01/30/2010 12:23 AM
Just because you work on as many gigs as humanly possible doesn’t mean you’re getting anywhere.
Many people who enter business for themselves or do freelance work for the first time think quantity over quality.
They accept an enormous amount of low-paying/non-paying gigs hoping it will turn into…something.
My advice: work smart, not hard. Think fewer, more worthwhile, assignments that will actually help grow your career.
Taking too many pointless gigs will eventually burn you out.
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01/25/2010 8:45 AM
I hope this quote inspires you:
“I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.”
- Erica Jong
Don’t let fear paralyze you. Take a chance in your life. Go all out for the things you always wanted. Dive off that cliff(not literally).
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01/23/2010 9:35 PM
I haven’t been meeting my pretentious quote quota lately.
Here ya’ go:
“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.”
- Vince Lombardi
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01/22/2010 12:26 AM
Think you’re the best? No one alive models, dances, acts, or sings better than you?
I don’t disagree with you, but that’s awfully hard to claim when you live in Middle of Nowhere, KS.
It’s a common belief that if you want to be the best you have to compete with the best.
Sometimes this means moving to a more competitive market.
So go on hot shot, head to the big city and see if you got what it takes.
No excuses. You’re the best aren’t you?
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COMMENTS: SATISFIED
Personally, I like the new device and welcome any technology that will help me in some way.
Over at Engadget, someone mentioned if they were to buy an iPad, it would be made obsolete by better technology in a year.
I thought this response to that statement was very insightful:
“Technology will always be outdated. Be happy with what you purchase, not what you AREN’T getting. If you’re always waiting, you’ll never be happy with what’s right in front of you.”
This type of thinking can/should be applied to camera equipment, computers, or any other technology. Learn to be satisfied with what you have now, not something to come at an unspecified time.
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