I know you want to make 2019 an amazing year. But how can you do that… Without setting New Year’s resolutions that you don’t stick to? Without spending 20 hours creating a 30-page yearly review that you never review? Without not doing a yearly review at all because you’re too busy working (or relaxing from […]
Productivity
5 Surprising Lessons I Learned From Freewriting for The First Time
So you want to learn how to freewrite. You’re probably wondering: What is freewriting? How do I freewrite? How can freewriting help my business? Today, I tried freewriting for the first time. According to Wikipedia, freewriting is a prewriting technique in which a person writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to […]
My theme for 2018: Don’t be an asshole
I have a single sticky note on my computer that says this: Don’t be an asshole. This sticky note has nothing to do with anuses… Or “being a stupid, mean, or contemptible person”. (The definitions you’ll find in a dictionary). And it has everything to do with growing your online business in 2018. In fact, […]
What to do when you’re having a REALLY shitty day
It’s 3am in the morning and I’m wide awake. Not because I’d be a super early riser or say up really late… but because my sleep schedule is slightly messed up right now. It might have something to do with staying up until 4am yesterday to help a coworker with a presentation, and trying to […]
How to double the value of your time
A couple of months ago, I was on a call with one of my mentors, Naveen Dittakavi. Naveen is one of the most productive people I’ve ever met – he has a successful software development business, he manages a community of over 1700 people, and constantly works on developing new skills and new projects. All […]
How to crush your goals in 2014
The year is coming to an end. You’re browsing through your computer and find a document called “yearly goals”. You open it and think to yourself… “Damn, I totally forgot about my goals again. Why does this happen to me all the time?”. And then, feeling a bit frustrated, you draft the goals up for […]