10 things you need to know before turning pro
January 9, 2016 by melinda@tropicalwriting.com.au
- Attitude matters
- Education is an investment
- Giving is better than receiving
- Values cultivate respect
- Word-count matters – without content you have no business – see Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
- There is no such thing as perfection
- No one is laughing at you, in fact, most of us a rooting for you
- If at first you don’t succeed – see ‘The 1000 Day Rule: What Living the Dream Really Looks Like’ by Dan Andrews
- Surround yourself with experts (Jane Friedeman, Janna Penn and Dan Blank to name a few)
- Look back and see how far you’ve come – celebrate!!
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