This is such a wonderful story. I must say I resonate with your second quote a lot having been put in a position where I've had to be conscious of the few simple disciplines I had to practice, nowadays I'm able to keep tabs on my activities and I'm getting better result. The rest of the post was also great. I love the quotes hanging under your computer monitor, matter of fact, I'm saving that picture and I'm gonna print them so I can hang them by my bedside.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is practically a cliché. Education will not: the world is full of educated fools. Persistence and determination alone are all-powerful." Definitely writing this one down on a post it note. Great read very inspiration
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@andrewmcmillen I am thankful for this post as a newbie sometimes I get disappointed to. The point of quitting when my post don't get noticed but thanks to. You I will persist
Incredibly, I am very impressed with the three important motto of your life, and I will reflect back on the extent of the mistakes I have made during my life while imagining how diligently your struggle to exist in writing.
Your post is very memorable and an obsession for me, thank you.
I will try to be more relevant in the face of life.
The struggle to create structure is real and I think it's what holds many of us back from success (by 'us' I mean freelancers). Many of the pros of working for ourselves are also the cons, or can become them, if we don't have discipline. I'm having one of those unfocused drifter days, and it's just how I stumbled across your piece. A bit more inspired now to tackle what I'm supposed to be doing! Thank you.
Such a fluid tone that burst in me excitement and the enjoyment to read with full attention without pulling away. What excellent pieces of advice and wonderful experience sharing you've shared with us. Thank you for that @andrewmcmillen. I enjoyed your post! I think having mentors in life is such an important thing to have and I am glad you had such supportive ones to allow you to flourish as you have. Whether you decide to start anew on the post-it notes or not I do say that what you do have is excellent regardless...timeless notes for you to enjoy and even us.
I really understand you. I'm journalist and I'm only have 3 years working freelance. Sometimes writing articles (copywriting) or with social media. But I'm no really happy with that.
I can't find my passion in copywriting or being a community manager.
I'm proud of you and all your years with this amazing career.
I work as a photojournalist freelance for 3 years here in Brazil and I identified myself with everything that you exposed in this post. Very good read your experience.
I read the post from top to bottom and catched me like no thing does in a while. Maybe because I found some of my aspirations in it and some of my future desires:to be a writer and a journalist. And hell yeah, I have to let the fifa controller in order to put my priorityes on the top of my list. Thank you for your advices. Signed a new guy on steemit
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wow this is really great.... i think you are a lovely writer especially with the approach you use in explaining the motto of your life... it gives me hope to keeping on writing because i have seen some one who has made it and it stirrs up the burning desire in me to keep on writing at all cost.
thanks so much.
Thank you so much for sharing. I am a Manager/Promoter and a branding merch illustrator . I work a lone a lot. When I do my events it is great because I am like you, so use to working around a lot of people. This is a great article to really see how to get focused stay focused and stay on the task. Thank you I truly needed this!
A lot of your article resonated with me. I think of 'dead time' as the time I'm a passenger on the bus that is my life, and 'alive time' is when I take over the driver seat. It's about being less reactive and more in control of my direction. All the best for your next incarnation at The Australian.
Great post. As a designer and freelancer of many years I often think about how other freelancers deal with uncertainty and loneliness. I guess moving back and forth from work environments to freelancing makes for a good balance. Even through many years of freelancing I seem to change my routines and habits all the time, which ones proved the best for your productivity and peace of mind? Upvoted, following and hoping to read more coming from you. Finally, I'm curious to know, have mentored others?
Thanks. The best routines I developed over the years are fairly obvious, but they helped a lot: namely, to work approximately 9am to 5pm weekdays, and to take weekends off. Or in other words: to treat my freelance career as a regular, full-time job, and to try to use that time each day productively. I failed sometimes, but I also succeeded most days. And yes, I have mentored others in the last five or so years. It's rewarding, and I like it.
Thankyou so much for writing this post. It was absolutely motivating.
I love narration, I love it when people take time out of their busy life and pay attention just to hear what you have to say. It's a great feeling makes you realise how important you are.
