A Secret to Success — 80+ hour workweeks. Multiple jobs. Creating a side hustle. Seven streams of income. In our current society, either you’re grinding day and night or you’re falling behind. We hear it all, on social media, in videos made by “experts”, and from friends and family, all selling the same narrative: “If…

There it is. You just finished the best article you have ever written, and quite possibly the best you have ever read as well. You click the publish button, and then sit back and wait. And wait. And wait. Instead of a roaring fanfare, your article is met with crickets. …

An Optimistic Technique for the Little Guy — Every time I write an article, at one point during the process, I pause and dream about writing full time. I’m sure a lot of people share the same thought. How can I, a simple guy working a 9 to 5, write for a living? Last week I wrote about…

A hidden lie that Medium influencers won’t share. — “The biggest advocates for a broken system are those whose have the most to gain.” — Ben Conlin Medium is a land of promise. From weekly earnings that match a paycheck to huge increases in growth, the opportunities that are found on Medium seem endless. The market is open, labor…

A short story of a near death experience. — Every now and then I jerk awake, flailing, grasping, falling through the sheets, scrambling to find something, anything, to hold, to stop my fall. My grip gives out and instantly fear overcomes me. I wake sweat soaked, heart racing and blood pounding. My hand has been bruised trying to save…

My Love, Sleep hasn’t come easy the past few months. Some nights I sleep, some nights I don’t. People keep telling me I need to rest, to allow myself to recharge. But when the world is asleep, it’s quiet. It means that I have time to myself, time away from…

Yesterday, I wrote a story about how I made $424 in just two months on Medium. If you haven’t read that one yet, go read it first. This is the step-by-step guide for you to do the same. Financial freedom is the dream. Being able to spend your days on…

Everyone loves a good money story, right? Two months ago (February 2022), I wrote my first ever article on Medium. After the first came another, and another. I began to churn them out, day after day. And I began to grow. Honestly, I grew much faster than I had ever…

The simple action that sets happy people apart. — Striving to increase happiness can often be a difficult task, with personal attempts leading to greater anxiety instead of joy. However, the scientific community continues to mount evidence in favor of prosocial behaviors as a method of growth. Numerous studies show experimental groups experiencing much higher positive emotions, and decreasing…