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You can't complain about the results you didn't get from the work you didn't do. Success is inevitable for those who refuse to see failure as a final stop .

In the beginning, "paying dues" felt like a polite way of saying "I have no boundaries." I was the girl who would DIY and barter her way into a business just to keep the lights on. Erina_Does_Anything_A_Tale_of_Paying_Dues_ver1....

Everything was a draft. I learned that perfectionism is just procrastination in a suit . You have to be willing to look a little silly in public to eventually look successful in private. The Debt We Don’t Talk About You can't complain about the results you didn't

I spent months doing work for "exposure" (which, spoiler alert, doesn't pay the rent). Everything was a draft

Every software, every tax form, and every cold email was a hurdle. I wasn't an expert; I was a student with a very high tolerance for embarrassment.