> "...nothing will turn you off faster to learning than a client who yells or berates you for your lack of experience" I never got berated, because I made it c

> "...nothing will turn you off faster to learning than a client who yells or berates you for your lack of experience" I never got berated, because I made it clear up front that I was a beginner and that I was charging a very small fee. It motivated me to make something that was worth it. I'm confident that most people have the ability to make something good enough to justify a $100 fee, it's just that they don't have a reason to try hard enough. > "The problem with fear that I've found, is that it only pushes you to slightly outrun that fear..." This is a great point - in fact, when I was first starting out I was often ready to be done with projects. They were stressful! But they taught me skills that I don't think I'd have learned otherwise, that I could have more casual, curiosity-driven fun with later. I doubt anyone would put themselves in a stressful situation like that unless they had some genuine curiosity. It didn't permanently scar me. It just was an accelerator, like taking off the training wheels. Stressful and scary but a necessary push forward to learn faster and stretch myself.