Entrepreneurs CAN change the world...

This YouTube video was brought to my attention by Peter Shankman at HARO. Very inspirational! Great music too! Take a look and listen when you're feeling like you need a boost.

Show respect for fellow freelancers

James Chartrand, a writer on Deb Ng's The Freelance Writing Jobs Network (a great place to search for freelance jobs and great tips, by the way), wrote a post titled: How Friendly are You with Other Freelancers? He says:

The friendly, hardworking, open-minded writer is typically always going to get ahead more with both potential clients and with peers than the writer who puts sticks in wheels, takes people down a peg, and gives them a hard time.

I got the biggest kick out of reading that paragraph! How true, right? And, though Chartrand is ultimately talking about blogging issues between freelancers in the rest of the article, he makes a great point. It helps to be nice to peers.

But, I'd go a step further.

Though it is a good rule of thumb to treat everyone you come in contact with with the utmost respect (no matter who they are), I think, as independent contractors, it's imperative to do this. After all, you never know, as a freelancer, who'll be responsible for cutting your next paycheck!

What do you think? Is it ever a good idea to alienate another freelance writer?