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464 Articles Found
Why Writing Is *STILL* The Greatest Superpower You Can Learn In 2025.
Artificial Intelligence can't automate this human need.
writing
Jan 29, 2025
My Brutal Thoughts On Substack After 7 Months (And Growing to 1,700+ Subs)
The future of online writing will be decided in 2025.
writing
marketing
Jan 27, 2025
How To Make $117 Per Day From Writing Online In 2025 (Alongside A 9–5 Job).
Hint: Start extremely small
writing
Jan 16, 2025
How to Get Ahead 99% Of People in 2025 (In 6–12 Months)
It only takes 30–60 minutes a day.
self
Jan 15, 2025
Why Writing Online Is the Most Valuable Skill To Start A One-Person Business in 2025
writing
Jan 08, 2025
The Six Uncommon Habits That Transformed My 2024.
#5: Consistently taking messy, imperfection actions.
productivity
self
Jan 03, 2025
How 2024 Ruined My Life (For The Better)
Sometimes things get worse before they get better.
self
Jan 02, 2025
If You Have A 9–5 Job, You Can Become Start A One-Person Biz Over The Weekend.
This is how I would do it.
work
startups
Dec 28, 2024
You Only Need 1 Hour Per Day To Build Your One-Person Business
And you can start with $0.
freelancing
startups
Dec 27, 2024
How Writing For 1-Hour Everyday Helped Me Build a Six-Figure Business
Learn to write, and then build whatever business you want.
writing
Dec 19, 2024
Four Brutal Business Lessons You Won't Want To Hear (But Will Make You Money In 2025)
You are the problem.
startups
Dec 14, 2024
Why Southeast Asia Will Lead The Creator Revolution
Where I'm placing my bet on the future
travel
Dec 11, 2024
120 Days Ago, I Left My Job, House, And Business in Australia To Travel To Southeast Asia.
But, was it the right decision?
travel
Dec 10, 2024
My Ridiculous Plan To Make $1,000,000 In 2025.
And it's not about the money.
freelancing
startups
Dec 02, 2024
I've Just Signed My First Book Publisher Deal. Here's How I Did It (Without A Finished Manuscript).
Book publishers and venture capitalist have one thing in common...
writing
Dec 02, 2024
2025 Is The Year You Finally Start Your One-Person Business. Here's How (With $0 & Limited Time)
2025 is the year of the solopreneur.
startups
Nov 27, 2024
How I Plan To Exploit The Billion-Dollar 'Creator Economy' Opportunity In 2025.
The creator economy could double from $250 billion to half a trillion dollars by 2027.
marketing
startups
Nov 20, 2024
What A Mongolian Entrepreneur Taught Me About Scaling A Global Beauty Business.
Start small. Scale fast. Iterate rapidly.
startups
Nov 19, 2024
I Spent 6-Weeks In Vietnam To Grow My One-Person Business. Here's What Shocked Me.
The chaotic traffic, food, and lots of adventure
freelancing
startups
Nov 12, 2024
I Recently Went Mega-Viral on Substack Notes. Here's What Happened Next.
8k+ likes, 430+ comments, 370+ reshares.
marketing
Nov 08, 2024
Bloomberg Predicts Another 1 Billion People Are About To Join The Internet.
The opportunity of a lifetime.
business
startups
Nov 02, 2024
Why LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Predicts Your 9–5 Job Will Be Extinct By 2034
Chasing your dream life is the only safe option.
freelancing
work
startups
Oct 30, 2024
Scaling To $18,000/Month And 4 Lessons It Taught Me.
Writing is a start, but not the end.
freelancing
startups
Oct 28, 2024
Why Everyone Is Quitting The 38+ Hour Work Week
I could deliver enormous value, but I couldn't get paid more than a wrinkly boomer who can't even use Microsoft Word.
freelancing
work
startups
Oct 23, 2024
It's Been 90 Days Since I Went 'All-In' As Solopreneur. Here's What Surprised Me...
"I'm sorry. But I want to exit the business to travel."
self
startups
Oct 19, 2024
How I Ruthlessly Exploited My 9–5 Job To Build My One-Person Business
Your 9–5 job is an asset. Not a liability.
freelancing
work
Oct 15, 2024
I Never Made Money with My One-Person Business Until I Gave Up These Things
Begging gatekeepers in a cheap suit and tie for permission
startups
Oct 14, 2024
A Google Engineer Was Laid Off (Via Email) After 20 Years At The Company
And why you should build a one-person business.
work
startups
Oct 11, 2024
The Easiest Way to Start A One-Person Business (Even When You're Not an 'Expert').
You don't need a bullsh*t MBA, or 20 years of fake experience.
startups
Oct 08, 2024
The Harsh Truth About Being A Solopreneur and Traveling The World
It's not *always* sexy
travel
Oct 07, 2024
How To Start A One-Person Business When You've Just Been Fired (And Feel Lost & Stuck).
The workplace that is a 'family' realized that you weren't needed anymore.
freelancing
startups
Oct 04, 2024
How I Built One-Person Business Alongside A 9–5 Job (In 1 Hour Per Day).
I knew I could never work a 9–5 job forever
freelancing
productivity
Oct 03, 2024
My Outrageous Goals For The Last 90 Days Of 2024.
Call me insane, but I'm excited.
startups
Sep 30, 2024
I Spent 32 Days In Bali As A Solopreneur To Scale My One-Person Business. Here's What Happened.
Author's Own Image: Who else wears nose strips?
startups
Sep 28, 2024
I Had Food Poisoning For 72 Hours In Bali. Here's What It Taught Me About Solopreneurship.
You need to be a painkiller, not a vitamin.
startups
Sep 23, 2024
What Living In Bali (As A Digital Nomad) Taught Me About Scaling My One-Person To Multiple...
Lessons for my younger self
startups
Sep 16, 2024
This Book Revealed The Secrets To Starting A $1m+ One-Person Business In 2024.
Here's a summary in less than 5 minutes
startups
Sep 15, 2024
All The Things I've Learned In My First 60 Days As A Solopreneur Digital Nomad
Nobody actually gives a f*ck about you (besides your mum)
travel
Sep 14, 2024
If You Want To Make Six-Figures As A Solopreneur, Stop Calling Yourself A Freelancer.
Do this instead.
freelancing
Sep 12, 2024
I Read The Best Sales Book In The World For Solopreneurs. Here's What You Can Steal For Yourself.
"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want."
startups
Sep 09, 2024
Four Surprising Ways I Grew My Email List From 0 to 4.1k In Less Than 12 Months
The most boring and powerful business asse
marketing
Sep 04, 2024
The Six Secret Copywriting Hacks I Stole To Make $10k Per Month As A Digital Writer.
I started with zero talent, connections, or ability to write.
writing
marketing
Sep 03, 2024
How I Make More Than $400+ Per Day From Writing Online
I made $1.42 in my first month of writing.
freelancing
writing
Sep 02, 2024
How I Finally Started Making Money Online (Without Selling My Soul).
Hint: I stopped trying to make passive income
freelancing
startups
Aug 30, 2024
How I've Created Financial Freedom For Myself At 29 Years Old
And no, I don't have rich parents or a trust fund.
money
Aug 29, 2024
Here's The Dead Simple $100k One-Person Business Roadmap (Copy It)...
If you've got a 9–5, you've got an advantage.
startups
Aug 28, 2024
How To Build A 10k+ Per Month One-Person Business (Starting With $0)
Read this to shortcut your learning by 2.5 years.
startups
Aug 21, 2024
I Started Making 10x More Money Online Once I Stopped Believing These Business Lies.
Lie #4: I need to find a killer idea.
startups
Aug 21, 2024
Why Most Digital Nomads Are Lost and Financially Broke.
They've been sold a lie by a guru that they could get rich quickly.
freelancing
travel
Aug 20, 2024
The Raw Reality Of Building A Six-Figure One-Person Business While Traveling The World
A record 5.5 million new businesses registered in 2023. Most of them are solopreneurs
startups
Aug 14, 2024
The $100k One-Person Business Skill Stack (Learn This To Build Your Online Empire)
14 months ago, I'd completely ruined my first one-person business.
marketing
startups
Aug 12, 2024
How Dan Koe Helped Me Build A $10k Per Month One-Person Business
The complete roadmap for you to build your business.
freelancing
startups
Aug 09, 2024
How I Built My $10k Per Month One-Person Business Starting With 15 Minutes Per Day.
Start small. Fail fast. Iterate quickly.
writing
productivity
Aug 05, 2024
The Simple Principles of Building A Six-Figure One-Person Business In 3 Minutes
Simplicity scales, complexity fails.
startups
Aug 03, 2024
6–12 Months of "F*ck it. Let's do it" Is the Golden Ticket to Your One-Person Business Dreams.
After 12 months of this 'f*ck it, let's do it' mentality, my life is completely different.
self
work
startups
Aug 03, 2024
How I Never Run Out Of Stories To Tell.
The secrets of a six-figure writer.
writing
Jul 31, 2024
Here's How To Build Your One-Person Business, Even When You Don't Want To...
