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c/austin-tech-business•ray356ray356•1mo ago

The week I signed three contracts in four days back in 2019

I was freelancing out of that old coworking spot on Congress Avenue near 6th Street, and somehow everything lined up right. Three different clients all said yes within 72 hours, which was the most work I had landed in a single week since I started. Has anyone else had a run like that where you just hit a hot streak out of nowhere?
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seth_shah
seth_shah1mo ago
Honestly, that feeling when everything lines up is unreal. Tbh my "hot streak" was signing two contracts in one week back in 2017, then immediately spilling coffee on my laptop and losing all my project files. Real "the universe giveth and the universe taketh away" energy right there. Ngl I'd trade that whole week for a solid wifi connection in my apartment.
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murphy.aaron
People really act like signing a few contracts is some kind of spiritual event, huh? @seth_shah, your story is way more relatable than the original post, ngl. That whole "the universe giveth" take is just extra. You spilled coffee, big deal. Plenty of people lose work and bounce back without making it into a whole life lesson. Signing papers is just paperwork, not a sign from above. Hot streaks happen, cool, but they don't mean anything deeper. I'd trade any "magic week" for a solid month of steady work without the drama.
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