At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.
Don't fix me; Love me for what's broken.
People get good gigs because they stand up....You don't get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.
Marketing is a contest for people's attention.
Stop trying to find the formula that will instantly make your idea into a winner. Instead of being scientists, the best marketers are artists. They realize that whatever is being sold is being purchased, because it creates an emotional want, not because it fills a simple need.
The application process changes the list of who applies. Your applicants reflect your methods.