I’m halfway through reading Grit, written by Angela Duckworth. The book gives tremendous insight into the difference between talent and effort, and analyses which of these traits is more responsible for driving individual achievement. I recommend you read it. One of the ideas that has stuck out to me so far is the idea of […]
How Nicolas Cole Got Me to Change My Writing Strategy
Nicolas Cole and I have a friendly competitiveness in our relationship. I don’t want to speak for him, but I think he would label himself a “social writer.” He writes content mostly on social platforms and leverages the virality and shareability of these platforms to grow his audience. I on the other hand, have always […]
Optimizing Your Life for Success and Serenity
How much time do you waste each day? How much of your anxiety and angst comes from the feeling of being pulled in different directions? I’ve made an observation in my life that anxiety comes from lack of focus. If I am trying to do everything, I end up doing nothing. The question becomes, how do […]
How to Develop Grit
Yesterday at the airport, I picked up a copy of Grit. I first heard about Angela Duckworth from Seth Godin’s blog, and subsequently watched her Ted Talk. I have always known it is a subject matter that would interest me, but I under appreciated how important this book is. I can’t stop reading it. It is filling […]
The Coinbase NFT: A Centralized, Decentralized Vision of the Future
On Wednesday, Coinbase announced they are creating and launching their own NFT platform. This is an exciting announcement that brings with it a lot of new opportunity for you to expand your digital portfolio and also diversify your investments. I hope this will be a positive advancement for the NFT space. But buyer beware. There are ironies and […]
How I’ll Make $10,000 a Month by Selling a Digital Product
Ever since I started making money online, I’ve wanted to create a digital product. Selling digital products can be wildly profitable, because once you create the product, you can sell it an infinite amount of times. There are no inventory or shipping costs and the profit margins are very high. I’ve attempted to make a […]