Blog Posts will be around even when your social posts fade into the ether. — Spencer Haws, the founder of the online business Niche Pursuits, took on an audacious goal in 2022. He tried to publish 1,000 blog posts on his site in 12 months. His site was already receiving excellent organic traffic, but it stalled. So he took on the goal not only…

If you don’t take good physical and financial care of yourself, then what’s the point? — In a YouTube video, entrepreneur, podcaster, and influencer Patrick Bet-David argued that our net worth is not just the money we have in the bank. It’s multiple elements that combine to create our net worth. When we build each of them, we automatically increase it. These are: Our Health: Once…

Do you have the confidence and belief to achieve the things you want? — “If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.” –Cicero When you write a daily task list or map out larger life goals, there are a few qualities you’ll need to get them…

Who knows? But it will fundamentally change the industry forever. — One of my clients asked me how I felt about AI tools that can write articles. He’s been seeing videos, tweets, and other content about the flavor of the month, Chat GPT. As freelance content writing and ghostwriting have been my bread and butter, it’s no doubt piqued my interest. …

When you combine multiple skills, you create more value for the market. — If you’ve seen or enjoyed the Dilbert comic, you may have glossed over the fact that it combines multiple skills: Art, Comedy, Comic Strip Design, and Business. The author, Scott Adams, advocates becoming a “Tripe Threat.” By combining multiple skills, you become rare. …

The disciplined freelancer is the successful freelancer. — It’s refreshing to see the thousands of people leaving their jobs to become freelancers. I truly believe the future is freelance. I even wrote an ebook about how to become a freelancer and intend to create a brand around freelancing. At the same time, I suspect many new freelancers will…

You can have a successful freelance writing career for free-ninety nine. — One of the drawbacks of freelancing is that you have to organize everything you do. Your captain and cook, after all. Over time, it can become overwhelming and costly when you consider all the apps and software you need to run things. As a freelancer, it’s essential to have the…

We're destined to fail when we build resolutions based on guilt and shame. — Yesterday, I wrote a piece on raising your '52-week low.' If you can establish a new bare minimum, you'll make more progress than trying to make sweeping changes. In 2023, Focus On Raising Your' 52-Week Low'New Year Resolutions fail. If anything, adopt a new daily standard.medium.com So how do you go about raising that bare minimum?

New Year Resolutions fail. If anything, adopt a new daily standard. — If you know anything about the stock market, you know a company’s stock has ebbs and flows. Good days and bad days. It’s this information that traders use to make money. They predict when a stock will rise or fall and bet accordingly. When you zoom out of the stock…