Slay The Gatekeeper Un-Gatekeeping Freelancing
Aug 26, 2025
Mila Holmes, a creative content creator and social media expert, shares her inspiring journey from door-to-door preaching as a Jehovah's Witness to thriving on TikTok. Dive into her 'cheat codes' for success, including rejection therapy and the importance of rest. She discusses pricing strategies for freelancers and how to secure lucrative brand partnerships while nurturing genuine networks. Mila emphasizes taking timely action on ideas, encouraging listeners to embrace spontaneity for enhanced creativity and career growth.
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Door‑To‑Door Rejection Training
- Mila grew up as a Jehovah's Witness and preached door-to-door from age four to 18, which exposed her to frequent rejection.
- That early exposure made her comfortable with public rejection and shaped her approach to content creation and failure.
Build Habits By Claiming Identity
- Tie actions to identity by saying "I am the kind of person who..." to make habits stick.
- Use identity shifts to remove reliance on fleeting motivation and enforce consistent behavior.
Break Excuses Into Solvable Parts
- List every excuse you use to avoid a task and evaluate each one line by line to see if it truly blocks you.
- If an excuse can be solved, create the conditions that make the task possible and then do it.