How to avoid screwing up your first meeting

There’s an important distinction between desperation and hustle: Desperation reeks of fear. Hustle smells like opportunity.

Desperation reeks of fear. Hustle smells like opportunity. Click To Tweet

It’s hard to explain the difference between the two but, as with most things, you know it when you see it.

And, as much as people want you to believe that the world’s a fair place, it’s not. First impressions matter more than ever — actually, every impression matters more than ever.

Don’t screw it up by projecting desperation when you actually know how to hustle.