18 hours agoMember-onlyIf you ever feel like you’re all alone, read this:Look at you, scrolling twitter, hundreds of followers, super connected. World at your fingertips. 3.7 degrees away from anyone on the planet. Face lit up blue glow in the dim light of your bedroom. And yet, you feel alone. At least some of the time. You may even feel alone…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyHarsh truths about building a personal brand I know at 38 I wish I knew at 20You won’t succeed long-term if you can’t manage your emotions. — Being visible on the Internet is not always easy. We can compare. We can get frustrated. The winners must learn to develop mental resilience. You can’t outwork someone who’s enjoying themselves. Everything can be enjoyed, and there is no right ‘path’ for you. People don’t care about you or your clever words. They care only about how you can help them.Personal Branding3 min readPersonal Branding3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyWhy we must ‘lighten up’ now more than ever (it’s easier than you think)It’s all so terrible. Everything seems to suck. People are mean. Some are offensive. The weather is dusty and freaking cold! Some dude wrote that I was a ‘prat’ on the Internet. That made me angry. I will get them back for that. My dad says things that make me…Mindset3 min readMindset3 min read
2 days agoMember-only11 things I do to help me write articles faster than 95% of peoplePeople often ask me: ‘Yo, Alex, my dude, how do you publish more than like 10 new posts each week?’ I write an article pretty much every day — sometimes, it’s two. Many of my threads, newsletters and articles are written in less than fifty minutes. Speed isn’t always the…Writing Tips4 min readWriting Tips4 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyHere’s how to greatly reduce self-consciousnessMy name is Alex, and I’m a self-conscious wreck. At least, I used to be more of the time. Self-consciousness stops us from enjoying the beauty of interacting with others and delivering our truth. We can end up in a spiral of doubt, poor performance and further doubt. It can…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyThe slowly life-draining implications of living the victim lifeWhen I am a victim… …I feel a weight on my shoulders. It’s pushing down so that I bend slightly at the knees. It’s what they call my ‘ego.’ Every time life was unfair to me; my ego has inflated a little more. Now I carry it around. I have…Personal Development3 min readPersonal Development3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyHere’s how you can make great money as a writer selling little courses in the next 5 years(In 13 simple steps) — I’m not gonna beat around the bush (or anyone’s bush, for that matter). There’s enough I’ve picked up over years of writing online to know what’s working for me and what holds immense promise for us writers. Listen in: You will commit to writing a shit load every week. You…Online Business3 min readOnline Business3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyHow I went from awkward overthinker to more creative more of the timeI’m in a cafe in Krakow, Poland. I’m in my usual spot as people shove enormous croissants into their mouth holes. I’m reflecting on how lucky I am to get to write and be a bit goofy for a living. It hasn’t been without hard work and working on my…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyNo, you don’t need to have gone through hardship to be happyI see people talking about how the kindest, friendliest, happiest people are often those who went through loads of misery. ’They’ve seen things.’ ’Only those who’ve been to the dark side can truly know life.’ People say that what we’ve ‘been through’ will directly influence who we are today. I…Happiness3 min readHappiness3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyHow I went from self-taught doodler to Google illustrator in my twentiesPete, my office manager, cackled on the phone to one of our clients. The vein on my neck throbbed harder. ‘I’m never working in an office again,’ I thought. In my early twenties, I worked in an office as a property magazine researcher. I knew that life wasn’t for me. …Personal Development2 min readPersonal Development2 min read