I love building my one-person business.
productivity
startups
Jul 30, 2024
How I Get Stacks Of Buyers Wanting To Buy My One-Person Business Offer.
Four Subtle Tweaks To Start Printing Money
marketing
Jul 24, 2024
30–60 Minutes Per Day Is All You Need To Build A One-Person Business
freelancing
Jul 24, 2024
The Simple Plan I Would Use To Scale A One-Person Business From $0 — $100k Per Month
startups
Jul 22, 2024
How Naval Ravikant's Advice Completely Destroyed My Life
I've changed careers, moved overseas, and shifted into tech.
self
work
Jul 19, 2024
Five Years Of Writing Online Explained in 4 Minutes
How I grew to 62,000 Medium Followers
writing
Jul 19, 2024
How I Helped My Coaching Client Make $2,600 in Four Hours (Without Paid Ads).
Bec was struggling with her one-person business.
marketing
Jul 16, 2024
Why I'm *Finally* Teaching Myself To Code At The Age of 29.
The world is going to need more code-like thinking, not less.
programming
Jul 16, 2024
How I 10x My Digital Product Sales In Less Than 4 Days.
Tattoo this: Simplicity scales, complexity fails.
marketing
Jul 15, 2024
The Real Reason No One Is Buying From Your One-Person Business.
Hint: You (probably) don't need more leads. Here's why...
startups
Jul 13, 2024
How To Get Ahead of 93% of One-Person Biz Owners In The Next 180 Days
Steal This 3-Step Formula.
startups
Jul 09, 2024
I'm About To Embark On My Biggest Adventure Yet.
And I'm terrified.
travel
Jul 08, 2024
The Simple Strategy That Helps Me Earn $8–9k+ Per Month From One-Person Business.
Trust me, this works.
marketing
startups
Jul 06, 2024
Why I Left The Security of My Six-Figure Job To Become A Digital Nomad
You can have anything you want in life, but not everything.
money
freelancing
Jul 03, 2024
How I Plan To Make Money Living Where Ever I Want
And how you can too
self
Jul 01, 2024
My Plan To Travel Full-Time And Build A One-Person Business
Let's be clear about what business I'm building
startups
Jun 30, 2024
I'm Quitting My Procurement Consulting Business To Become A Digital Nomad (Again), Here's Why...
Don't quit your job, but build towards a life you want.
freelancing
travel
work
Jun 30, 2024
We Had To Fire A 58-Year-Old Business Partner. Here's What Happened
I started with high hopes of learning from him.
work
startups
Jun 24, 2024
The Seven Elements Of A Brilliant Medium Headline (With Real Examples + Screenshots)
If I had $100, I would invest $91 on the headline.
writing
marketing
Jun 23, 2024
How An Instagram Influencer With Over 2 Million Followers Made $0 From Her Failed Product Launch...
Meet Arianna Renee.
marketing
Jun 21, 2024
If You Only Have 1 Hour A Day To Build A One-Person Business, Do This.
Rather than make excuses, I've adapted to them.
writing
productivity
Jun 19, 2024
Just Build Something (Literally Anything)
There will be a chapter in my life when I will no longer have the time or energy to build.
startups
Jun 17, 2024
What Ray Dalio's Controversial Instagram Post Taught Me About Living Life In My 20s and 30s
You are only as good as your communication skills
money
self
Jun 16, 2024
Goldman Sachs Predicts The Creator Economy Will Grow To Half-A-Trillion Dollars By 2027.
The creator economy could roughly double in size over the next five years.
work
Jun 06, 2024
How I Found Myself On A Billboard Across Melbourne (And What I Did To Get There)
I've realized that you can't be loved without being hated.
marketing
Jun 02, 2024
I Asked My Multi-Millionaire Mentor How He Made His Money. He Told Me...
"Your level of success will never exceed your level of responsibility."
self
startups
Jun 02, 2024
Why The Biggest Writers On Medium Are Fleeing The Platform (And What I'm Going To Do)
The death or rebirth of the platform? You decide.
writing
marketing
May 31, 2024
How I Doubled My Medium Followers From 25,000 to 50,000+ in 4 Months
I use everything in my life to write.
writing
May 31, 2024
Why Everyone Should Travel The World Solo Once In Their Life
You stop playing the victim
travel
May 27, 2024
How I Built A 60,000+ Audience While Working Full-Time As An Executive Director.
Alongside my 9–5 job & one-person business, I grew to:
writing
marketing
May 26, 2024
Here's Why You're Still Unhappy (Despite Trying).
My life has gotten 10x better in the last 12 months.
self
May 24, 2024
How I Sold My One-Person Business While Backpacking Through Europe (I'm Australian).
Seven months before selling, my business was failing.
startups
May 23, 2024
How I Gained 9,862 Medium Followers In 30 Days (The Answer Will Surprise You)
Become obsessed, or die trying.
writing
May 23, 2024
How I Work A 9–5 Job And Grew A Six-Figure One-Person Business On The Side (It's Hard).
You can't be exceptional by making average decisions.
freelancing
May 22, 2024
How I Make Time For Everything (Even With a Full-Time Job + One-Person Business)
A proven system to get everything you want
productivity
May 21, 2024
How This Weird Aussie Bloke Built A Seven Figure Writing Online Business
You can't survive in this online world without being weird.
writing
May 20, 2024
Forbes Predicts The Growth of $1M+ One-Person Businesses. Here's What It Means For You.
In 2017, 36,879 businesses made over $1m.
marketing
startups
May 19, 2024
My Weird System To Write An Entire Medium Article On My 36-Minute Train Ride To My 9–5 Job.
The constraint liberates my expression.
writing
productivity
May 19, 2024
How To Start A One-Person Business Over A Weekend (With $0 and Limited Time).
You don't need capital to start or to bet your entire future on a business.
startups
May 17, 2024
Step-by-Step Guide to Launching a $1,000/Month One-Person Business in Under 90 Days
You're 3 months of effort and 2–3 skills away from your dream life
freelancing
May 17, 2024
My Weird Content Strategy That Allowed Me to Grow 60,000+ Followers While Working A Regular 9–5 Job.
Make systems that make your dreams come true
writing
May 17, 2024
I've Just Hit 52,000 Medium Followers and Never Felt More Insecure.
A big audience comes with a new set of problems.
writing
May 11, 2024
The 4 Boring Ways I Doubled My Company's Revenue In Less Than 30 Days
A simple 4-step process any business can implement
startups
May 09, 2024
Do These Four Actions, To Get Ahead of 96% of People
Success relies on a few critical actions repeated over time.
productivity
self
May 06, 2024
I've Studied 100s of Successful Creators. Here's The Secret To Why They Win (And You Lose).
They take an unreasonable amount of action for an unreasonable amount of time.
creativity
writing
May 03, 2024
How to Build A One-Person Business With A 9–5 Job (Even If You Only Have 2 Hours a Day)
Constraints make me innovate.
productivity
Apr 30, 2024
Powerful Writing Lessons I've Stolen From Eve Arnold (Steal Them Too).
You can be polarizing without being polarizing
writing
Apr 24, 2024
She Lost Her Job at 62 Years Old (And Doesn't Know What to Do Next).
Never stop investing in yourself
work
startups
Apr 24, 2024
These Are the Powerful Life and Business Lessons I Learned From the First 90 Days Of 2024
The grass is greener wherever your feet are.
self
startups
Apr 22, 2024
What Selling My One-Person Business At 28 Years Old Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
startups
Apr 19, 2024
How To Achieve More In 12 Weeks Than Most People Do In 12 Months (Without Burning Out).
The greatest skill you can learn is taking action.
productivity
Apr 19, 2024
What Happens When You Finally Decide To Start Writing Everyday
Hint: Writing makes you brilliant at sales and marketing.
writing
Apr 18, 2024
The Four Radical Ideas I'm Living By In 2024
I don't need permission to be successful (or happy).
self
Apr 18, 2024
Four Signs You're Going To Be Successful In Life (Even When You Don't Feel Like It)
#1: You're able to create success twice...
self
Apr 17, 2024
I Studied The Eleven Most Successful People In Our History. Here's What I Learned.
Surrender to the process.
self
work
Apr 16, 2024
How I Plan To Reach 100,000 Medium Followers By December 2024 (I'm Terrified).
#3: I won't be doing it alone
self
Apr 10, 2024
Four Ways I Grew 16,483 Medium Followers In 90 Days (Steal These Lessons)
I offered my readers transformation
writing
marketing
Apr 09, 2024
How To Get Ahead of 99% of People In 2024 (In 6–12 Months).
The world falls into categories:
self
Apr 09, 2024
What The Attempted Cancellation of Andrew Huberman Should Teach All Creators.
#2: When a dog is scared, it barks.
social-media
Apr 08, 2024
Why I Don't Plan To Quit My Job, Even When My One-Person Business Will Make Six Figures In 2024
I actually like my 9–5 job (and I own it too)
freelancing
work
Apr 06, 2024
The Best Online Empires Are Built Part-Time Alongside A 9–5 Job. Here's Why
Building online takes a lot of time and effort
freelancing
Apr 04, 2024
How To Survive The Artificial Intelligence Revolution (Get Ahead of 99% of People)
Build on the internet with your 9–5 job
work
Apr 01, 2024
How To Use Your 9–5 Job To Build A $1,000 Per Month One-Person Business In 2024
In six easy steps
freelancing
startups
Mar 30, 2024
How To Build A Five-Figure Per Month Business In Less Than 2 Hours Per Day.
