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Matthew Fenton, founder of Winning Solo, shares his 10 major fails as a freelancer of 25 years:

1. Lack of initial planning: Make a clear plan and income goals before you begin.
2. Pipeline neglect: Continually seek new clients and advance your business every week to avoid income gaps.
3. Sales aversion: Approach sales as a conversation, not as a pitch. Listen to understand. Sell them what they need.
4. Poor positioning: What does “marketing consultant” even mean? Be specific. It’s okay to lose the sale because they don’t need what you do, but not because they don’t understand what you do.
5. Neglected network: Don’t allow professional relationships to go cold.
6. Verbal agreements: Relying on handshake deals will come back to bite you. If there’s money involved, get it in writing.
7. Reading deficit: Set a yearly reading target. The ROI of a good book can’t be measured.
8. Delayed journaling: Start routinely reflecting on your work wins and personal gratitude now.
9. Unwritten projects: Make time to write the book you’ve been meaning to write.
10. Late support network: Join a community, workshop, or accountability team of freelancers early on.

Read the Winning Solo blog to find out what he did right.

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Today, Chipotle is launching “Lipotle,” a burrito-proof lip stain made in collaboration with viral cosmetics brand Wonderskin, marking the latter brand’s first collaboration.

The green, foil-esque stain peels off to reveal a nude rose shade, arriving just in time for National Avocado Day on July 31.

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