It’s okay if you don’t have something that gets you out of bed in the morning — “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We are asked this question from the beginning of our education. When you’re a kid, it’s fine to want to be a princess, an actress, or a tap-dancer. As we grow up, our ambitions grow up with us. In high…

And what this says about meaningful work. — What is a job, really? If you break it down: you need money to live. You need a job to get money. Therefore you need a job to live. But should you work to live, or live to work? Is it wise to look at a job as just a…

And to how to apply these principles to your writing — When you first starting putting your writing out there online, it’s easy to have certain ideas about what you believe you should ship. You’ve read high-quality long-form content online for years. This content makes you click without being clickbait. This content speaks to you as a reader addresses. …

Without a bootcamp or online course — In today’s digital economy, programming is one of the most important skills to have within your toolkit. Whilst there’s no doubt that learning to code can open up available roles in tech, it can also help you secure an exciting startup role in the careers of tomorrow, such as content…

Changing your mindset is the key to fulfillment. — It seems like nobody wants a 9–5 job anymore. These days I’m bombarded with Facebook and Instagram ads promising to help me create a 7-figure dropshipping business that allows me to quit my 9–5 in less than forty-eight hours if I sign up for their free webinar. 49% of those…

Sometimes you’re the problem. — I’ve got a confession to make. Are you ready? When it comes to relationships with other people, I can be overwhelmingly, self-sabotagingly toxic. Coming to the realization that you are the toxic one is a slow and uncomfortable process. When thinking about toxicity in relationships, it’s so easy to put…

You can have the best of both worlds in content creation — When I first started creating content online, I dismissed the idea of finding a niche to write in as nothing more than conventional, close-minded wisdom I should ignore. People have more than one or two interests. I began blogging online to give me some much-needed freedom of self-expression. There was…

How you can write less and make more. — Truthfully, I didn’t think I was going to write this. I think Medium income stories often distract from other, more valuable content on this platform. However, I’ve promised myself that what I write will always be authentic and transparent regardless of what I’m writing about. Including one monthly story about…

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. — Seth Godin is one of the best marketing minds in the world. A serial entrepreneur and author of 18 books, his blog is one of the most popular in the world. I recently read his book This is Marketing and was struck by how some of the most important marketing…