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Work More Earn Less Doesn't Pay | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

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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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

Men With Pens

Now, of course, self-help books are not always a total waste of time. They can be inspiring, they can be uplifting, or they can help you reach your goals, from learning how to juggle to shaking off low self-esteem to improving your business. But a good self-help book knows its own limits. But where is the line?

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

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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How NOT to Get the Freelance Job - and What to Do | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

DON’T have low self-esteem. The two that really tweak my lug nuts are: following directions and showing some self-esteem. After reading through thousands of job applications, it’s amazing how much a little copywriting training would help almost everyone. Always throws me for a bit!

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

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. Also you are training a tribe of people to take specific calls to action. ’ Phil Simon´s last blog. You’re so close, Tom!

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