Men With Pens

MARCH 1, 2010

But having the self-esteem, confidence, and finding the balance is hard. I raised my graphic design rates several years ago and it made a huge difference in the clients I attracted, my income and my business self-esteem. Freelancing is NOT the gravy train, if you think it is, then you’ve got problems.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In fact, they seriously lack in professional qualifications, the kind required to be dispassionate and unbiased – essential skills if you truly want to help a person. Now, of course, self-help books are not always a total waste of time. But a good self-help book knows its own limits. Dunning-Kruger effect.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

Especially when you’re inexperienced, self-esteem issues come into play – having people you respect say that you’re doing something right. If the objective is training in a specific subject, some of these would work better than others. Is the goal training? Walking your own path takes a lot of guts.

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Speaking of links, if you have an ugly website with horrible copy that doesn’t reflect your skills, please don’t tell us. That said, don’t apply for internet jobs when you just came online, have no skills, no experience, but can definitely learn everything as you go along. DON’T have low self-esteem.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

A chance to show off all of my skills and convey the sense that “hey, I can do this for you too.&# But they’re terrible for training or intensive learning, for exactly the reasons you mention… and that’s exactly why paid content formats sit nicely right next to blogs and thrive. My blog is my proof of purchase.

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