you aren't aiming high enough
7th July 2016 | for Creatives | creating isn't easy, creative fear, writing, feedback/criticism/rejection, Alicia Jo Rabins |
"If you aren't getting rejected by 90 percent of the things you apply to, you aren't aiming high enough."
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