I think people learning to write and people learning to sell fall into the same trap. They treat writing like “Writing” and selling like “Sales.” Imagine you’re hanging out with a friend and you said to them “sell me this pen.” I’d bet most of them would put on their best Wolf of Wall Street impression and start acting how they think s...

I’m terrible at taking advice. I suspect you are too. I don’t plan on getting any better. I’ve heard the words Why ask for advice if you’re going to do what you want anyway more times than I can count. If a decision I make backfires, I’d rather know that I did what I wanted to do - not what someone else wanted me to do - and try to lea...

A private blog. Hidden in plain sight. The only way to improve is to practice; the best way to practice is to do. Publishing something to an actual blog, even if it won’t be seen by anyone, is a forcing function to take the writing process seriously. Because even though it’s unlikely to be found now, there’s always a chance. That’s wha...