1 hour agoMember-only14 tips for head-turning writing you won’t find in any writing manualFourteen years of writing online, mostly crap, with a few gems, has taught me much. You will not read this in any formal writing guide. Enter at your own risk… Don’t share if it’s not awkward. Share pieces that make you a little nervous. We live at a time where few speak the truth for fear…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyDoing these nine hard things makes running a successful online business easyThere are a couple of guarantees when you decide to build your own business. You must continually adapt. It won’t always be easy unless you’re willing to do hard things. Here are some things I’ve picked up in my years as a business owner. …Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
1 day agoMember-onlySeven simple relaxation hacks to calm you instantlyI’m no stranger to anxiety, and stimulation hits me harder than many. Poor snowflake. But, I’m grateful because decades of this taught me everything about staying calm. Mental ‘wellness’ is maintained through sound physical health and thought management — which is developed, over the long term, as a practice. But…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyNine things Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power taught me about building a lucrative coaching businessI’ve been a business coach for over eight years. It took me years to get into the flow of creating new clients and charging decent fees for each client. It’s an art that relies on understanding the quirks of human dynamics very intimately. Robert Green has played a big part…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyIf you want to be a leader people respect, avoid these ten thingsYou don’t need to be the CEO of a glitzy corporation to be a leader. We lead as small biz owners. We lead when we write and share online. We lead as siblings. We lead as coaches. We lead in our schools. We lead our families. We all have the…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyIf you’re exhausted from publishing content (like me), this is why you need to IGNORE the conventional bullsh*t…In 2022, I wrote threads on X for hundreds of days in a row. I grew my account by tens of thousands quickly. More recently, I’ve found excuses to write and share less. I’ve been tweeting, but my longer-form stuff has been more sporadic. Algo or no algo issues on…Writing Tips3 min readWriting Tips3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyEight unusual habits of the super successful few talk aboutHere are some less-talked-about traits about successful people, which have informed my own successes: They spend less time ruminating on setbacks. Most people make their lives far harder than it needs to be by spending considerable chunks of time in their thoughts. This won’t bring the intended benefits. …Personal Development3 min readPersonal Development3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyThe six unusual secrets of the happiest peopleI’ve lived a life with plenty of unnecessary struggle, heartbreak and frustration. I’ve always been interested in what separates generally happy people from those who seem to attract all the struggle and bad luck. There are several ‘secrets’ shared by the happiest people I know. Here they are: Stopped searching. A curious…Personal Growth4 min readPersonal Growth4 min read
4 days agoMember-only25 things I’d tell my younger, anxious self to feel ready to take on the worldWhat I learned over 38 years I wish I was told when I was younger. Personality is temporary and made up. You can be who you want to be. No one has the power to lower your self-esteem because self-esteem is an illusion. Rejection is a sign you are growing…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
6 days agoMember-onlySix steps to mastering the art of non-resistance (so your confidence rockets)Two people sit under a large tree on a bench by the river. The tree is full of blossoms; many lightly fall to the ground like snow. One person is annoyed, continually swiping at the air and their clothing to get rid of the falling petals. The other person is…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
