Genius Types

A very wise man and once taught me that the key to marketing is not what you say, but how well you can transfer emotion to your audience.

Here’s one you may not have considered: Is it better to be a working stiff or a suit if you’re an entrepreneur who’d rather be working for himself than the man anyway?

Career strategies for creative types:

1. The Starving Artist
2. Artist with Responsibilities

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