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Tom Meitner

Feeling the Sting of Failure

On hot tubs and copywriting mistakes…

I broke the most important rule of freelancing

I didn’t even realize it – but I fell into the trap.

He treated me like a child

Hey Reader,
I could feel the heat rising in my face, I was so mad and embarrassed.
The year is 2016, and I’m working as a bartender a few nights a week to bring in a little bit of cash.
I had made every mistake in the book with my business, and it was on life support.
The job was fine. Bartending is fun, for the most part.
But bartending was also a job I took back in my early twenties. I did it in college.
Going back a decade later felt like a huge step backwards. Yet, I did it because I have…

He went 😳 when I said this to him…

I blew the mind of a writing student with this answer. Are you falling for it, too?

It doesn’t matter what you want – this is what makes a real difference

This hidden motivation is why you’re not winning.