Three unsual tips for starting an online biz on the side this year — It’s scary, but I’m going to admit it right here: I will make my first $1 online in 2022. It doesn’t sound like much. But it’s a big deal to me — because I’ve failed before, and because I can’t afford to fail again. More on that in a second. …

Three tips from science to add more fun into your life at any age — Do you have a lot of fun? Like, real fun? Because it seems like a lot of the things we do in our busy, distracted lives, aren’t always really fun. Scrolling through social media. Hanging out with friends or colleagues ‘just like’. Going to the same cafes, restaurants and bars… There’s fun, and there’s F.U.N …

When Jim VandeHei’s article went viral, he learned something that made him leave his prestigious career as a journalist. After more than a decade plugging away at the keyboard, the success of Jim’s article about Obama for the Wall Street Journal should’ve been cause for celebration. But looking at the…

Sales is the most valuable skill you can build if you aren’t in sales. Here are 2 frameworks to help you learn how to sell anything in record time. — The ability to find hidden value is the most powerful business skill you can build. And it’s especially important for those of us who have full-time jobs that aren’t sales — lawyers, accountants, entrepreneurs and marketers. We all need to sell to succeed.

Most early career professionals know that building an online personal brand is valuable — they’ve grown up in the Instagram Era, after all. But the hardest part of building a personal brand in the early stages of your career is coming up with interesting content — especially because you don’t…

If anything killed Medium, it was this: The profusion of below-average writers, all squawking into this echo-chamber of marketers and self-help fanatics about how to make money writing online. Most of what they parrot about making money as a writer is false. Don’t get me wrong — you can make…

This simple principle will help you form great habits — I’m sitting (slouching?) on a metaphorical pile of failed habits, from counting macros to writing 1000 words a day. But there is one habit I have stuck to religiously, for years, without fail or exception: I have exercised 3+ times per week for 14 years. That might not sound impressive…

A simple concept from leadership lessons from Google and Apple — We’ve all had to put up with dickheads at work. A micromanaging boss, a hyper-critical colleague, a snarky middle manager — these people can make your job hell. And this article won’t help you fix those people. That’s an impossible task. But we can talk about how to get the…

1. Systems vs Goals Most organisations set annual and/or quarterly goals. But few people take the time to review their systems, which are often more important to what is ultimately achieved. “Goals determine your direction. systems determine your progress.” — James Clear Winning a 5 new clients is a goal. Making 50 phone calls…