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    Here's where most freelancers f*ck up

    They rely on applying to job postings to generate 100% of their revenue. If you're an early-stage freelancer, or even a veteran struggling to reach a level of comfort and stability in your work... this one's for you. Are freelance job postings bad? Absolutely not. If

    Here's where most freelancers f*ck up
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    3 Lessons I Learned From a 10-minute Phone Call with Gary Vee

    It was May 12th, 2016 at 3 p.m. Not a date of particular meaning for most people—but I watched the seconds tick by, more nervous than I’d ever been for a phone call. Any moment now, Gary Vaynerchuk was going to call.

    3 Lessons I Learned From a 10-minute Phone Call with Gary Vee
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    How I 10x’d my Writing Speed with a Glass of Bourbon

    Hemingway used to say “write drunk, edit sober” so I thought I’d give it a shot (pun intended). I sat down with my Old Fashioned and started drafting a quick outline.

    How I 10x’d my Writing Speed with a Glass of Bourbon

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    What to do when the work you’re great at no longer excites you

    What do you do when your passions no longer align with the skills you’ve spent years developing? When your experience points in one direction, but your curiosity pulls you somewhere new? At some stage in our professional lives, we may notice a growing gap between what we’re good

    What to do when the work you’re great at no longer excites you
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    I have no passions and I hate working

    A message from one of my newsletter readers stopped me in my tracks this week. He said: I have no passions and I hate working. I'm 35 years old, I should be over this by now. But I honestly hate working. I need a new job because I&

    I have no passions and I hate working
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    Stuck on a goal? Try this unusual trick.

    Let’s be honest — setting a goal is the easy part. The hard part? Figuring out how to actually start moving toward it when your mind is stuck in a fog. Maybe you’ve been sitting at your desk, staring at a blank screen or notebook, trying to “figure it

    Stuck on a goal? Try this unusual trick.
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