Thread by @WebWillWeaver

From a broken college dropout to design agency owner

5 lessons I learned (It was painful)

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2.5 years ago, I was fired from my 9-5 job

That moment, I decided:
It's time to make a change

I became a freelancer
I started making money online

My first gig worth $10
And this month I closed my first $6500 client

Here's what I learned 👇

1. Your limitations exist inside your brain

Whenever you say "I can't"
Whenever you say "I don't deserve"
Whenever you say "I don't have experience"

It's your inner fear screaming

You can work
With anyone
From anywhere
However you want

No rules are written

2. Your network is worth millions

Twitter is not about tweets
Twitter is about connections

The true power is people
You can connect with businessmen and millionaires
From all around the world

Slide into their DMs.
Talk to them. Make friends.

3. You need to become a shameless self-promoter

Don't be shy
Promote, Promote, Promote

Be proud of what you're doing
If you want to be a go-to person
First, make sure people know what you're doing

Put your name out there

4. Spend money to make money

You can learn EVERYTHING for free
But there Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

You pay with your time

It took me 2.5 years of trials and errors to "get" freelancing
I could do it in 6 months with the right tools

Buy courses
Buy coaching
Join communities. Invest in yourself

Turn your money into opportunities

5. Take your time
Rome wasn't built in a day

Don't stop if it doesn't work in the first iteration
Don't pay attention to how much time it took others to build their empire.

Keep going
Keep refining
Keep trying and failing

The person who fails the most wins

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I'm going to try doing daily threads this week about:

- Freelance
- Web Design
- Personal Branding

Do you have any questions?