6 books that taught me how to be a freelancer and land clients quickly
Below are six books that set me on a strong trajectory."Beginners" was the first book I read in 2023. It's all about the author's quest to understand the science and lived experience of learning something new. He writes about learning to sing, surf, juggle, and draw. Along the way, he reflects on why people tend to fall short of their potential and how to go easy on yourself as a newbie.
"The Almanack of Naval Ravikant" is a compilation of Ravikant's years' worth of writing on happiness and wealth. It helped me put my ambitions into perspective. Why even bother building a business? What does being wealthy mean to me? In one night, this short book gave me principles I would have otherwise spent years figuring out for myself.One of my concerns with starting a business was that I essentially had two options: 1) scale the business or 2) limit my earning potential.
Jonathan Stark runs a tech consulting practice, but has created a brand around"value-based pricing" — a form of pricing that anchors on what clients get out of a project, not what the vendor puts in. Weiss is a veteran consultant who's worked with Mercedes-Benz, Hewlett-Packard, and many others. His book dissects value-based pricing in action, as it's worked for him over his career.
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