If you can learn these earlier, you’ll be WAY better off. — Life is full of lessons. The longer you live, the more you (hopefully) learn. Here are some fundamental lessons that took me until 30 to fully understand. 1. Acquire knowledge not stuff Stuff weighs you down. Knowledge sets you free. I used to spend a lot of money on cars, expensive phones, and other electronics. …

I am not a morning person whatsoever. Late last year, I began waking up at 5:30 AM to write for an hour then drive to work at an engineering firm. It was the hardest fucking thing I had done in a long time. But I did it. And you know…

They’re just not doing it for me anymore — Last night with the lights off, reading from my dimly lit Kindle, I came to a realization that’s been a few years in the making: Self-help’s just not doing it for me anymore. This is a big deal because for the past decade I’ve been immersed in that world. I’ve…

Why money is a horrible motive — In the fall of 2016, I’m sitting at the corner table of a small coffee shop in the heart of Arlington, VA. It’s about 10 am, most of the morning crowd has shuffled out, and I’ve been sipping the same small, black coffee since I first got there at 7…

The first time I played poker at a casino was in New Orleans in 2014. I was with my buddy Nathan who, I didn’t know at the time but would soon learn, was quite the poker aficionado. We strolled through the Roman Empire-style entryway of the building and onto the…

I’m done writing BS articles just for the clicks — In the fall of 2016, I’m sitting at the corner table of a small coffee shop in the heart of Arlington, VA. It’s about 10 am, most of the morning crowd has shuffled out, and I’ve been sipping the same small, black coffee since I first got there at 7…

Plus, Never Run Out of “New” Content Ideas Again — Most creators publish a piece of content and think their work is done, but I’m going to show you why pressing ‘publish’ is just the beginning. Your old content, if correctly utilized, graces you with: More views A bigger audience Endless new content ideas …with minimal effort required. You’ll never…

If I can do it, so can you — Waking up earlier is the one habit that makes everything else fall into place for me. When I wake up early, I do my morning stretches, I go for a jog, I get my writing done, and I crush all the little tasks I need to do — all before…