Every constraint you have is an opportunity for innovation.
marketing
startups
Mar 28, 2024
The Guaranteed Way To Make Money Online (Through Digital Product Sales)
In the last 30 days, I've made over $350+ in digital product sales.
startups
Mar 26, 2024
I Gave Myself A 10k+ Raise In Income While Working A 9–5 Job (Without Begging My Boss).
I have limiting beliefs when it comes to selling.
startups
Mar 24, 2024
Why You Can Never Start Working On Your Dreams (Even When You Say You Will)
#4: You don't reinvest in yourself.
self
Mar 20, 2024
Why You Can't Seem To Grow On Medium (Despite Trying Everything).
#1: You think too small, and start too big.
writing
Mar 20, 2024
How Making $109 of Digital Product Sales Overnight Completely Rewired My Brain
You open your eyes, sit up, glance at your phone, and see all the sales that have rolled in overnight.
freelancing
startups
Mar 17, 2024
The 4 Surprising Marketing Strategies Taylor Swift Taught Me To Grow My One-Person Business
I'm a huge fan of Taylor Swift.
marketing
Mar 08, 2024
How Starting A One-Person Business *Almost* Ruined My Life (This Is A Warning)
Starting a one-person business almost destroyed my life.
startups
Mar 07, 2024
How I'm Applying Naval Ravikant's Advice To 'Productize Yourself' In 2024
Your 9–5 job is your greatest competitive advantage.
marketing
Mar 04, 2024
Why Achieving Everything You've Ever Wanted Might Be the Worst Thing to Ever Happen To You
You've already achieved things you said would make you happy
self
Mar 02, 2024
How To Grow Your Email List To 1,000 Subscribers In 12 Weeks (Or Less) In 2024.
A real-world case study of how I grew my email list from 0–2,700+ subscribers in less than 12 months.
marketing
Mar 02, 2024
How to Turn Your Writing Into a Profitable One-Person Business in Less Than 1.5 Hours Per Day.
I am the biggest risk to my one-person business.
freelancing
marketing
startups
Feb 28, 2024
My Digital Products Make Me $10+ Per Day On Autopilot (Here's What You Need To Do).
In the last 30 days, I've made USD 10 (or AUD 15) per day on autopilot.
freelancing
startups
Feb 26, 2024
What Sam Altman's Prediction About The $1B One-Person Business Model Means For You
If you're under 39, you've got a massive advantage.
startups
Feb 25, 2024
My 51-Year-Old Friend Just Got Fired From His Job. Here's What It Taught Me About Money.
"Michael, I've just lost my job."
freelancing
Feb 24, 2024
This One-Person Business Model Is Going To Explode In 2024 (Here's How To Exploit It).
Be inflexible to be consistently high quality.
marketing
startups
Feb 20, 2024
These 42 Article Headlines Made Me Over $16,048 on Medium. Here's What They Have In Common
Talk about the eternal markets = wealth, health & relationships
writing
Feb 19, 2024
How My Personal Brand Made Me Over Six Figures (And Why You Should Start One Today).
You become a magnet for opportunities.
marketing
Feb 17, 2024
Alex Hormozi's Latest $100m Investment In Skool Has Changed The Creator Economy Forever (Here's...
Papa Hormozi just broke the internet (again)
marketing
startups
Feb 15, 2024
My Growth On Medium Skyrocketed After I Made These 6 Subtle Changes
How I grew my followers by 19,880 in less than 26 weeks.
writing
marketing
Feb 12, 2024
How To Build A Profitable One-Person Business (Alongside A 9–5 Job In 2024)
Constraints inspire creativity.
freelancing
startups
Feb 09, 2024
Here Are Five Non-Obvious Signs You Need to Leave Your 'Friends' Behind In 2024
To grow into the person you always wanted to become
relationships
self
Feb 07, 2024
Your Life Changes The Day You Make $1 Online. Here's How You Scale That Momentum To Make $1,000.
In 4 minutes or less.
freelancing
writing
Feb 05, 2024
Here Are The Real Struggles Of Trying To Build A Six-Figure One-Person Business (Again)
Success and age mean fewer friends
startups
Feb 02, 2024
How To Build A $1,000 Per Month One-Person Business Alongside A 9–5 Job In 90 Days (Or Less)
*Without burning out*
freelancing
work
Feb 02, 2024
I Finished Reading Elon Musk's 615 Page Autobiography. Here's 7 Things I Learned About Business And
#2: Deploy a sense of manic incrementalism
startups
Feb 01, 2024
One-Person Business Owners Quit Doing These Things To Make $10k+ Per Month
#4: Not investing in themselves.
startups
Jan 31, 2024
How Getting Ghosted By My Ex Made Me Clarify My One-Person Business Strategy For 2024
"I hope your work doesn't kill you lol, bye."
self
Jan 30, 2024
I Sold My First One-Person Business Within 18 Months Of Starting. Here's How I Did At 28 Years Old.
Here are six things I learned that will help you
freelancing
startups
Jan 26, 2024
I'm A Painfully *Below* Average Writer. But here's How I Grew to 27,000 Medium Followers
"What does it feel like to blow up on Medium?"
writing
Jan 25, 2024
How Making A $100 Per Day Through Your One-Person Business Can Change Your Life.
My life changed the day I made $1 online.
money
Jan 22, 2024
5 Subtle Signs You're Growing Into The Person You've Always Wanted To Become.
You're doing better than you think
self
Jan 20, 2024
My Radical Business Strategy To Make Over $100,000+ Alongside A 9–5 Job In 2024 (Steal It)
The riches are in the niches
freelancing
startups
Jan 20, 2024
I've Observed 100+ People In Their 20s and 30s, This Is Why Most Of Them Won't Be Wealthy
"Observe the masses, and then do the complete opposite."
money
Jan 13, 2024
Thinking You Have To Quit Your 9–5 Job Is Hold Back Your One-Person Business Dreams (Do This...
The 'all-or-nothing' approach makes it hard to start
work
startups
Jan 13, 2024
How I Made $216 Per Day In 2023 (And My Strange Strategy to Double It In 2024).
#2: Give everything away for free
money
Jan 07, 2024
6 Radical Writing Hacks I Used To Grow By 16,260 Medium Followers In 4 Months (Steal Them)
I write blind drink, edit stone-cold sober baby.
writing
Jan 06, 2024
6.6K to 25k Medium Followers in 6 Months — What Did I Do?
In Jan 2023, I set out to reach 10,000 Medium Followers this year.
writing
Jan 02, 2024
You'll Destroy Your One-Person Business In 2024 If You Can't Do These Things
Get comfortable aggressively iterating.
startups
Jan 01, 2024
How I Grew More Than 12,000 Medium Followers In Less Than 4 Months (Steal What I Did).
I've been writing on Medium for 4.5 years.
writing
Dec 29, 2023
I Spent 4.5 Years In Writing Hell Before Anyone Cared. Here's How I Survived.
Optimize for fun. The business will come later.
writing
Dec 25, 2023
My Plan To Ethically Double My Net Worth In 2024 (Without Burning Out).
I'm doubling down on building an audience.
money
Dec 25, 2023
Why I've Already Won 2024 Before The Year Has Even Started (And How You Can Too).
Success is probabilistic, not deterministic.
productivity
self
Dec 24, 2023
12 Rules That Changed My Life in the Last 12 Months — And How They Might Change Yours Too
#1: Hitting rock bottom isn't that bad.
self
Dec 21, 2023
My Foolish Decision To Join A Cult, And How It *Almost* Ruined My One-Person Business.
Don't join the Darkside...
startups
Dec 18, 2023
Money Lessons I've Learned As A 28-Year-Old Entrepreneur
#3 might save you a lot of pain (and money)
money
startups
Dec 12, 2023
8 Small But Powerful Things That Tell Me If You'll Achieve Your Goals In 2024.
Success is probabilistic.
productivity
self
Dec 11, 2023
How To Leverage Your 9–5 Job To Create A One-Person Business (Part-Time) In 2024.
A couple of years ago, I got brainwashed.
work
startups
Dec 10, 2023
The Biggest Writing Trends I Predict In 2024 (And How I Plan To Exploit Them)
I'm going to the darkest place on the internet
writing
marketing
social-media
Dec 07, 2023
The #1 Thing You Can Do To Grow Your One-Person Business In 2024
TLDR: Give everything away for free.
startups
Dec 06, 2023
I Was Trapped In A Room Full Of Business Millionaires. Here's What I Learned.
#5: Money doesn't create you. It reveals who you truly are.
startups
Dec 02, 2023
11 Ways I Write 5 Articles Per Week Alongside a 9–5 Job.
Write drunk, edit sober.
writing
Nov 29, 2023
How I Grew My Medium Followers By More Than 402% In 2023 (Steal These Tactics)
7 things I wish I had known 4.5 years ago
writing
Nov 25, 2023
My 44-Day Adventure Around The World Is Coming To An End. Here's Everything I've Learned.
