, recognition, and acceptance.
Then there are some who reject fear and its accompanying burden. They dance as if no one is looking, and give as if they have an endless reserve
Employment, recognition, and acceptance seek THEM out!
Bravery is having courage despite fear of rejection.
Practice bravery everyday by being kind, making the first move, speaking up, rejecting what’s useless, elevating the dejected, choosing right over pleasant, letting them go first, and preparing for tomorrow.
