From Mark Ford, editor, Creating Wealth: There are few things more annoying than someone who won’t take no for an answer…

At some level, it’s a very narcissistic trait. And yet, there is an area of my life where I am habitually guilty of this social sin: when I have a business or marketing idea I strongly believe in. In those situations, I take “no” to mean “I don’t understand…” which means I need to rethink and refine the idea, and present it again later.

In “Becoming Deaf to ‘No,’” copywriter Will Newman explains how Jerry Weintraub’s inability to hear “no” helped him become one of the world’s greatest entertainment promoters… and how freelance professionals can profit from doing the same.