#3: Your situation is what you make of it
travel
Nov 20, 2023
How To Outlast 99% of One-Person Business Owners In 2024 (And Beyond).
Remember: Slow is smooth. And smooth is fast.
startups
Nov 16, 2023
Why Building An Email List Will Be The Best Thing For Your One-Person Business
#4: You have a distribution channel
marketing
Nov 16, 2023
The Seven Most Common Mistakes People Make When Starting A One-Person Business
#3: Waiting for the perfect conditions to start
startups
Nov 08, 2023
Six Small Pieces of Writing Advice That Helped Me Grow My Audience and Income By 401% In 2023
Success as an online writer is shockingly simple (but not easy).
writing
Nov 02, 2023
How I Built A Six-Figure Personal Brand Alongside A 9–5 Job (Without Being Cringe).
Warning: It's simple to understand, but not easy to do.
marketing
Oct 28, 2023
You Don't Need To Quit Your 9–5 Job To Build A One-Person Business. Here's Five Reasons Why.
#1: Without security, there is no creativity.
freelancing
work
Oct 26, 2023
The Ugly Reality Of Building A One-Person Business (With A 9–5 Job).
The unglamorous side of building a business.
work
startups
Oct 22, 2023
The Best 1-Minute Questions to Effectively Build Your One-Person Business.
#3: Will these people be at my funeral?
productivity
work
Oct 19, 2023
I Completely Changed My Life In Less Than 6 Months. Here Are The Seven Things I Did (Steal Them).
I almost crashed my one-person business six months ago.
self
Oct 19, 2023
Seven Tiny Financial Habits That Allowed Me To Travel The World (And Build A One-Person Business)
I've spent five months of this year traveling the world.
money
Oct 19, 2023
How I Sold My First One-Person Business at 28 Years Old (And My Plan to Build Another One...
A realistic journey to being acquired
business
startups
Oct 10, 2023
Why I've Gone Back to Building My One-Person Business Empire Part-Time
Here's my plan to leverage my 9–5 job to build a one-person business part-time.
freelancing
startups
Oct 05, 2023
Learn These Five High-Income Skills To Create Your One-Person Business (And Become Rich)
#2: Sell your sawdust (and hammer)
startups
Oct 05, 2023
Why You Don't Need To Be Smart, Sexy, or Wealthy To Start Your One-Person Business
#5: You reject the traditional programming of society.
self
startups
Oct 03, 2023
The Harsh Reality Of Starting Your One-Person Business No One Tells You About
"No pressure, no diamond " — Thomas Carlyle
startups
Oct 03, 2023
My Multi-Millionaire Mentor Revealed The Tax Secrets of the Rich (And How They Stay Wealthy)
Paying tax is not a moral obligation. It's a legal one.
money
Sep 27, 2023
I Spent Over 100 Hours Reading 30+ Books In 2023. Here Are The 23 Lessons I Learned From Them.
And how they can help you live better in 2023
self
Sep 23, 2023
How I Cracked 10,000 Medium Followers Without Being Good At Writing (And How You Can Too).
#4: Don't try to be original.
writing
Sep 21, 2023
After Personally Replying To 100+ Email Subscribers, Here Are The Most Common Challenges People...
"Now I wonder how it all happened."
self
Sep 14, 2023
99% of Your Success Is Determined By These 7 Uncommon Things (Not Wealth, Status, or Fame).
"Stop investing in courses and coaches. You need therapy. And lots of it."
productivity
self
Sep 13, 2023
The Six Groundbreaking Technological Trends Impacting The One-Person Business Model
Technology is the selective pressure for business model evolution.
business
startups
Sep 13, 2023
8 Reasons Why Most People Will Never Have A Successful One-Person Business
Your level of business growth will never exceed your level of personal growth.
startups
Sep 09, 2023
Five Practical Lessons I Learned From 'The Art of Impossible' Book by Steven Kotler
Impossible is a checklist
self
Sep 08, 2023
89% Of the Most Successful People Use Their Time in These 6 Productive Ways
Success is a by-product of how you spend your time.
productivity
Sep 07, 2023
Study The 'Ladders of Wealth Creation' Framework If You Want To Be Rich Before 60
"Saving your way to wealth takes 30–40 years. Selling your way to wealth takes 3–4 years."
money
Aug 30, 2023
How Creating LinkedIn Content Helped Me Win a $10k Per Month Client.
A practical step-by-step guide on building a business through LinkedIn
marketing
Aug 25, 2023
What Shocked Me Most About Quitting My $100k+ Job To Chase My One-Person Business Dreams.
"A salary is a drug they give you to forget your dreams."
money
Aug 23, 2023
The 9 Harsh Life Rules I Used to Radically Transform My Life in 6 Months
The biggest myth we are sold is that life should be easy.
self
Aug 23, 2023
8 Contrarian Ideas That Will Change Your Life (And How You Think About The World)
#2: Almost every innovation and technology is dismissed at the time of creation.
future
Aug 14, 2023
Five Signs You're Growing Into The Highest Version of Yourself
#1: You are terrified of the person you'll become in 3 months.
self
Aug 07, 2023
When You Stop Taking Criticism From People You Wouldn't Take Advice From, Your Life Dramatically...
You'll never be criticized by someone who has done or is doing more than you.
self
Aug 06, 2023
My Email Newsletter Just Cracked 1,000 Subscribers In Less Than 3 Months. Here's What I Did.
A practical guide from going to 0–1000 subscribers.
marketing
Aug 05, 2023
You Will Be Liberated From Stress When You Finally Accept Your 'Hard' In Life.
"Life is hard. Believing it should be easy makes it harder"
self
Aug 05, 2023
Building A One-Person Business Is The Key To Your Financial Freedom. Here's How You Can Do It
Your 9–5 job is the most powerful weapon you have.
freelancing
startups
Aug 04, 2023
The Strange Roadmap I Took to Completely Change My Life in Less Than 2 Years
Copy what I did to have the life you want
self
Aug 04, 2023
Here's What The Top 0.1% of Entrepreneurs Understand About Business In 2023
#1: Most entrepreneurs peak in mid-life (or later)
startups
Jul 27, 2023
I Started My First Online Niche Community Group To Grow My One-Person Business And The Results...
Have a community-first approach to building your one-person business
marketing
startups
Jul 27, 2023
The 8 Critical Skills To Create Your Next 6-Figure One-Person Business
Skills not learned in school are the source of income not found at a job.
work
startups
Jul 17, 2023
A Developmental Psychologist Taught Me The 4 Most Important Decisions I Need To Make In My 20s
Here's how they can help you too.
self
Jul 17, 2023
Five Ways To Leverage Your Boring 9–5 Job To Jumpstart Your One-Person Business.
Security allows you to experiment on the side without the risk of going broke.
freelancing
work
Jul 15, 2023
Five Powerful Money Lessons I Learned After Building My First House
#2: The house I live in is a financial liability
money
Jul 10, 2023
I Quit My Six-Figure 9–5 Job to Chase My Dreams Over 12 Months Ago. Here's What Happened Next.
A real and honest account of taking the leap into the unknown
startups
Jul 07, 2023
Why I Decided To Start My (Small) One-Person Business Empire.
My journey into the wild, wild west.
freelancing
startups
Jul 05, 2023
My Multi-Millionaire Mentor Explained To Me Why People Get Rich (And Some Don't).
"A good jockey with a mediocre horse can beat a great horse with a mediocre jockey."
money
Jul 04, 2023
A Step-By-Step Guide to Turn Your Random Ideas Into a One-Person Business
You don't need to be smart, sexy, or wealthy. Only resourceful.
freelancing
startups
Jun 29, 2023
The Ruthless Dark Side Of Getting Ahead of 99% Of People That No Success Guru Speaks About
All champions are psychologically broken (to some extent).
self
Jun 29, 2023
Why You Can't Stick To Your Habits, Even When You Know It's Good For You
"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them" — Alfred North...
productivity
self
Jun 28, 2023
Why Everyone In Their 20s Should Travel Solo At Least Once Before 30
It might be cliche, but it works.
travel
Jun 24, 2023
I Launched A Free Digital Product On Gumroad 30 Days Ago And Actually Made Money.
"$1 earned through leverage feels 100x better than $1 earned selling your time"
marketing
startups
Jun 23, 2023
Use Content Creation To Create Your Six-Figure One-Person Business In 2023 (And Beyond).
Your golden ticket might be in your pocket.
marketing
Jun 19, 2023
The Six Self-Improvement Goals I Have For 2023 To Transform My Life In Six Months.
Use the next 180 days to get ahead of 95% of people
self
Jun 18, 2023
Here Are The Six Uncommon Productivity Hacks I've Used In 2023 To 10x My Results
No cliche 5 am wake-up, cold showers, or meditation here (although I do these things too).
productivity
Jun 16, 2023
This Side Hustle Helped A Broke College Student Payoff $25k In Student Debt in Six Months.
Side hustles can set you free if you choose the right one.
money
Jun 16, 2023
LinkedIn Will Help You Create Your Future Six-Figure Business. Here's How.
