“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” That means two things in this movie. One, obviously, is to fight against death —and extinction as a species. The other is a metaphor for Gargantua, the film’s giant black hole. I’ll prove that…

Investing is fun. You put some time (or money) into something with the hopes it’ll grow over the years. Here’s a couple things I plan to invest in in 2023 to be richer, happier, and feel more fulfilled. 1. Bitcoin I bought Bitcoin at $60,000 in 2021. Guess what the price is…

2016: I started blogging. 2017: I kept blogging. 2018: I wrote my best stuff. 2019: I wrote my best stuff again. 2020: I started feeling burnout. 2021: I ignored my burnout. 2022: I stopped writing entirely for 3 months. I’m starting to wonder whether all creators will eventually burnout. Some…

“Then my husband hung up on me.” I was in a coaching call the other day with a wonderful “student” of mine. They were having some problems coming up with writing ideas, so we did an exercise together. I asked about their life, and they began telling me their story. …

ChatGPT. It took the world by storm recently. I can’t go anywhere on the internet without hearing about it. People are already writing articles and threads about how it’s made them 6 figures and how it can do the same for you in 2023. I must say I’m so sick…

A few months ago, I announced I was going to start a poker Youtube channel. Yeah, it failed. I uploaded one vlog to TikTok and Youtube and it immediately got taken down, which sucked because I thought this would be my next big project. With time, though, I realized something…

There’s some really wonky things happening on Medium at the moment. Last Friday I woke up with half the views I typically see for 8 o’clock in the morning (trust me, I know). That continued into Saturday, where I had one of my worst days in months. Then, on Sunday…

Success is simpler than they make it seem — I’ve coached thousands of writing students. Want to know the difference between the high-performers and everybody else? They do the work. That’s it. Hustle Culture Isn’t The Answer, But It Gets The Job Done I don’t want to sit here and tell you to work your face off until you’re 30 like Gary Vee. I don’t want to glorify hustle culture. …

I’ve been blogging for 8 years now. I’ve published 1,200 blog posts. I’ve made some $300,000 doing it. But am I really going to do this forever? Jeremy Pope had something interesting to say in a recent actors roundtable. “It’s okay to evolve. That’s the beautiful thing about being an…