Ugh. When? When is it finally going to be the time you’re ready to change? I’ve gone through the same process you’re probably going through right now — the starts and stops, the inspiration and procrastination, the hope that fades. I have great news for you. No matter how much you feel like you’re struggling […]

Every morning, I write down three things I’m grateful for. When you learn how to practice gratitude, you can apply it in different directions. You can use gratitude to understand that your life isn’t so bad and this will help you when you feel down. You can also use gratitude to keep yourself from always […]

Wealthy People Are Stealing From You It is the great multiplication of the productions of all the different arts, in consequence of the division of labour, which occasions, in a well-governed society, that universal opulence which extends itself to the lowest ranks of the people. – Adam Smith Politicians, pundits, and the media try to […]

From 2010 to 2019, Netflix stock yielded a 3,726.2 percent return, making it the most profitable stock in the past decade. If you were to invest $1,000 at the start of the decade, without putting any additional money in, you’d end up with a little bit over $37,000. If you knew that investing $1,000 now […]

There’s one phrase in the self-improvement industry that pisses people off more than every other phrase combined. It pisses you off because it’s not true. If it were true, then everybody in the world would be successful and every self-improvement guru would be out of a job. What’s the phrase? “If you want it bad […]

“You know, Hitler wanted to be an artist. At eighteen he took his inheritance, seven hundred kronen, and moved to Vienna to live and study… Ever see one of his paintings? Neither have I. Resistance beat him. Call it overstatement but I’ll say it anyway: it was easier for Hitler to start World War II […]

Most people think they have an above-average level of intelligence, even though that’s impossible. You probably think you’re pretty smart, don’t you? It’s weird. On the one hand, you carry anxieties, doubts, and an awareness of your flaws, but you also have a big ego. You think to yourself, if you could just piece things […]

Are you full of it? Are you serious about this self-improvement game, serious about changing your life? Or are you just BSing yourself? These are important questions to ask because we’re currently in a time where self-improvement is needed the most. It’s been one hell of a year so far. I’m publishing this at the […]

Let’s just be honest, success looks like it’s damn near impossible. When I say success, I mean anything that few people achieve that most people would like to achieve. In our little online milieu, it’s usually something along the lines of finding a way to make a living doing what we enjoy and having flexibility […]

You don’t need to live a dream life. You don’t need a bunch of money. A fulfilled life stems from the reasons why you do certain things, not the things themselves. Too many self-improvement writers chastise you for failing to follow their script. I know not everyone wants to live life the way I want […]