LinkedIn is the digital bridge to your future self.
marketing
Jun 12, 2023
Here's How To Beat 99% of People In The Last Six Months of 2023 (Even If You Aren't Smart...
Life is a game that you can win with the right strategy
self
Jun 12, 2023
Do These Six Things To Make The Last Six Months of 2023 Extraordinary
In six months' time, you'll arrive in 2024. The question is, where will you be?
productivity
self
Jun 11, 2023
How Winning Multiple Awards Made Me Lose Myself In The Process.
What to do when you're stuck at crossroads.
self
Jun 07, 2023
This Random Guy On The Internet Makes $1.3
Without evidence, making money on the internet looks like a scam.
startups
Jun 05, 2023
To Start Your Online Business, You Don't Need To Compete. You Need To Be Different.
Use your personality as an escape hatch from the competition.
marketing
Jun 02, 2023
The Day You Realize That Your Life Is A Game, Is The Day You Can Start To Win Big.
Be prepared to channel your 'main character' energy.
self
Jun 01, 2023
Do These Five Basic 1-Minute Actions. Get 90% of the Results.
Stack your small and quick wins to 10x your success.
productivity
self
May 27, 2023
When Life Gets Hard, These Are The Five Bulletproof Mindsets I Fall Back On.
Lessons from a Chinese farmer, entrepreneur and self-improvement guru.
self
May 27, 2023
The Harsh Reality of Moving Into Your Late 20s That No One Tells You About.
Your late 20s is the 'messy middle'.
relationships
self
May 23, 2023
If You're Stuck Trying to Start a One-Person Online Business, Ask Yourself These 6 Questions.
What would it look like if this was easy?
business
startups
May 18, 2023
The 7 Non-Negotiable Habits I Used To Create A $2,000+ Side Hustle Alongside My 9–5 Career.
Your goals help you set a direction, your habits help you make progress.
creativity
writing
May 15, 2023
Escape The Mundane: Launch a One-Person Online Business and Transform Your Life
You can create the life you want through the internet.
freelancing
startups
May 14, 2023
Five Habits That Will Make Your Success A Guarantee, Not A Lottery.
Learn to play chess, not roulette.
self
May 13, 2023
An Employee Mindset Will Make You Money Today. An Entrepreneur Mindset Will Set You Free Forever.
Break the golden handcuffs, build your online empire, and master the entrepreneur mindset
freelancing
startups
May 13, 2023
The Internet Is The Escape Hatch To Leave Your 9–5 Job (If You Want To).
No 9–5 bashing. Just a few thoughts to consider.
work
May 10, 2023
How I Built A $2,193 Per Month Side Hustle Alongside My 9–5 Career.
How would making an extra $2,000 per month change your life?
money
May 04, 2023
How Deciding To Write Online Everyday Four Years Ago Dramatically Changed The Trajectory of My Life.
Leverage the power of the internet through daily online writing.
writing
Apr 28, 2023
I Massively Burned Myself Out Recently. Here Are The Five Critical Steps I Took To Recover From It.
"If I am not suffering, I am not achieving."
mental-health
self
Apr 22, 2023
How To Achieve 10x More In 1 Month Than Most People Do in 12 Months
Most people live their life on autopilot.
self
Apr 16, 2023
18 Odd Things I Am Doing At 28 Years Old To Avoid Regrets At 58 Years Old.
No one deliberately creates regrets in their life.
self
Apr 10, 2023
Six Small Habits You Need To Stop Doing Today if You Want To Get Ahead of 99% of People in 6 Months.
Abandon these habits, and elevate your life.
self
Apr 10, 2023
How I Wake Up Smiling Everyday: The 7 Decisions That Helped Me Build A Life I Love At 28 Years Old.
Happiness is a skill you can learn. And master. Here's how.
self
Apr 06, 2023
Join the 1%: Upgrade Your Mindset with These 6 Powerful Shifts
Unlock your inner potential and leave behind 99% of people
self
Apr 06, 2023
Starting Your Own One-Person Online Business Is the Antidote to Living a Meaningless Life
Escape the 9–5 golden handcuffs to create a life worth living
money
startups
Apr 03, 2023
Don't Ignore the 6 Red Flags of Toxic Clients Who Want To Destroy Your Business and Kill Your...
How to identify, manage, and protect your business from their draining tactics
freelancing
startups
Mar 31, 2023
Freedom is Found in Your 5–9, Not Your 9–5.
What the recent tech lay-offs taught me about my creative side hustle
freelancing
self
work
Mar 28, 2023
Four Hard Truths About Moving Into Your Late 20s That No One Told Me About.
Reflections on my Defining Decade (so far).
self
Mar 27, 2023
These Five Actions Will Effortlessly Get You Ahead of 99% of People in 6–12 Months.
And why you might not want to get ahead of most people.
self
work
Mar 26, 2023
28 Crucial Life Lessons I've Learned At 28 Years Old.
I am in denial about hitting my 30s.
self
Mar 21, 2023
The 6 Small (But Critical) Mistakes Part-Time Creators Make
I've been a part-time creator for the better part of 4 years. Here are the mistakes I've made.
writing
Mar 19, 2023
The Five Small But Powerful Productivity Changes I've Made In 2023 That Have 10x My Results.
Your results today are downstream from your productivity yesterday.
productivity
Mar 19, 2023
How To Turn Your LinkedIn Into a Six-Figure Money-Making Machine
LinkedIn has the potential to change your business life.
marketing
Mar 18, 2023
Execute Ruthlessly On These Five Basic Habits To Outperform 95% of People.
"You only have to get things right a few times" — Warren Buffett
productivity
self
Mar 14, 2023
Stop Dreaming. Here's How You Can Quit Your 9–5 Job and Become A Digital Nomad in 2023
A permissionless guide to help you access a new level of freedom, autonomy and control over your life.
freelancing
work
Mar 05, 2023
The 9 Subtle Traits of Highly Effective Online Writers
Steal from the best in the game to become one of the best
writing
Mar 01, 2023
Here Are The Six Critical Writing Lessons I've Learned After Publishing My 200th Medium Article.
And how they can help you save time, make more money and give you energy.
writing
Feb 23, 2023
27 Money-Making Principles That Will Make You Wealthier Than A 4-Year Business Degree.
The path to wealth is rarely found in formal education.
money
self
Feb 13, 2023
Five Small (But Highly Leveraged) Actions To Take In Your 20s To Set Yourself Free In Your 30s.
No get-rich-quick schemes. Only tried and true ways to create success.
self
work
Feb 07, 2023
Five Tiny (But Critical) Things I Wish I Knew When Making Less than $1 Writing On The Internet
Avoid these traps on your way to internet success
writing
Feb 02, 2023
These Seven Short Questions Will Help You Find Your Purpose If You're Feeling Stuck And Lost.
Ask yourself better questions and you'll get better answers
self
Jan 27, 2023
How To Get Ahead of 99% of People In 12 Months That No One Talks About.
It's harder to be average than to be extraordinary.
productivity
self
Jan 18, 2023
The Most Effective Way To Achieve Your 2023 Goals I See Almost No One Using.
It isn't through positive affirmations, habits or systems. It's about conducting small experiments using the 'SMARTER' framework.
productivity
Jan 18, 2023
Nine Powerful Life Lessons I'll Be Implementing In 2023 To 10x My Output.
Here's how you can use them to achieve your most ambitious goals.
productivity
self
Jan 14, 2023
23 Uncommon Lessons I'll Be Taking Into 2023 To Radically Transform My Life and Business.
Uncommon life lessons are earned through living an uncommon life.
self
Jan 08, 2023
Six Ways Creating Content On LinkedIn Will Transform Your Career In 2023.
#2 Content creation is automated networking. It allows you to build trust and intimacy at scale.
marketing
Jan 06, 2023
22 Small Lifestyle Changes That Made Me Happier, Smarter, and Wealthier in 2022.
How small daily decisions have created big results in 2022
lifestyle
productivity
self
Dec 20, 2022
Why Living A Boring Life Is The Foundation To Achieving Extraordinary Things In 2023.
How being 'boring' changed my life changed in 2022
productivity
self
Dec 20, 2022
13 Small Unfair Life Advantages You Can Exploit to Achieve Massive Success in Business.
You already have what it takes to succeed
startups
Dec 19, 2022
7 Highly Effective Ways I Plan To Scale My Six-Figure Consulting Business In 2023
Scaling = leverage
freelancing
startups
Dec 12, 2022
Here Are The 4 Dead Boring and Simple Life 'Hacks' To 10x Your Goals In 2023
These four hacks, if implemented, create a bulletproof system that will help you to crush even your most ambitious goals.
productivity
Dec 11, 2022
The Four Biggest Mindsets Shifts That Made Me Happier and Healthier In 2022.
