Are you also allergic to anything related to selling and marketing your writing? If so, you’re probably someone who loves the act of writing. But at the same time, you also want to earn a living with your words so you can write full-time. This is why building a writing…

“F#@K STOCKS.” — If you sell your stocks now, you’re likely doing so at a loss. In 2022, the S&P 500 closed down nearly 20%, its worst performance in 14 years. The technology index, Nasdaq 100, performed even worse at minus 28% on the year. By the end of 2022, I started seeing…

The author and critic, Charles Finch, says this about amateur writers: “To me, the single biggest mark of the amateur writer is a sense of hurry.” Wanting to achieve more in less time is natural. Especially in a world where people leave within 10 to 15 seconds if they don’t…

Being financially fit and responsible is a lifestyle — The way you treat your money is a result of the habits you have. This is what sets financially responsible people apart from others. And I’m not only talking about the habit of spending. If you’ve tried to change your spending in the past and failed, I’m not surprised. Being…

But remember that writing is also an art — Anyone who writes with a purpose wants their work to get the attention it needs. Think off.. Sending a pitch email that gets a response Persuading a website visitor to buy your digital product Writing an article that thousands of people read You put in a lot of time and…

Principle #1: Education — Investing in the stock market is dangerous. How do you invest wisely when there are so many investing and market pitfalls that take away investors’ money? It’s like the Brothers Grimm fairytale about the seven poor little goats. In case you forgot or never heard it, here it goes. Once…

You won’t die if you do nothing for a brief time — In a recent podcast interview with BBC, award-winning novelist Ann Patchett (The Dutch House, Bel Canto) talked about needing to set aside specific time for thinking: “It used to be that a novel lived very nicely in my head as a constant companion… As time goes on and I now…

Focus on the big-money decisions — When it comes to spending money, I’ve made so many mistakes. When I think about the amount of money I’ve wasted in the past, I feel bad in my stomach. I didn’t have the best mental model for my financial life back then. As someone who practices Stoicism and Mindfulness…

“Never lose money.” — I used to play basketball in high school. My first coach was a highly defense-oriented person. When I was 17, and in my last year of high school the Detroit Pistons won the NBA Finals. The team was coached by Larry Brown, known for his defense-first mentality. My coach was…