Tackling myths with data A photo of the author, created by the author With only 5.7% of writers earning over $100 in June, I can comfortably say I’m in the top 1% of writers. This doesn’t make me extraordinary, I’m nowhere close to the people earning $30k per month yet I am a realistic story
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Numbers don’t lie, check the scoreboard Created by the author — Original image from WikiMedia Commons At 12 years old, Jay-Z shot his drug addict brother in the shoulder. At 49 years old, he was the first rapper to be worth $1bn. No one could have guessed a kid from the projects whose father abandoned him would have such
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Key lessons to help you avoid making the same mistakes Created by the author — original image by Jp Valery on Unsplash Your startup can still fail after hundreds of millions in funding. This may be a scary thought. But it is an important fact to reflect on to stop you from getting lost in the hype surrounding
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Not all entrepreneurs are privileged Created by the author — original image from Pexels My dad arrived in London aged 7 and could barely speak English. My grandparents had little except for the dream of a better life for their children. Half a century later he owns the majority stake in a nearly 100-year old business with clients
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3 hours of effort over 3 years Created by the author — original image from Toa Heftiba on Unsplash I’m talking here about real passive income, not the kind where you spend years writing a book. There’s one caveat though and you need money to make money. I started investing part of my income every month at
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Don’t allow yourself to be misled Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash If you’re like me, then you read lots of articles all claiming to be able to fix your problems. It gets confusing and it’s hard to know what to trust. Not all advice was created equal so you need to be critical in what you
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#1 Instantaneous Self-Induced Napping Created by the author — original image from Pexels Are you tired of reading the same advice? So am I. You can’t expect to stand out if you’re trying to do the same things. Do you want to be productivity drone #92342? It feels like people choose to run on the track
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How to start something and succeed Created by the author — original image from Kevin Moloney/Fortune Brainstorm Tech Half the internet tells you to just do it. Just start. Yet 90% of businesses fail so why do what everyone else is doing. Entrepreneurship can suffer from survivor bias. We only hear about the superstars because the
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And not feel guilty Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash Everything in moderation but helping is an exception, right? This isn’t true and too much can be bad for both you and the person you care about. It’s time to admit helping others can be a toxic addiction. It comes down to the why. Why are you helping?
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There’s more to life than money Created by the author — original image from Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash Do you ever get imposter syndrome before talking to someone who has success you admire? That’s exactly how I felt before a call with Todd Brison, a bestselling author in creativity, who had done it all while keeping a 9–5. But
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