The strongest prisons are the ones your mind creates for you.
self
Dec 10, 2022
Six Powerful Lessons I Learned After Building A Six-Figure Consulting Business in 6 Months
No manifestations or daily affirmations are required. Just a bit of hard work, unfair advantages and a healthy dose of luck.
startups
Nov 30, 2022
Five Reasons Why I've Decided to Remain Proudly Single for The Rest of My 20s
And no, this is not some male red-pill protest either.
relationships
Nov 26, 2022
7 Profound Ways Starting A Six-Figure Business Reprogrammed My Brain and Mindset For Life
Starting your own business will teach you more than doing a $100k + MBA.
startups
Nov 25, 2022
26 Short Entrepreneurship Lessons I Learned From Starting My Own Six-Figure Consulting Business
"Someone with half your IQ is making 10x as you because they aren't smart enough to doubt themselves."
startups
Nov 07, 2022
27 Tiny Financial Lessons That Will Make You More Money Than 4 Years of Business School
You don't need an MBA to be wealthy.
money
Nov 05, 2022
The Six Biggest Mistakes That Most People In Their 20s Make That Limit Their Life Potential
Avoiding simple life traps in your 20s is more than 80% of the battle.
self
Oct 31, 2022
Use the 7–11–4 Formula To Build Your Brand and 10x Your Audience Growth and Engagement
How to find your niche and build your loyal tribe of true fans.
marketing
Oct 25, 2022
The Five Hard and Uncomfortable Truths About Solopreneurship That Most People Don't Talk About
While freedom and autonomy are great, it's not all fun and games.
startups
Oct 18, 2022
Let Go of These 9 Limiting Mindsets In Your 20s To Live 100x Better In Your 30s
I polled my 500+ millenial followers on Instagram, here are the limiting mindsets you need to let go of.
self
Oct 16, 2022
If You're In Your 20s, Stop Asking For Permission. Start A Digital Business Through Content Creation
The five-step process that helped me build a six-figure business in my 20s.
marketing
startups
Oct 13, 2022
These Six Simple & Boring Habits Will Help You 10x Your Life and Business Outcomes
You first make your habits, and then your habits make you.
productivity
self
Oct 10, 2022
After Escaping the Trap, Here Are the Biggest Myths We Are Told About a 9–5 Job.
And the shockingly simple maths to starting your own business
work
Oct 01, 2022
The Six Biggest Mistakes I See Solopreneurs Make That Keeps Them Poor and Stuck
Avoiding these mistakes will make your journey 10x easier.
startups
Sep 26, 2022
I Spent 100+ Hours Researching The 17 Best Financial Rules To Build Long-Term Wealth.
Learn from the best minds in the world in less than 4 minutes.
money
Sep 24, 2022
Here Are Eight Pieces Of Uncommon Life Advice I Would Give My 21-Year-Old Self
Whether you're 21 or 60 years old, these eight pieces of life advice are timeless.
self
Sep 15, 2022
Six Mindset Shifts I Had to Make to Build a Six-Figure Consulting Business in My 20s
1. Free advice can be very expensive
money
self
startups
Sep 13, 2022
Guarantee Your Financial Future By Creating A Portfolio of Digital Assets
A permissionless way to build wealth and create the life you want for yourself. All you need is a laptop and WIFI
money
Sep 07, 2022
Mastering These 8 Powerful Habits Will Put You Ahead of 90% of People in Their 20s
How small 1% habits, stacked together, compounded over time can produce enormous results.
self
Sep 04, 2022
This One Conversation With My Business Mentor Helped Me Create a Six-Figure Consulting Business
Why confronting your worst fears might be the best approach to starting a business
self
work
startups
Aug 28, 2022
How I Built A Six-Figure Consulting Business Through LinkedIn
Leverage this 5-step monetization and branding strategy to launch your own business idea.
marketing
business
startups
Aug 26, 2022
The Six Best Personal Finance Lessons From A Guy Who Still Drives a Beat-Up 2008 Toyota Yaris
My tin shed on four wheels symbolizes my entire financial strategy...
money
Aug 21, 2022
Six Clear Signs You're Living Closer To Your Life Purpose
You may not be where you want to be yet, but here are some signs you're on the right track.
self
Aug 11, 2022
Use These 6 Unsexy Money Lessons To Become a Multi-Millionaire
Forget NFTs and cryptocurrency. Great money lessons don't change over time.
money
Aug 06, 2022
Why Most People Struggle to Reach Their Full Potential
There is nothing more tragic in life than seeing wasted potential.
self
Aug 03, 2022
Transform Your 20s by Leveraging These Mini-Life Advantages
"Youth is the most beautiful thing in this world and what a pity that it has to be wasted on children."
self
Jul 30, 2022
Master These Skills To Make A Ridiculous Amount of Wifi Money
If you can get wifi in your bedroom, you have all the tools you need to transform your financial future.
freelancing
marketing
Jul 26, 2022
A Buddhist Forest Monk Slapped Me In The Face With These Life Lessons
"I needed someone to hate me, just so that I could see for myself how pointless it is to always want to be liked by everyone."
self
Jul 20, 2022
Why Being Average and Mediocre Is the Most Dangerous Way To Live Your Life.
The majority of people on the planet today are allowing large amounts of mediocrity to overwhelm their lives
self
Jul 15, 2022
The Best Self-Improvement Life Lessons Captured in 30 Short Bullet Points.
Easy to digest, harder to implement.
self
Jul 06, 2022
Your 20s Kind of Suck. Here Are Six Books To Help You Make Your Defining Decade Better
Reading these books early can change the trajectory of your 20s for the better
books
self
Jul 05, 2022
Recording My Voice on the Internet Paid for My 3-Week Holiday in New Zealand.
Here's how to use your side hustle to fund your lifestyle
marketing
Jun 30, 2022
Writing Online Is Now Paying My Mortgage. Here Are My Lessons So Far
How random strangers on the internet are now paying for my cost of living
writing
Jun 28, 2022
Why Feeling Lost in Your 20s Might Actually Be a Good Thing for You
Don't trade your happiness for more certainty.
self
work
Jun 27, 2022
5 Non-Financial Things They Don't Tell You About Buying Land and Building Your Own House
Learn from my experience to save your money and time
money
Jun 22, 2022
How To Make Public Speaking Suck Less and More Enjoyable in Six Easy Steps.
Today is the day you become a better public speaker. Here's how.
work
Jun 21, 2022
20 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew At 20 Years Old
How to make the most out of your defining decade
self
Jun 13, 2022
The Unspoken Benefits of Having Your Own Podcast
Use the power of your voice to build your brand and business
marketing
podcasts
May 26, 2022
My Bulletproof Method For Overcoming Anxiety And Stress
A proven antidote for when life feels out of control.
mental-health
self
May 24, 2022
The Five Biggest Mistakes I Made With Starting My First Podcast
If you've ever thought of creating a podcast, learn from these mistakes before you start. It could save you a lot of time and money.
marketing
May 23, 2022
Five Odd Things They Don't Tell You When You Become a Content Creator
In the future, everyone will be a content creator. Here's what you need to know.
creativity
marketing
May 19, 2022
The 3 Common Habits of Highly Mediocre People
Create a better life by avoiding these common traps
self
May 16, 2022
7 Powerful Habits To Put You in the Top 10% of Men in the World
You first make your habits and then your habits make you.
self
May 16, 2022
How I Secured $70,000 of Freelance Work Before Quitting My Full-Time Job.
Follow these steps before you quit your 9–5 job
freelancing
May 15, 2022
Avoid These 8 Life Traps In Your 20s To Live Better In Your 30s.
Make the most out of your defining decade
self
May 12, 2022
I've Been Working For Myself For 30 Days. Here Are The Mistakes I've Made...So Far.
Avoid these costly mistakes to save money and time.
startups
May 12, 2022
21 Powerful Investments Every Twenty-Something Can Start Making Today.
Your 20s will be one of the craziest times of your life. Here's how to make it better.
self
May 08, 2022
5 Practical Mental Models That Will Help You Achieve Your Most Ambitious Life Goals.
Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day
self
May 06, 2022
The Seven Writing Hacks I've Stolen From My Favourite Medium Writers
Steal from the best on your way to becoming the best.
writing
May 04, 2022
My Complete Morning Routine Checklist To Help You Feel Better and Get More Out of Your Day.
Own your morning to elevate your life.
lifestyle
productivity
May 02, 2022
Fives Excuses That Prevent People From Crushing It On LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is the number #1 social media platform for transforming your career.
marketing
Apr 28, 2022
After Reading The Top 10 Personal Finance Books, Here Are The 14 Best Personal Finance Hacks.
Timeless wealth creation principles in less than 3 minutes.
money
Apr 27, 2022
I'm Turning 27-Years-Old Next Month. Here Are The 27 Life Lessons I've Learned So Far.
Personal lessons on life, finances and relationships.
self
Apr 26, 2022
Five Signs Your Life Is More Purposeful Than You Think
Learn to identify the signals from the noise. Here's how:
self
Apr 25, 2022
16 Microhabits That Will Improve Your Life 1% Everyday
Life is all about the tiny decisions you make every day.
productivity
self
Apr 20, 2022
The 6-Step Process I Used To Turn My Side Hustles Into a Full-Time Job
Use this approach to create the life you want for yourself.
freelancing
work
Apr 20, 2022
How I Used Linkedin To Radically Accelerate My Career Growth
Take my lessons and use them to transform your career.
marketing
Apr 19, 2022
Eight Powerful Life and Business Principles Billionaire Jeff Bezos Lives By
How a multibillionaire is more relatable to your life than you think.
business
startups
Apr 18, 2022
How Quitting My Six-Figure Job Helped Me Make Better Life and Business Decisions
Use my experience to make better choices.
self
work
Apr 12, 2022
6 Small Lies About Education and Work That Will Leave You Broke and Jobless.
We are still applying old rules to a new game.
education
work
Apr 11, 2022
I Have Read 52+ Books a Year for 4 Years. Here's How My Life Changed.
