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Grateful for this journey
Thank you, Contra, for making my individual year truly meaningful
I want to say one honest thing to anyone just starting out:
You donât need magic
You donât need virality
You just need consistency
For me, it took around 150 applications/reach-outs to land my first $25K.
If you look closely at the graph, you will see it clearly:
The first 3 months, I applied relentlessly and showed up every single day
In the next 9 months, I barely applied to 2â3 jobs total
The work you put in early compounds quietly later
If you are a beginner feeling stuck or impatient, keep going.
Your breakthrough might be closer than you think
Goated đ
Thanks brother đ»
Keep pushing!
Let me add 1 more thing. Keep pushing, keep enjoying... Thank you for your words Kiera đ
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