Some people have been posting on LinkedIn for the past 3 years, yet they can't boast of one inbound gig, let alone a retainer.
The funny thing is that they know the solution to this problem is to:
- Send more personalized cold emails.
- Warm pitch prospective clients.
- Input keywords their ICPs are typing into search bar
- Connect with more CEOs, Founders, HRs than fellow freelancers
- Tag the brands they want to work with creatively on their posts occasionally.
- Optimize your Linkedin profile (fill in every section to the brim)
- Write ultraspecific newsletters
And lots more.
Unfortunately they are too lazy to do all these💔🤕
PS: Take this as a part 2 on how I get gigs on Linkedin.
Don’t chase First Class alone, chase becoming well-rounded. Be the student and the story.
Join clubs like AIESEC, JCI, and ENACTUS. Go where the leaders are made.
Grades open doors; extracurriculars open rooms you didn’t know existed.
Apply for internships early. Experience makes theory come alive. Your future self will thank you for the experience.
Look out for fully funded conferences. Some of your biggest breaks come free.
Keep your CV alive. Update it like your playlist.
Build real relationships with your lecturers. You will need more than transcripts for recommendation letters.
Your course mates are more than classmates. Don’t delete their numbers after graduating.
Stay in touch. The network you build now travels with you forever.
Your health is wealth. Rest is not a reward, it is a requirement.
Ask questions. Engage in class. You belong in every room you walk into.
Don’t shrink to fit in. University is where you expand, not disappear.
Attend seminars and public lectures, even the ones outside your course. Curiosity pays interest.
Document your journey. Keep a portfolio, a blog, or a journal. Your growth deserves evidence.
Celebrate your small wins. They are the foundation that shapes your bigger story.
do this for just 3 years and i promise you’ll already start feeling like a billionaire.
if you’re coming from a humble background and want to build wealth, whether you’re a small business owner or an employee earning a salary or business profits, one of the best places to start is with two types of assets: money market mutual funds and the capital market.
but listen carefully;
one of the most important things you need to work on is your mind. people who come from poor or humble backgrounds always develop what is called a scarcity mentality.
work on your mindset, per se. you must understand that delayed gratification is essential for building wealth. many people say they want to become wealthy but cos of their background, they struggle with delayed gratification. they invest, sell for quick returns, make a little profit and that’s it. they never allow wealth to compound.
let me tell you a profound truth; wealth building is hard but it is also simple if you follow sound wealth principles, it has to do with consistency.
when i say consistency, i mean that every month you should budget a specific amount to put into your mutual funds and another amount to invest in stocks. choose a few quality companies and keep adding to your positions. you shouldn’t be concerned about price. what you should be thinking about is ownership. focus on quantity not short term price movements. there is a difference between focusing on price and focusing on ownership.
every month, when your salary arrives or your business profits, take an amount, no matter how small and consistently add to your treasury bills, mutual funds, and stock holdings. don’t do it cos you want to feel among or cos you made more money that month. put a structure in place and follow it consistently.
learn this early and execute, your future self will thank you in 3-5 years 👍
Aswath Damodaran is the dean of valuation.
He's also one of the world's best investment teachers.
Today, I'm sharing his slide deck about investment philosophies:
@POvrawah AUDUSD and NZDUSD are supposed to be positive correlation pairs, how do you approach it since AU is showing sells and NU is showing buys boss?
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The moving man, shouldn't because of the fear of uncertainties, decide to stop moving.
The moving man is allowed to take pauses, in between his movements.
He should take the bold risks of detours, hitchhiking and redirections.
The moving man should keep moving, regardless.
Search up Jim Rohn on Youtube and watch him.
Read McKinsey articles to learn about industry shifts .
Finally, I kid you not, go on @BukkyOA page, under videos and watch videos starting from January
it is an unwritten rule of life that after every prolonged period of hardship and uncertainty, there is going to be a period when you are going to achieve quantum leaps across multiple areas of your life. the only requirement is that you do not give up on yourself
There are lots of opportunities out there.
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