The benefits of a life-changing habit
books
Apr 09, 2022
The 9 Small Habits of Highly Effective Super Learners
Your level of success will rarely exceed the amount of learning you do.
self
Apr 08, 2022
5 Life Lessons I Learned From My Badass 88-Year-Old Grandmother
A lifetime of wisdom, distilled into a 6-minute article
self
family
Apr 02, 2022
Understanding This One Psychological Principle Might Help You Achieve Your Dream Goals.
And how my Barista tricked me into buying more coffee
productivity
psychology
self
Mar 25, 2022
The Ridiculously Simple Formula for Building Enormous Financial Wealth
A powerful financial lesson in 3 minutes or less.
money
Mar 23, 2022
Why Consistently Creating Content Online May Change Your Life.
In the digital world, content is king.
marketing
Mar 14, 2022
Own Your Morning Routine To Elevate Your Life: 5 Ideas To Start Your Day Better.
The first 3 hours of your day can make or break your life
productivity
Mar 08, 2022
5 Signs You Are in a Better Financial Position Than You Think
#3: Your imagination of what wealth looks like changes.
money
Mar 04, 2022
6 Timeless Wealth Creation Principles That Will Help You Get Rich
Great wealth-building strategies tend to not change over time.
money
Feb 24, 2022
The Five Types of People You Want to Avoid Dating but Probably Will
Stay clear of the one that swings like Tarzan.
relationships
Feb 22, 2022
How I Made Over $30,000 From Posting 5 Times a Week on LinkedIn
Transform your professional life by following these 6 rules.
marketing
Feb 14, 2022
6 Subtle Relationship Red Flags that You Probably Notice but Choose to Ignore
Relationship red flags only look red in hindsight.
relationships
Feb 14, 2022
5 Hard Life Lessons You Must Accept if You Want to Grow Into the Best Version Of Yourself
What got you here, won't get you there.
self
Feb 11, 2022
5 Habits of Highly Unsuccessful People
Avoid these pitfalls to move your life forward.
self
Feb 01, 2022
5 Simple Money Management Strategies I Am Using To Become A Multi-Millionaire
If you don't learn to manage your money, your money will manage you.
money
Jan 31, 2022
5 Clear Signs You're Growing Into the Person You Always Wanted To Be
"If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster." — Stephen Covey
self
Jan 26, 2022
Want To Create A Big Life For Yourself? Start By Taking Small Bets.
Achieve great things starts through taking small action
self
Jan 23, 2022
Your Life Improves in Proportion to How Much Responsibility You Take.
More ownership equals more freedom.
self
Jan 19, 2022
Five Events That Permanently Changed My Life In 2021
And how the lessons I learned can help you live a better life in 2022.
self
Jan 17, 2022
6 Uncommon Pieces of Life Advice To Make 2022 Your Best Year Yet
Use these tips to make your success a certainty, not a lottery.
self
Jan 15, 2022
5 Investments That Cost Less Than $100 to Improve Your Sleep Quality
Small investments to give you big gains in your sleep
lifestyle
Jan 11, 2022
5 Practical Reasons To Read 52 Books In 2022
Reading highly-quality books is the cheat code to creating a high-quality life.
books
Jan 11, 2022
Experiencing Adversity Might Be The Best Thing For Your Life. But Only If You Use It Right.
Adversity can help you evolve or turn you into a victim. The choice is yours.
self
Jan 06, 2022
The Most Important Story in Your Life Is the One You Tell Yourself.
You can change your life simply by telling yourself a new story.
self
Dec 17, 2021
Sorry Millennials, You Won't Become A Millionaire By Penny-Pinching. Do These 3 Things Instead.
Managing expenses is important but quickly reaches a point of diminishing returns.
money
Dec 16, 2021
The Number One Reason Why You Won't Achieve Your New Year's Goals
The most powerful goals are those achieved in silence.
productivity
self
Dec 15, 2021
Show Me Your Environment And I'll Tell You How Successful You'll Be.
Optimize your environment to elevate your life.
self
Dec 11, 2021
The 4 Hidden Costs of Your Ambition That No One Tells You About.
Every choice in life has a cost. Do you know how much you're paying?
self
Nov 29, 2021
I've Just Passed 1,000 Followers on Medium. Here Are The 5 Things I've Learned:
#2 Consistency beats talent when talent doesn't want to be consistent.
writing
Nov 28, 2021
Do These 5 Things To Make Wealth Creation a Certainty, Not a Lottery.
Creating wealth is a process, not an event.
money
Nov 21, 2021
The 6 Intellectual Superpowers You Get When You Read 52 Books a Year
Books are the cheat codes to living a successful life
books
self
Nov 19, 2021
26 Short Personal Finances Lessons From a 26 Year Old Millennial
The most powerful money lessons from the best finance books in 4 minutes
money
Nov 12, 2021
The 5 Hard Truths I've Learned About Friendships In My Mid-20s
Friendships will either push you forward or hold you back
relationships
Nov 11, 2021
3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Will Be The Global Store of Value in the Future
Bitcoin represents a technological solution to the Fiat money problem
cryptocurrency
Nov 10, 2021
5 Ways To Create a Bulletproof Financial System To Become a Multi-Millionaire
Creating long-term wealth should be a certainty, not a lottery.
money
Oct 31, 2021
How to Use Your Laziness to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals
You first make the system and then your system makes you.
productivity
self
Oct 24, 2021
How to Finally Beat Procrastination and Take Action On Your Life Goals
Overcoming resistance to create the life you want for yourself
productivity
self
Oct 23, 2021
The Biggest Secret To Success That Most Millennials Don't Know About
Compared to our parents, our generation has all the tools to be successful and wealthy.
work
Oct 18, 2021
5 Crucial Money Lessons I've Had To Learn The Hard Way
For something we use every day, we know very little about money.
money
Oct 12, 2021
4 Life Lessons I learned Living Through 245 Days of Hard Lockdown.
What happens when the most livable city in the world for 7 years turns into the world's largest open-air prison.
self
Oct 11, 2021
Harnessing This One Trait Will Make You Seem Super Human.
The good news? We are already hardwired to have it
psychology
self
Oct 08, 2021
40 Short Life Lessons I Learned From Reading Over 100 Self Development Books
Deep lessons in personal finance, self-help and growth in under 5 minutes.
self
Oct 05, 2021
The New World of Work is Here: A Guide to What You Need to Know and How to Survive.
How to thrive in this future world of work
work
Sep 22, 2021
How I Turned My Fears Into My Greatest Weapon
Lessons I learned from a former monk, internet lifestyle guru and late-night TV host
self
Sep 18, 2021
To Be Successful and Wealthy, You Want To Have an Average and Boring Investment Strategy.
The simple path to creating sustainable wealth.
money
Sep 12, 2021
The Secret Lessons All Content Creators Need To Know
#3 You don't need a big audience to make money
marketing
Sep 04, 2021
5 Behavioral Changes I've Made to Radically Improve My Sleep Quality
The research is clear: You need 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Here is how to get it.
lifestyle
self
Sep 01, 2021
Want To Be Happy? Stop Curating Your Life And Start Creating It.
How social media is making a celebrity of us all. And celebrities are the most miserable people in the world.
self
social-media
Aug 26, 2021
You Can Change Your Life Today By Doing This One Thing.
The battle of your life happens between your ears.
self
Aug 23, 2021
The One Financial Milestone Every Millennial Should Focus On Achieving By 30.
After reading dozen of books and hundreds of articles, I've stumbled upon the one financial milestone every 20-something should focus on...
money
Aug 22, 2021
The 5 Non-Negotiable Daily Habits I Used To Radically Improve My Life.
"Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to...
self
Aug 16, 2021
The 3 Great Risks Every 20-Something Needs To Take Before Turning 30.
There are few choices in life where there is no risk on either side — Jordan B Peterson
self
Aug 14, 2021
5 Signs You Are an Emotionally Mature Person
#2 You decide to tell yourself a different story
self
Jul 20, 2021
7 Lessons Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Taught Me About How To Live Life In My 20s
The sport is more than just trying to strangle people
lifestyle
self
Jul 17, 2021
This One Book Completely Changed My Mindset About Money
How these 4 money lessons can change your life
money
Jul 04, 2021
5 Ways To Live A More Purposeful Life
Aristotle once said that "the unexamined life is not worth living." But for me, the unlived life is not worth examining.
self
Jun 28, 2021
5 Practical Ways To Become A Learning Machine
Your ability to earn is based on your ability to learn
work
Jun 28, 2021
The Art of Taking A Cold Shower
A 5-step process to take better cold showers
self
Jun 23, 2021
Want To Be A Millionaire? Master These 7 Money Mindsets
A wealthy mind now creates a wealthy life later.
money
Jun 20, 2021
Spend Your Money To Maximize Your Freedom
Controlling your time is the highest dividend money pays
money
Jun 17, 2021
To Be A Millionaire, You Want To Create Multiple Sources of Scalable Income
You will not get rich renting out your time, and passive income doesn't exist.
money
Jun 15, 2021
If You're Feeling Low, Remember These 5 Things To Feel 10% Better.
