How to qualify for the partner program in days — not months — Today I read a story that made me sad. Jo Ann Harris wrote in Could My 13,000 Followers Please Step Up, that although she has that many followers, she is yet to make $100 a month on medium. It made me wonder just how many others like Jo Ann Harris…

Why most of you might quit too soon — how to stop it — 5 years from now, 50% of you won’t be running that side hustle you’ve been working so hard on, and according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics¹, 70% will be gone in10 years — just when it’s about to take off to the stratosphere. Hard to swallow? Yes. …

How I quit drinking effortlessly — This article is not meant to diagnose, treat or offer objective advice on how to overcome alcoholism. It’s my own opinion about what worked for me. For nine years, I struggled with what one could call “functional alcoholism” If you asked my friends and people who knew me, they would…

And I’m still waiting to know why — I’ve never been this sick in 54 years of life. I don’t wish it on anyone and I just have to write about it. Maybe one person will benefit. Two weeks of some mysterious sickness and I couldn’t do a damn thing. I couldn’t write, or even think. I couldn’t…

Why depression isn’t what most people think it is — She had everything most people want — the stuff people equate with happiness. She was beautiful, well educated, popular, and had 2 amazing jobs as an attorney and a correspondent for one of TV’s most iconic shows. But, former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst committed suicide by jumping to her death…

Long term thinking, competitive advantage, and asymmetric warfare — This post is inspired by two of my mentors. Ron Carroll of Carroll & Company and Sam Ovens of Consulting.com Ron Caroll has been a businessman for forty years. He has owned several businesses including manufacturing, wholesale/retail distribution, technology, and financial services. Ron has managed business start-ups and helped failing…

Interesting stats about startups, home businesses, and side hustles — Did you know? More than half of businesses started in the US over the last decade are minority-owned. There are up to four million firms in the US that are owned by minorities and they generate a whopping $700 billion in sales every year. According to Oberlo.com, 55% of US small-business owners cite…

Break through the blocks and win your inner creative battles — “Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end, the question can only be answered by action. Do it or don’t do it.” That’s a quote from one of the best little books I’ve ever read…

Join the conversation? — If you were 100% honest and fearless, what would you really write about? Two days ago, I was on a Twitter Podcast with Sean Kernan & Tim Denning. The topic was “Writing Secrets We’ve Learned” Here’s Tim talking about the way most people approach writing here on medium. “I know…