PinnedMember-onlyA Really Easy Way to Be 10x Better Than Everyone ElseDon’t overcomplicate this. Most people either: A, ignore the basics or B, want to skip over them. They want to get into the fancy advanced techniques. Or worse, skip right to success without doing any work at all. But, if you can nail the basics, you will win at the…Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
PinnedMember-only14 of the Best Online Businesses You Can Start Now#1 is my favorite, #3 is the most fun, but #14 is (probably) the most lucrative. The world is digital, as if you didn’t know. The future is gig work, you might’ve heard. Now, I don’t fully buy into that. I think the move from full time work for one…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·9 hours agoMember-onlyOne Warm Shower Away from Self-DestructionYou’re on the brink, baby. Reel it in. If you head over to Money Twitter, they’ll have you believing warm showers are a one-way ticket to hell. You sleep until 8 am? You f*cking loser! You’re not obsessed (mentally ill) with dominating your niche? If you rest, you’ll die. You’re…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·1 day agoMember-onlyThe New (or old) Parent(s) BlueprintLearn to parent from your parents’ f*cks ups & wins — Children seem to learn by osmosis. And Common Core (sigh). But the reality is, as children we were actually paying attention to what our parents were doing. Our life lessons came from them. Good and bad. Because while some of what they said came through, almost all of what they…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·2 days agoMember-onlyBuild Better & Sell More Using This ConceptFor anyone interested in sales, marketing, copywriting or psychology. Here’s a life truth… You will not change someone’s thoughts without impacting their feelings. Feelings first, then thoughts will change. Facts speak to our minds, stories to our hearts. Stories are more effective by far. If I wanted you to donate…Emotions2 min readEmotions2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·3 days agoMember-only8 Things Either Making You Better or Worse (plus some mental models)Your choices define you — A mental model for choosing between two options: does it expand you or contract you? I first saw this when I was reading a Neville Medhora newsletter. Here’s the simpler version…things either fill your cup or drain it. My girlfriend and I have been discussing this a lot lately. We…Mental2 min readMental2 min read
Published in Making of a Millionaire·4 days agoMember-only3 Top Habits of Millionaires You Should AdoptPeople who have things you don’t have, do things you don’t do. Wealthy people spend their time differently than poor people do. They do different things. Make different choices. And you can learn from that. Here are 3 habits every millionaire I know has in common. Health is a priority #1 It’s really hard to…Wealth2 min readWealth2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 27Member-onlyAA, God and MarketingHere’s how to help yourself — We grew up attending Catholic church when I was young. Stand, sit, kneel. Always with the hard surfaces. Suffer to absolve you of your guilt over being human. We were only there because my dad’s parents were alive and very religious. He was a good son, trying to make them…Marketing2 min readMarketing2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 25Member-onlyWant to Make Money? Then Make Sure You Don’t Do ThisIt’s not about you. Writing is at the core of most (all?) online money-making. Articles are obvious but even videos have scripts. All marketing, all sales, cold emails, social media…you name it and writing is the hub. In particular, copywriting. And copywriting tells you to go heavy on stories. You…Copywriting1 min readCopywriting1 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Jan 24Member-onlyHow to Make Money in web3’s WorldIt’s finally web3’s year. Stop me if you’ve heard this before…web3 is coming. Suuuure. But, really, it is. You don’t want to get caught flat footed on this one. So let’s cover a few ways to make money in the world of web3. I’m going over the basics here. I…Money2 min readMoney2 min read
