“Successful people aren’t born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do.” ―William Makepeace Thackeray. Great self-improvement advice tends to not change over time. What works for successful people in the past will tend to work for those trying to…

#2 It is easier to be disciplined than it is to be lazy. — 1. It is easier to move towards something than to run away from something. Act based on love, not fear. Too often you make decisions because you are scared of an outcome. This is normal, you have evolved to avoid pain. You would rather avoid losing $100 than making $100. You leave a job because you hate it. You move to another place because…

This time of the year is when people will start making their New Years Resolution and goals for 2019. I wanted to share how I achieved one of my goals last year and hopefully it will help you to achieve yours as well. Although this article is mainly about reading…

How to identify, manage, and protect your business from their draining tactics — Bad clients are cancer to your business. Ignore it and they quickly spread. They infect other clients you work with. They invade your mental health and suck the life from you. These clients are ruthless. Their goal isn’t to solve their problems, it’s to make your life a living hell. …

What the recent tech lay-offs taught me about my creative side hustle — Deciding to write online in 2019 was the best decision I ever made. Did I make a million dollars? Nope. I probably lost money. LOL During my first month on Medium, I barely made a dollar, my articles received less than 100 views and my writing was terrible (and probably…

Reflections on my Defining Decade (so far). — The PlayStation 2 is now 23 years old. If that doesn’t throw you into a spiral of nostalgia, I don’t know what will. Turning 28 years old this year means the runway to my 30s is fast approaching. Here are a few hard truths I am grappling with as I…

And why you might not want to get ahead of most people. — Uncommon actions lead to uncommon results. By that definition, if you want to get ahead of 99% of people, you have to be willing to do what the 99% of people aren’t willing to do. “Do what others won’t, so you can live like others can’t.” Here are the five…

I am in denial about hitting my 30s. — But it’s there. Staring me in the face. Just like my lingering lower back pain, and the fact that I have ever-increasing sensitivity to dairy and shellfish, turning 30 is inevitable. In our youth-obsessed culture, turning 30 is regarded as a cliffhanger moment. A time when we take stock to…

I’ve been a part-time creator for the better part of 4 years. Here are the mistakes I’ve made. — I know what it feels like to suck. Where you pour your heart and soul into your articles and less than 10 people read them. And it’s probably your mum and aunties (thanks again mum!). The feeling is worse than embarrassment. …