Career
Soft Skills List: The 9 Most Important Ones To Master
Here’s a little secret: If you can take on some of the traits on this soft skills list, it’s almost guaranteed to bring you major fortune in life, well beyond the workplace.
Job Offer? 5 Signs the Position Has Opportunities for Growth
Determining whether a job will help you grow and learn when you’re still in the application and interview process can be tricky. But we’ve got a few tips and resources that will help.
How To Take a Professional Headshot (and Edit It to Perfection)
What if you don’t have the extra cash or time to hire a photographer? You’re in luck—these days, you can DIY a professional headshot with the camera on your phone and some simple editing tricks.
Skills
Underestimated? Keep Betting on Yourself (and Prove Them Wrong)
Ever wonder, "Why do people underestimate me?" Keep reading to learn how to navigate the doubters and channel criticism into motivation.
Soft Skills List: The 9 Most Important Ones To Master
Here’s a little secret: If you can take on some of the traits on this soft skills list, it’s almost guaranteed to bring you major fortune in life, well beyond the workplace.
Surviving a Toxic Work Environment: How To Deal (and When To Move On)
I’ll walk through the signs of unhealthy workplace culture and give you a step-by-step process to deal with the toxicity for good.
Money
The Broke Person’s Guide to Affiliate Marketing (No Money Required)
I'll show you a step-by-step process for one of the best methods to make money online when you don't have any capital to start a business.
Money Can’t Buy Happiness—Or Can It?
The correlation between money and fulfillment is thorny and complex, so let’s dive into some of the truths, myths, and misconceptions about the idea that money can’t buy happiness.
How to Make Money as a Teenager: Your Exhaustive Guide
Making money as a teenager has a lot of benefits: Extra money to spend with friends, the ability to buy things, or to tuck away into savings. And there were other benefits I hadn't expected—skills that would serve me as I applied for college and more jobs in the future.
Well-Being
Surviving a Toxic Work Environment: How To Deal (and When To Move On)
I’ll walk through the signs of unhealthy workplace culture and give you a step-by-step process to deal with the toxicity for good.
Academic Burnout Is Real: Know the Symptoms and Solutions
Academic pressure is perhaps the biggest pressure—as students get older and move through high school and college, they take on more and more work, often balancing hours of homework on top of a full class schedule, plus finals, tests, theses, and more. Don’t let academic burnout jeopardize your mental health or your school career. Keep these signs in mind, and check in with yourself to see whether you might be approaching burnout.
Question Everything: 6 Reasons It Pays to Think for Yourself
Learning to think for yourself makes a huge difference in life, and the sooner you start developing the brain muscles needed to question everything, the easier it will be.
Sales
How To Close a Sale: Proven Strategies From Sales Pros
f you don’t know how to close a sale, you aren’t going to make it long in your...
AI Sales Tools Picked By Actual Sales Experts
Not all AI sales tools are created equal. In this article, I'll review the ones that are actually used by sales professionals. This includes myself—as a freelancer, I use AI every day to help me market my business, find new prospects, convert new leads, and retain my existing client base.
How To Charge $2,000 Per Client and Build a 6-Figure Business Fast
If you are just starting out in business, high-ticket products and services will help you build the foundation for a six or seven-figure business—even though it may feel counterintuitive.
Startup
5 Businesses You Can Start With $1,000 or Less
If you have an internet connection and a small amount of cash to get started, you can scale any of these businesses to $100,000 per year (or more) by landing high-ticket clients who pay you thousands per month.
How To Charge $2,000 Per Client and Build a 6-Figure Business Fast
If you are just starting out in business, high-ticket products and services will help you build the foundation for a six or seven-figure business—even though it may feel counterintuitive.
Why a Monopoly Business Is a Good Thing (and Your Playbook to Build One)
It turns out that a monopoly business isn't just a good thing—it's a requirement. If you're a startup founder who's looking for advice, a business owner who wants to level up their skills, or just someone who appreciates good thinking and good writing, "Zero to One" is for you.