There are no gatekeepers. No hiring managers. No people who are telling you what to do. — Having only one income source is risky. If that source goes away up or decreases, you’ll have a harder time making ends meet. Here’s a fact about jobs and businesses: Income is never stable. Covid showed us that. People who thought their job or business were “secure” suddenly got laid…

Writers write — I recently saw a clip of a well-known author who said, “Blogging is dead. People only watch videos.” This was coming from someone who has sold millions of books and is still selling hundreds of thousands of books a year. To me, it sounded disconnected from reality. People still like…

When you start your career, you’re more likely to fail. And making money becomes harder. Ouch. That hurts. But it’s better this lesson hurts you now than let failure discourage you. According to data about the failure rate of small businesses, somewhere between 5% and 25% of new businesses make…

If you want to succeed at what you’re doing, this is a question you need to ask yourself: “Do I really care enough about my job?” Do you care about being the best in the world? Or putting in the hours to improve your craft? Are the rewards of your…

Doing more doesn’t equal doing it well — What’s the natural response when you try to get things done? You’re likely trying one of the following two things: Work harder Try to be more efficient — completing your task faster or better Sometimes those things are helpful. But too often, we shouldn’t be working harder or trying to…

It might take time and energy, but you’ll thank yourself later — One of my readers recently emailed me about making the decision to change careers. Like so many of us, she felt stuck in her job and found herself worrying about paying the bills. She knew it was time for a change, and she wrote, “Part of me knows this is…

Investing in yourself is always the best investment — A year is a good timeframe to get things done: It’s not too long that we end up procrastinating. And it’s not too short, so we can set more ambitious goals. With all the talk about a recession and economic downturn, people want to have more peace of mind by…

If sleep is the problem, fix your lifestyle first — Sleeping problems have been increasing for decades. And since Covid, numbers have been going up drastically. It’s become more challenging nowadays to fall asleep faster. The American Psychological Association recently reported that two-thirds of Americans are not sleeping as they desire.1 Everyone knows what a big impact sleep has on…

These habits are destroying your self-discipline — Starting off a new year with a good feeling is something so many of us want. This is why New Year’s resolutions are so popular. New year, new chances, right? But being motivated at the start only to quit midway is also quite common. It happens to many of us: …