You must believe, boy
I’m in Toronto till Sunday. Hit me up if you’re around and want to meet.
As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.
—Rumi
You’re Indiana Jones taking the leap of faith in The Last Crusade. Except pop never left any instructions behind, and there always seems to be another invisible bridge to cross, and then another, and then another. Sometimes you’re so busy with all the leaping that you forget where you’re even going.
On another note, I’ve been learning a lot about how to find more clients so I can be more successful, more renowned, make more money, hire someone to do the work I don’t want to do (and have them thank me for it). Because then I’ll feel a little less of a loser, a little less lonely.
Anyway, I’ve discovered that being a successful independent service provider boils down to two things:
Knowing many people.
Making sure they remember you at the right time.
To know many people, you reach out to people. You go places often to meet people. You help people get what they want. You care about people. You be a person people want to be around and associate with. You do not be an asshole.
To make sure they remember you at the right time, you be everywhere, all the time, so they don’t even have to remember you, because you be already there.
Good luck.