Category Archives for "Success"

Allow me to describe your life for you. I’m going to take a shot in the dark and guess you live in Western Civilization. You don’t live in a third world country. You don’t have to worry about where your next meal will come from. You’re not at risk of dying from diarrhea. You have […]

“Work at your job and make a living. Work on yourself and make a fortune” – Jim Rohn Self-improvement is the cheat code to life. Once you understand it at a deep level, the entire universe opens up to you. No, reading self-help books won’t magically turn you into a millionaire, but it’s not a […]

“It won’t be much, but I could start paying you.” Roughly four years ago, these were the words I heard from Lance, an editor I was working with at Thought Catalog. I’d been writing for the website for a while. The company decided to give Lance a freelance budget to start paying some of the […]

Most articles about the habits of successful people are total nonsense. In fact, I once wrote an article making fun of the concept altogether. But here I am, writing an article about the habits of successful people. What gives? Well, there are some things you can get in the habit of doing to increase your […]

This is all useless,” I thought. I’ve had this scenario occur several times throughout the process of formal schooling. I felt it in high school while learning the “SAS” rule to compute angles for a triangle. I felt it in college when I had to listen to my professor — who never had any business experience […]

According to many, success is predicated on the level of effort you put forth towards being successful. Do I believe in putting forth an effort? Absolutely. Do I believe in developing skills? Of course. But there’s a subtle difference between trying to become successful and actually becoming successful. Most people (including myself) miss the mark […]