Too much education is just procrastination. — College still has some relevance. Especially if you want to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. But the relevance of college is slowly decaying as online education takes over. Universities haven’t exactly done themselves any favors by continuing to make tuition fees higher. I mean, is a 6-figure MBA really…

Here’s why you’ve been conned — One-person businesses aren’t what you think they are. They can change your life but they can be deceptive too. As someone who’s run a one-person business for 9 years straight, let me explain. The hater email that tried to ruin the day “You’re a liar. You have more than one person in your online business. How dare you!” I…

3 months pregnant and made redundant — I always believed the “we are family” slogan in every 9-5 job. Later in my career I realized we’re all disposable. This is both sad and bloody inspiring for us all. 3 months pregnant and made redundant I’ve worked with thousands of people in my career. I still keep in touch with a few hundred of…

I hate debt. So I recently took out a $1.1M loan. — The 4 AM cold shower guy is about to get real with you. I love productivity. I eat it for breakfast. Recently I’ve hit this odd point in life where everything feels heavy. I’ve taken on too much and tried to hit too many milestones in a short space of…

You’ve been lied to. Money doesn’t run the world … time does. — We all have goals because we’re not cyborgs. No matter the goal, there will be a time when you want to give up. Knowing the bizarre reasons why people give up will help you stay the course and fight for your goal until you win. Stuck in the past There’s a whole segment of…

There’s a better approach that can get you hundreds of thousands more views — Every writing guru promotes repurposing content. And I’m bloody sick of them. It’s why our social media platforms are clogged up with content sludge that smells worse than my newborn daughter when she hasn’t had her diaper changed for a few hours. Stop being tricked. Most writers who repurpose content…

“People in business say they have 20 years experience, when all they have is one year’s experience, repeated 20 times.” — The hiring process is a pain in the ass. When I got fired in 2019, I had to run like a headless chicken around Melbourne to try and get another job again. It hurt like hell. I felt like such a failure because silly employers kept saying “You don’t have…

Too often the balanced life just leads to the comfortable life. — This whole article might feel like a slap in the face. Stick with me because it’s not what you think. The corporate world teaches us the naughty phrase work-life balance. In the online world it doesn’t really exist. In fact I’d argue true success is rarely reached with lukewarm levels…

And live a life of freedom — To be a writer you have to invest in the art form. A fellow writer argued with me the other day about spending $30 a month on LinkedIn premium which makes me 6-figures a year. They don’t get it. The ability to reach anyone via a LinkedIn DM is worth…