<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Integrity 101 </title> <atom:link href="https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/integrity-101/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/integrity-101/</link> <description>Practical business advice for those in the business of being creative.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:12:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <item> <title> By: Alison Ellis </title> <link>https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/integrity-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1924</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Ellis]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:12:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/?p=1374#comment-1924</guid> <description><![CDATA[Drop the mic. My new mantra: Getting rejected by those who do not value what you do is your escape hatch.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Drop the mic. My new mantra: Getting rejected by those who do not value what you do is your escape hatch.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Eve Poplett </title> <link>https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/integrity-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1922</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eve Poplett]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 06:52:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/?p=1374#comment-1922</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dear Sean, this is an incredible post. Reading this, especially after this week reaffirmed that a major and risky business decision I made is worthwhile. It is a radical change but the one I really do think will move my business forward. Adapting in this changing world is vital. Thank you!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Sean, this is an incredible post. Reading this, especially after this week reaffirmed that a major and risky business decision I made is worthwhile. It is a radical change but the one I really do think will move my business forward. Adapting in this changing world is vital. Thank you!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Bill Baker </title> <link>https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/integrity-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1919</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Baker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:15:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thebusinessofbeingcreative.com/?p=1374#comment-1919</guid> <description><![CDATA[Such a powerful and necessary message Sean! I have always believed that, in any service business, clients treat you the way you allow them to treat you. One of the greatest gifts that has come from owning and running my own business is the ability to say no to clients who don't treat you well: who chip away at your creative integrity, who are disrespectful, who are just plain jerks. It was terrifying to say no the first time, convinced I would regret it and that no other work would ever come my way. But that has never come to pass....and hopefully never will.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Such a powerful and necessary message Sean! I have always believed that, in any service business, clients treat you the way you allow them to treat you. </p> <p>One of the greatest gifts that has come from owning and running my own business is the ability to say no to clients who don’t treat you well: who chip away at your creative integrity, who are disrespectful, who are just plain jerks. It was terrifying to say no the first time, convinced I would regret it and that no other work would ever come my way. But that has never come to pass….and hopefully never will.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>