Why waste money on expensive resources when you can get amazing value for cheap? — Since I quit my civil engineering job to become a full-time writer, if there’s one thing I’ve realized, it’s this: being a freelancer is not an easy job. You decide your work hours and set your own deadlines. It’s easy to either overwork yourself or relax so much, that you…

How I gave up comfort to embrace uncertainty and saw 10x growth in finances and fulfillment. — “That was the most intense two months of my life!” I wrote this in my journal after finishing the first draft of my fiction novel. All my life, I’d always wanted to be a writer. But until now, I’d only written short articles and stories all over the internet. When…

Not your everyday self-help book recommendations list. — I hadn’t been to the gym in 32 days. I opened my laptop right after I woke up, and continued working well into the night. I’d forgotten the last time I finished a book, and my mental health was down the drain. Even after working for 12+ hours every day…

Build a successful side hustle with these *tiny* lifestyle changes and mindset shifts. — Finding a way to monetize something you enjoy doing is fun. It’s also one of the most character-building things you’ll ever do. You borrow time from your main gig and rest to build something that might either become impossibly big someday or utterly go up in flames. The uncertainty can…

The complete guide to building an impressive writing portfolio that can bag gigs. — I’ll soon hit a decade of online writing. I started writing online in 2014 on Quora. What began as writing answers to popular questions turned into writing articles by 2020 on Medium. The accolades of top Quora and Medium writers were all a part of the journey. Back then, not…

And other misconceptions people have about this art form. — When I tell people I’m a pole dancer, I’m often met with shock. “Do you do it professionally?” I’ve been asked. “Where can I see your pole dancing videos?” People are always surprised when I tell them I’m an amateur and I never post my videos online. Pole dancing is…

Your compass to inner confidence in a chaotic world — The warrior prince, Arjuna Pandava stood looking at the horizon that would soon be covered in the blood of his enemies, friends, and family. He was standing at Kurukshetra, about to start the war that would change the face of the earth. He had misgivings about his judgment. He started…

Revealing my go-to weekly habits to save some precious hours and stay productive. — Before writing this article, I thought this topic could be a helpful self-improvement guide. I googled ‘self-improvement’ and got 4,530,000,000 search results. More than 4.5 billion articles exist on self-improvement. Next, I went for ‘self-improvement books.’ The result was equally overwhelming. Most articles list 100 or more self-help books every…

Steal them to churn out valuable content every day. — 800+ articles in 3 years. 15+ articles a month. That’s my frequency of publishing online. My DMs are full of people asking how I show up every day and write consistently. The secret is to write faster, so it doesn’t feel like a task. Here are the seven unfair advantages…