This morning, I woke up to a message on Medium.com. It was from an editor of one of the publications. I won’t name which. But he wanted to inform me they weren’t going to publish my article in their publication. He said he wanted it to be more “in-depth” and “thorough.” Well, that ain’t gonna …
If you’re struggling to get ahead in life. Here’s an idea: DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Don’t just sit there and hope for something better. That rarely, if ever, works. It’s like sitting in front of a fireplace hoping for heat but never actually adding any wood. In other words, it ain’t gonna happen, partner. Instead, …
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Every morning, I sit down at my desk to write an article. I give myself no more than 33 minutes to do so. That means (1) conceptualizing, (2) writing, (3) proofreading, (4) editing, and (5) publishing. All before my timer runs out. At first, it was quite challenging. To put zero forethought into a topic …
There’s a fundamental truth in marketing that states: “A confused mind always says no.” Which means… If you’re not clear on what you’re offering… Or you can’t explain what you’re offering in simple terms… Or you don’t really understand it fully and completely yourself… You can never expect anyone else to understand it, either. And when …
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I’m going to let you in on a little secret. A secret that may very well amp up your writing game more than anything else before. It’s something I’ve been doing almost daily for the past 319 days with remarkable success. And I suspect if you do it, too, you’ll achieve similar results. Results like: …
There’s a new article style I’m working on. I call them my “I only have so many minutes to write this while my wife is putting my daughter to sleep” articles. I’ve written them before — but now, I’m thinking I should write them more often. Why? Well, first of all, there’s a deadline imminent. Which I’ve …
Got a nice little piece of trivia fodder for you today. Everyone knows about WD-40, right? The omnipresent lubricant that de-squeaks basically everything squeaky? Well, here are two facts about WD-40 you probably didn’t know: It got its name in 1953 from its inventor, Norm Larson. It stands for “Water Displacement — 40th attempt.” The “formula” itself …
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The other day, I went out for lunch with my daughter at an awesome little cafe in Nelson, British Columbia. The place is a gem. It’s part cafe, part record store, and part used-book store, too. I love it there. Anyway, my family eats there quite often, so my daughter and I already have a …
The time is 7:30 pm. I need to get an article written, edited, and published by 8. Can I do it? You bet your sweet little hiney I can. Only problem is… I can’t publish an article unless it has a valuable insight to share — so I need to make sure this article at least that. …
If you want to learn how to write articles FAST, keep reading. Because in just a few moments, I’m going to share with you a proven framework that’ll cut your writing time in half. In fact, once you understand and start using this framework… I daresay you’ll be writing articles even faster than that — likely finding …
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