Gratitude and mindfulness in less than 4 minutes
self
Jun 09, 2021
Let Go Of These 6 Mindsets In Your 20s, To Live Better In Your 30s.
The quality of your life depends on the quality of your mind
self
Jun 07, 2021
5 Signs You Are An Insecure Overachiever
Insecure overachievers are made, not born.
mental-health
self
Jun 04, 2021
My Boring and Lazy Strategy to Retire a Multi-Millionaire
A proven strategy for creating long-term wealth as a millennial under 30 years old
money
Jun 02, 2021
5 Lessons From Making My First $100 on Medium.
#2 Your only job is to create
writing
Jun 01, 2021
This One Thing Is Holding You Back From Your Potential
Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty
self
May 28, 2021
10 Easy Ways to Manage Change
Daily tactics to improve your health and happiness during times of uncertainty
self
May 17, 2021
Mastering This One Learning Mindset Will Set You Up For A Lifetime of Success
No one unwilling to be a foolish beginner can learn — Jordan Peterson.
self
May 16, 2021
Love it. I wish the article was longer!
May 13, 2021
How To Take More Effective Risks In Your 20s
Understand these 4 mental models to avoid bad decision-making and live a better life
self
May 03, 2021
4 Lifestyle Adjustments to Help Give You a Greater Sense of Freedom
Freeing yourself from desires will give you freedom and happiness.
lifestyle
self
Apr 22, 2021
5 Ways to Navigate the 'Great Transition' of Post-Education to Full-Time Work
Dramatically reduce your feelings of anxiety and sense of imposter syndrome
self
work
Apr 14, 2021
4 Contradictory Lessons on Creativity
Learn to cultivate the only superpower humans have
creativity
Apr 14, 2021
7 Rules To Live a Better Life
#2 It is easier to be disciplined than it is to be lazy.
self
Apr 03, 2021
5 Ways To Make Better Decisions In Your 20s
It's the difference between starting a life in your 30s or having a life in your 30s
self
Mar 22, 2021
If You Want to Win At Life, Know Which Games You Are Playing
Life is a series of games. Some are short. Some are long. Some you should aim to win, some you should aim to not play at all.
self
Mar 20, 2021
We Are Now Living in the Passion Economy
Most of the jobs in the future will be created to entertain or teach our fellow human beings.
work
Mar 18, 2021
Self-Improvement Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
There's no getting around the fact that discipline equals freedom.
self
Mar 03, 2021
7 Non-Financial Investments That Will Make Your Life Roughly 10% Better
Invest a lot of your money where you invest a lot of your time.
self
Feb 28, 2021
How The 3-Year Rule Will Change Your Life.
"We expect things to happen overnight, not overtime."
productivity
self
Feb 25, 2021
Drastically Improve Your Life By Only Measuring What Matters
How will you determine whether you have lived a good life?
self
Feb 21, 2021
5 Unconventional Ways to Live Better in Your 20s
How to maximize the most important decade of your life
self
Feb 15, 2021
How to Make the Most Out of Your 20s
80% of significant life choices happen before the age of 35
self
Jan 31, 2021
How Wearing Pants Again Dramatically Increased My Productivity
The unspoken law of getting things done while working from home
remote-work
productivity
work
Jan 31, 2021
The Top 5 Regrets of Your 20s
If you were 25 again, what would you do differently?
self
Jan 30, 2021
How You Can Be Enormously Successful In 2021
Do these 4 things to make this year the best ever
self
Jan 22, 2021
3 Excuses To Stop Making To Read More Books This Year
A Short Guide To Reading More Books in 2021
books
Jan 10, 2021
How Reading 52 Books a Year Changed My Life
Reading is the cheapest, most effective and accessible self-improvement hack
books
self
Jan 03, 2021
December 2020 Book Reads
Summarised in 3–4 sentences
books
Jan 01, 2021
Want To Be Successful?
Read more books, quit most of them and read the great ones twice.
books
Dec 24, 2020
The Role Of The Past Is Not Just To Learn From It, But To Be Liberated From It
Let go or be dragged.
philosophy
self
Dec 17, 2020
The Key to Success in the 21st Century is Building Leverage
And Building Leverage Has Never Been Easier Than Before
business
Dec 06, 2020
My November 2020 Book Reads
Summarised in 3–4 sentences or less
books
Nov 30, 2020
4 Lessons We Can Learn From The Rise of Joe Rogan
And What It Can Teach You About Success In The 21st Century
marketing
startups
Nov 25, 2020
4 Quotes by Naval Ravikant That Completely Changed My Thinking
Naval Ravikant has changed the way I think.
books
self
Nov 19, 2020
How to Get the Best Out of Your Morning Routine.
A Peaceful Body, Creates A Peaceful Mind.
lifestyle
productivity
Nov 11, 2020
My October 2020 Book Reads
Summarised in 3–4 sentences (or less)
books
Nov 01, 2020
Breathe Your Way To Better Health
Just Make Sure It Is Through Your Nose, Not Your Mouth
lifestyle
Oct 26, 2020
Forget Self-Help or Being a Minimalist; Become An Intentionalist
It is not about simply about doing more or less, it is about doing the optimal amount.
self
Oct 20, 2020
If You Want a Better Life, Tell Yourself Better Metaphors.
The Story You Tell Yourself Is the Story You Live By
self
Oct 15, 2020
My September 2020 Book Reads
Summarised in 3–4 sentences (or less)
books
Oct 05, 2020
What Financial Management Taught Me About Time Management
If I was a genie and granted you $525,600 what would you spend it on in one year?
money
Sep 28, 2020
We Now Live In The Niche Economy
The internet has massively broadened the spectrum of jobs available to society.
startups
Sep 25, 2020
5 More Practical Ways to Read 52 Books in 1 Year
It's all about systems, systems, systems.
books
Sep 14, 2020
How You Can Be Successful Without Getting Lucky
Make Use of These 4 Factors
work
Sep 13, 2020
The Real Story of How Innovation Works
A deeper dive into Steve Jobs, Apple, and the iPhone.
technology
Aug 23, 2020
4 Practical Ways to Make Your Ideas More Influential
#3 Communicating ideas should resemble more flirting than lecturing
work
Aug 15, 2020
Why Following Your Passion Is Stupid
Invest in accumulating your 'career capital' instead.
work
Jul 27, 2020
Why 'The Boring-Struggle' Matters So Much.
The Untold Story of Success and Lessons From the Mundanity of Excellence
self
Jul 18, 2020
How to fall in love with reading
Four steps for those who aren't big readers, yet.
books
Jul 11, 2020
Why Everyone Should Have A Coach
And no, I am not trying to sell you anything nor am I life coach.
self
Jul 02, 2020
How to become an expert generalist
Lessons from a cartoonist and Charles Darwin
work
Jun 18, 2020
25 brief life lessons I wish I knew in my early 20s
Lessons from a recently turned 25 year old
self
Jun 07, 2020
7 Reasons Why It's So Hard To Break Bad Habits
#2 Habits are like a map we use to survive in this world.
self
May 29, 2020
3 Lessons on the Banality of Creative Excellence
A Case For Why Output Matters More Than Input
creativity
May 20, 2020
This Simple Model Can Help You Achieve Any Goal In Business, Life or Sports
Why Clarity in Thought, Leads to Consistency in Actions.
leadership
productivity
May 13, 2020
20 Life-Changing Books
And how they can help you too.
books
May 11, 2020
Why Learning is Investment in Loss
Struggle primes growth, comfort primes atrophy
education
May 08, 2020
COVID19 Doesn't Disrupt your Goals, it Reveals Them.
Adapt to your circumstances, Overcome barriers, Improvise solutions
self
Mar 30, 2020
7 Reasons Why Reading is the Compound Interest of Self Improvement
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest
books
Mar 29, 2020
3 Reasons Why the 2 Minute Rule is so Powerful
#3 The Power of Relentless Incrementalism
productivity
Mar 22, 2020
2 Easy and Useful Mental Models To Maximise Learning from Reading
The quality of your learning from the books you read is directly proportional to the mental models you use to read and understand them.
self
Feb 27, 2020
Intentional Reading, Purposeful Learning.
"A person who understands their why, can withstand any how"
self
Feb 02, 2020
Why Australia's Education System Needs a Greta Thunberg
We need to put young people at the centre of solving Australia's education crisis
education
Apr 07, 2019
3 Reasons Why Governments Should Put Young People at the Center of Policy Design
A case-study of the Brimbank Youth Jobs Strategy
world
Mar 25, 2019
How to Read a Book a Week
Five practical ways to read fifty-two books in one year.
books
Jan 20, 2019