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…

The sooner you know about them, the better prepared you’ll be. — I’ve worked in a government job, and I’ve been self-employed. I’ve been writing online for seven years before I could make a full-time career out of it. As someone who’s ridden the incredible highs of the self-employed lifestyle and has surfed through the choppy waters of self-doubt, online hatred, and…

Steal this template and tell your stories on LinkedIn to an audience of thousands. — 162,564 views on 7 posts. That translates to 23,223 views per post. That’s the kind of reach I got on my LinkedIn profile in the past week. Sounds too good to be true? Here’s a screenshot of my LinkedIn analytics.

These tools helped me immensely and can transform your life too. — I started hustling on Medium in 2019. I wrote a story every day after office hours, regardless of how tiring my day was. I lived a double life for a long time — a teacher in the day and a writer at night. Writing on Medium barely paid 1000 INR…

No, every day isn’t the same. But maybe it isn’t meant to be that way. — When you have deadlines and the expectations of your boss and colleagues urging you, it’s impossible to let life pass by. You don’t have the luxury of ignoring work and spending all day lying in bed. But when you’re a freelancer, the onus for growth is on you. The more…

Stories from 10 months of being my own boss. — What the world warned me might happen when I quit my job to become a writer: Not enough gigs. No more will to write. Being poor and broke forever. An interesting thing about everyone who filled my head with these fears and insecurities is that none of them have successfully…

Constantly challenging yourself: How much is too much? — It’s easy to romanticize quitting your 9-to-5 to “follow your passion.” But once you get settled in a rhythm, finding things that challenge you is difficult. As a full-time writer for the past nine months, I’ve managed to automate 80% of my business. I usually get up, tick some set…

How working on your terms is now the “new normal.” — Yesterday, I went to work from a cafe with my friend, