Think on this: A mother bear experiences no fear in defense of her cubs. Why? Because her focus is entirely outside of herself. I have really bad days where work is that last thing I want to do. I complain as much as anyone else. I am a human being. But the reality is, that… Continue reading
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Here’s How To Get All The Courage You Need To Accomplish Everything You Want
If you want to make money, you gotta make stuff. Thinking about making stuff earns you exactly $0.00. To get shit done, you gotta have courage. All the people you see on TV making big bucks, living the life you want to live have courage. Lots of it. You can have courage too if you… Continue reading
Your Stuff Sucks And It Will Still Make Money. I Promise.
I have two friends who are trying to break out of their desperately boring jobs and journey across the great divide into entrepreneurship. They have chosen to write books for Kindle. I have chosen to help them. What you are about to read is an email that I sent trying to light the fire under… Continue reading
Psychology and Writing: Creating Real Life Characters Using Psychology Based Character Arcs
Mike Says: This is an AMAZINGLY insightful guest post from writer, poet and blogger Kelsey J. Mills on the finer points of character development. I highly recommend you absorb this post – it’s real value comes from the underlying connections between creating “real” characters and your own inner psychology. Truth be told, I’m not a fan… Continue reading
How To Overcome Negativity And Destroy Trolls With Art
The Internet is a black hole of negativity. Today I saw this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/maycie/this-guy-travelled-the-country-in-a-pink-tutu-just-to-make-h Then I read the comment section… What can I say? No matter what you do, if you put it online someone is going to say you are wrong, inexperienced, stupid, ugly and smell bad. There ain’t no way ’round it, don’t matter who… Continue reading
Inspiring Authors To Stay Connected – Guest Post By Author Carrie Wynne
Inspiring Authors To Stay Connected J.K. Rowling’s was one of us. She didn’t have any special circumstances. She was a single mom who was broke and living on social assistance. She had a vision and an inner knowing and the courage to hang on to it. 12 Publishers rejected her book. A small house called… Continue reading
How Easy Is It To Make Money On Kindle?
I recently saw a number of threads in a number of different forums that all asked that same question (in varying degrees): “How Easy Is It To Make Money On Kindle?” With more and more “How To Make Money With Kindle” products being launched almost every day (the most of which are complete garbage),… Continue reading
The #1 Most Powerful Productivity Hack That Increased My Earnings By 26.78%
If you are like me, then you consume A LOT of information. Training programs, books, and even coaching programs are all a part of my daily diet of information consumption. I have set aside two solid hours everyday to learn something new. While most people are turning their brains into stewed vegetables by watching TV… Continue reading
Income & Traffic Report – November 2013
This is the first income report that I have ever publicly published. I want to constrain these reports to money made directly from this blog. Though I have been self-employed for a few years now, I won’t be including those monthly earnings into these reports. What Went Down In November This was really the first month… Continue reading
Become A Master At Anything In 4 Simple Steps
Step #1 – Realize That Art Never Happens In A Vacuum If you have time, I highly recommend that you watch this documentary: The first step to becoming a master at anything (even and especially business/copywriting/online marketing) is to realize that true masters rely on the previous work of others to a massive degree…. Continue reading