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The Beauty of Rejection, Part I

Posted 3rd April 2009 at 10:04 AM by J. Smith Adams

Rejection is like the gas in your car, you'll get nowhere without it. Freelancers are generally overdosed in rejection. So much so, many become so discouraged they give up all together.

In many ways, those that give up are supposed to give up. I'm not hinting at some type of business Darwinism, but those who continue to press do so for a reason.

When I first started freelancing rejection used to ruin my day and my sleep at night. I absolutely hated seeing my bids declined...
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Muhammad Ali, The Greatest Marketer Ever?

Posted 3rd April 2009 at 10:02 AM by J. Smith Adams

So I'm having a rather intense conversation at dinner with a journalist. She was detailing the tenets of classical journalism and how important it is to the fabric of America. The conversation then took an interesting turn.

We spoke about how journalists and the companies they work for have to mix the news with tabloid marketing. I maintain true journalists report facts, while marketers create facts...this is when she almost choked on her pepper steak.

If you peel back...
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Are Rich People Smarter or Braver than You?

Posted 3rd April 2009 at 09:58 AM by J. Smith Adams

Have you ever wondered what is the real reason some people are so much more successful than others? Let's first eliminate the trust fund babies, the temporarily rich lottery winners and inherited wealth. You are still left with thousands if not millions of people on the planet who through their hard thinking have created financial security for their families. So what's wrong with you?

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For one, intelligence is so overrated as to be a marketing scheme. When I say intelligence,...
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