Those posts kept you company in the hard times, never cut down the stuff that helped you get better when the world and destiny weren't your friends.
As you succeed and achieve new heights in your career those quotes will keep reminding you of how difficult this journey has been and help you to enjoy it even more.
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Well, a person can certainly tell by reading this intelligent, informative and inspiring piece that you have put in the hours required to succeed and I wish you well in the next step of your ascent. I, myself, have been self employed since 1989 with varying degrees of financial success. And yet, in my mind, always successful - ducking and diving, getting my hustle on and living my life strictly on my own particularly peculiar terms. I have always considered myself to be a visual artist but, following a profound and unexpected spiritual epiphany where the spirits literally spoke to me, am now being encouraged to write. Your experience with mentors sounds incredible and stands on solid proven ground - fancy being mine? ;) Be happy, be well and enjoy your sunshine xox
It is very inspiring, motivational, enthusiastic post.coordination of personal experience and perseverance provoking quotation towards success have made it extraordinary. A good lesson we have gotten through your post
Think less about the specific word choice and more about the underlying truth. “Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at it.” “A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.” “Journalism can never be silent: That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault.
Nice story. But you certainly would not have written it if you did not expect feedback. I think, and you perhaps too, that these rules are not your rules. They belong to other people. If you really like, what you are doing and if you get easily in a kind of flow, there is no need for rules.
It is time to remove the post-it notes on your monitor.
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This is such a wonderful story. I must say I resonate with your second quote a lot having been put in a position where I've had to be conscious of the few simple disciplines I had to practice, nowadays I'm able to keep tabs on my activities and I'm getting better result. The rest of the post was also great. I love the quotes hanging under your computer monitor, matter of fact, I'm saving that picture and I'm gonna print them so I can hang them by my bedside.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is practically a cliché. Education will not: the world is full of educated fools. Persistence and determination alone are all-powerful." Definitely writing this one down on a post it note. Great read very inspiration
Success is not a easy tast at all. Successful human being always try hard in working. And yes I like your motivation.Great post
I believe hard work will pay off long time
A great suggestion you have shared for all the stemians, to make me more passionate and motivated when I read your post, thanks to @andrewmcmillen, has motivated me to have a mentor in life, once again thank me for your contribution give it away.
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@andrewmcmillen I am thankful for this post as a newbie sometimes I get disappointed to. The point of quitting when my post don't get noticed but thanks to. You I will persist
As a newbie who is struggling to be noticed in this platform this post is very encouraging @andrewmcmillen
Incredibly, I am very impressed with the three important motto of your life, and I will reflect back on the extent of the mistakes I have made during my life while imagining how diligently your struggle to exist in writing.
Your post is very memorable and an obsession for me, thank you.
I will try to be more relevant in the face of life.
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I admire those who work for themselves instead of being a mere employee.
i need these post-it notes added to the other 99 i have stuck to my computer at work ! Haha great
The struggle to create structure is real and I think it's what holds many of us back from success (by 'us' I mean freelancers). Many of the pros of working for ourselves are also the cons, or can become them, if we don't have discipline. I'm having one of those unfocused drifter days, and it's just how I stumbled across your piece. A bit more inspired now to tackle what I'm supposed to be doing! Thank you.
Such a fluid tone that burst in me excitement and the enjoyment to read with full attention without pulling away. What excellent pieces of advice and wonderful experience sharing you've shared with us. Thank you for that @andrewmcmillen. I enjoyed your post! I think having mentors in life is such an important thing to have and I am glad you had such supportive ones to allow you to flourish as you have. Whether you decide to start anew on the post-it notes or not I do say that what you do have is excellent regardless...timeless notes for you to enjoy and even us.
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I really understand you. I'm journalist and I'm only have 3 years working freelance. Sometimes writing articles (copywriting) or with social media. But I'm no really happy with that.
I can't find my passion in copywriting or being a community manager.
I'm proud of you and all your years with this amazing career.
I work as a photojournalist freelance for 3 years here in Brazil and I identified myself with everything that you exposed in this post. Very good read your experience.
