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Keep Throwing Darts At The Dartboard
A note on persistence.
The past few weeks have been me focusing on a few key activities: writing a large number of articles, and applying for writing positions.
It honestly feels weird to me to be back in this sort of position. After all, I don’t have a proper resume, I’ve got little experience, and honestly, I still feel like an utter moron applying for some of these positions.
While I’m clearly not applying for freelance positions in these instances, I’m still throwing myself at these attempts for a few reasons. Part of it is because I am still looking for clients and even if I don’t land work I’m still in their system.
The second part is what’s more important as it’s honestly been keeping me going for these past few weeks:
The idea of keep throwing darts at the dartboard.
It’s a quote Will Ferrel said once in one of those Goalcast videos. I don’t remember the entirety of the speech but that line stuck out to me the most.
It resonates with me as it taps into one of the key aspects of who I am: my persistent nature.
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