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choose accountability over outrage

Choose Accountability Over Outrage

I have been in rooms where tempers run hot and egos run…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 19, 2025

humility and community success formula

Humility And Community Are My Success Formula

Humility wins. Community compounds. That is the lesson that has carried me…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 18, 2025

courage is knowing your fear

Courage Isn’t Tears It’s Knowing Your Fear

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve walked off stage with…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 18, 2025

count my failures not luck

Stop Calling It Luck, Count My Failures

People love to label success as luck. They point at the win…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 17, 2025

stop is honest response fear

Stop Is The Only Honest Response To Fear

Fear hits fast. It shows up in the body, scrambles the mind,…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 17, 2025

speak up end business shame

End Shame In Business By Speaking Up

The cold water hits hard, but it wakes up truth. Here’s mine.…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/gary_frey-48x48.jpg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="Gary Frey" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By Gary Frey December 16, 2025

shopping wisdom over money love

Money Doesn’t Buy Love, Shopping Wisdom Does

For a decade, I believed money bought love and happiness. It seemed…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 16, 2025

stop to win battle doubt

Stop to Win the Battle With Doubt

We all feel it. Doubt creeps in, and the mind races to…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="avatar avatar-44 photo ewww_webp" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src-img="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" data-src-webp="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg.webp" data-eio="j" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/david_meltzer-48x48.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="David Meltzer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By David Meltzer December 16, 2025

freedom gratitude over money power

Freedom Over Money And The Power Of Gratitude

Some questions hit like a spotlight. One simple ask can snap values…

<img loading="lazy" width="44" height="44" src="https://www.selfemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/gary_frey-48x48.jpg" class="avatar avatar-44 photo" alt="Gary Frey" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

By Gary Frey December 13, 2025