Comments on: Coffee Break: Why Are We Afraid To Put Ourselves Out There? http://www.freelancedom.com/2008/08/01/coffee-break-why-are-we-afraid-to-put-ourselves-out-there/ From Bunny Slippers to Business Plans Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steph Auteri http://www.freelancedom.com/2008/08/01/coffee-break-why-are-we-afraid-to-put-ourselves-out-there/#comment-38 Steph Auteri Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:46:20 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=29#comment-38 I think you're right. I think a huge problem is having a solid freelance identity, and then feeling confident about it. It might help to develop that 10-second self-pitch if only to solidify where your focus is. I think you’re right.

I think a huge problem is having a solid freelance identity, and then feeling confident about it. It might help to develop that 10-second self-pitch if only to solidify where your focus is.

]]> By: Diana http://www.freelancedom.com/2008/08/01/coffee-break-why-are-we-afraid-to-put-ourselves-out-there/#comment-25 Diana Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=29#comment-25 I'm with you on the fear of self-marketing and putting myself out there. I think a good way to get over it is having a 10-second self-pitch that you've written out and rehearsed (for the shy, stumbling-over-words among us). That way, when you're asked what you do, you're not left stuttering about how you "write, about stuff. You know, this and that." I’m with you on the fear of self-marketing and putting myself out there. I think a good way to get over it is having a 10-second self-pitch that you’ve written out and rehearsed (for the shy, stumbling-over-words among us). That way, when you’re asked what you do, you’re not left stuttering about how you “write, about stuff. You know, this and that.”

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