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I read the post from top to bottom and catched me like no thing does in a while. Maybe because I found some of my aspirations in it and some of my future desires:to be a writer and a journalist. And hell yeah, I have to let the fifa controller in order to put my priorityes on the top of my list. Thank you for your advices. Signed a new guy on steemit
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wow this is really great.... i think you are a lovely writer especially with the approach you use in explaining the motto of your life... it gives me hope to keeping on writing because i have seen some one who has made it and it stirrs up the burning desire in me to keep on writing at all cost.
thanks so much.
Thank you so much for sharing. I am a Manager/Promoter and a branding merch illustrator . I work a lone a lot. When I do my events it is great because I am like you, so use to working around a lot of people. This is a great article to really see how to get focused stay focused and stay on the task. Thank you I truly needed this!
A lot of your article resonated with me. I think of 'dead time' as the time I'm a passenger on the bus that is my life, and 'alive time' is when I take over the driver seat. It's about being less reactive and more in control of my direction. All the best for your next incarnation at The Australian.
Great post. As a designer and freelancer of many years I often think about how other freelancers deal with uncertainty and loneliness. I guess moving back and forth from work environments to freelancing makes for a good balance. Even through many years of freelancing I seem to change my routines and habits all the time, which ones proved the best for your productivity and peace of mind? Upvoted, following and hoping to read more coming from you. Finally, I'm curious to know, have mentored others?
Thanks. The best routines I developed over the years are fairly obvious, but they helped a lot: namely, to work approximately 9am to 5pm weekdays, and to take weekends off. Or in other words: to treat my freelance career as a regular, full-time job, and to try to use that time each day productively. I failed sometimes, but I also succeeded most days. And yes, I have mentored others in the last five or so years. It's rewarding, and I like it.
Cool, that makes sense. I think those are the best strategies. I am following you to improve my writing skills. Thanks for the reply!
Great piece! It's nice to see an in-depth post, rather than a bunch of bullet points.
Thank you for your great article, I’m not a writer but your lessons easily translate to all endeavors one might chooser to peruse.
Thankyou so much for writing this post. It was absolutely motivating.
I love narration, I love it when people take time out of their busy life and pay attention just to hear what you have to say. It's a great feeling makes you realise how important you are.
Those posts kept you company in the hard times, never cut down the stuff that helped you get better when the world and destiny weren't your friends.
As you succeed and achieve new heights in your career those quotes will keep reminding you of how difficult this journey has been and help you to enjoy it even more.
really good post. lot of positive points in your post. i am also a strong beliver of positive thinking. lot of positive points to be noted in your post and to be adopted from your post. you must have really taken great time it needs to prepare this post. all the 3 slips are good. i subscribed your newsletter. hope to enjoy more positive thoughts. i liked your point that more than money you enjoy your work. good writer in you
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Well, a person can certainly tell by reading this intelligent, informative and inspiring piece that you have put in the hours required to succeed and I wish you well in the next step of your ascent. I, myself, have been self employed since 1989 with varying degrees of financial success. And yet, in my mind, always successful - ducking and diving, getting my hustle on and living my life strictly on my own particularly peculiar terms. I have always considered myself to be a visual artist but, following a profound and unexpected spiritual epiphany where the spirits literally spoke to me, am now being encouraged to write. Your experience with mentors sounds incredible and stands on solid proven ground - fancy being mine? ;) Be happy, be well and enjoy your sunshine xox
I'm not looking to take on any other mentees at present, but I appreciate you asking. Nice hustling ;)
I can relate. The struggle is real.
It's self satisfying,when we do things for passion.
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Think less about the specific word choice and more about the underlying truth. “Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at it.” “A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.” “Journalism can never be silent: That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault.
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Excellent post really enjoyed your style of writing. I felt as you are standing in front of me and talking .
Nice story. But you certainly would not have written it if you did not expect feedback. I think, and you perhaps too, that these rules are not your rules. They belong to other people. If you really like, what you are doing and if you get easily in a kind of flow, there is no need for rules.
It is time to remove the post-it notes on your monitor.
Thank you for sharing your freelance journalist experience.
Great job as a freelance journalist,keep it up.
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