How to believe in your ideas as a freelancer

Trusting your instincts in the face of rejection

As a journalist, you need to get good at trusting your instincts.

That's kind of the biggest secret to the whole thing. It's what will help you find ideas in the first place, what drives you to dig deeper into a story and helps you ask the right questions.

The paradox for freelancers, however, is that you not only have to trust your instincts when reporti…