PinnedMember-only5 Tiny Life Upgrades That Cost $0Living a life of quality doesn’t have to cost anything — #1. YouTube Don’t quote me on this, but probably 99% of the people use YouTube as a platform for their entertainment. Some use it for knowledge or tutorials on matters they don’t understand. But even fewer use it to benefit themselves. I’m talking about replacing your gym subscription with Youtube videos. This…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·PinnedMember-onlyWhat Life Looks Like for the Super-SmartLife kinda sucks for geniuses. — Geniuses are cursed. Specifically, the optimistic ones. Their entire life centres on the notion that things can always be better. Because they can, and their conviction is stronger than any other walking person. …Intelligence5 min readIntelligence5 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Make It Rain as a Beginner InvestorRead this if you don’t know WTF to invest in. — Steve There is an ancient story of a man, Steve, whose first memory was standing in the middle of an empty field with the sole purpose of slaying a dragon. His world resembled ours—fields and hills embellished with dandelions, blue orchids, and allium; cows and sheep grazed the lush green; fishes…Finance9 min readFinance9 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedMember-onlyThe Uglier Side of Being a Content CreatorA peek behind the curtains — April My last day at the company was exactly on my birthday — April 12. The go-big-or-go-home half of me felt liberating to break out of the creativity cage. The rational half of me had a million worries dangling in my mind as I’ll be completely on my own from here…Content Creation8 min readContent Creation8 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·2 days agoMember-onlyHow to Avoid the Next Lehman Brothers Like a NinjaMaking money is no longer enough. You need to protect it. — “It’s only when the tides go out that you see who has been swimming naked.” — Daddy Buffett I never understood this pearl of wisdom until I saw the nakedness of this current recession. If we strip out the noise, this is the glaring issue — more and more companies…Money5 min readMoney5 min read
Published in The Side Hustle Club·Dec 6Member-onlyHow to Get $500 ClientsA simple three-part equation — Like the current you, I never thought this was possible either. I’ve seen other writers claiming it, but I assumed they were fables and that I could never achieve that, let alone anywhere close to it. But this passage I followed, it brought me from $4 per article to $25…Freelancing6 min readFreelancing6 min read
Published in Wholistique·Nov 25Member-onlyYou Can’t Build Wealth Without These Four Basic RulesIt’s simple, but not easy. — Seven years ago, I was in the same situation as you do now. Sitting in front of the screen after a long Tuesday, counting down the minutes until I lay in bed and the hours until Friday evening. …Money6 min readMoney6 min read
Published in Wholistique·Nov 4Member-onlyWhy No Writer Should Be a Freelancer ForeverSigns you should quit too — About a year back, I was raving about having the finest of clients. Y’know, the ones that pay upwards of $300 per 750-word article, the ones that do not and will not leave a single complaint, and the ones that want freelancers to be free, not free. A week…Freelancing5 min readFreelancing5 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Oct 26Member-onlyCompete With the Top 1% Of Writers InstantlyTake the elevator and skip a few levels up — Creators like you and I are beggars. And we beg for the currency of attention. When I first embarked on this writing voyage, I thought titles and hooks are all that a writer needs to flourish. In a sense, it’s true — your title is 80% of the battle. …Content Creation6 min readContent Creation6 min read
Published in Publishous·Oct 24Member-onlyFinding Peace in Your Career Is Just One Mindset AwayFour ways to take care of your mental health — Pale blue skies rested on my eyes. Never-ending sea breezes carried my worries away with them. The salt air left hints of saltiness on my lips. I fell asleep to the lazy waves that hugged the shore as the fine sand found shelter between my toes. There wasn't a thought…Creators7 min readCreators7 min read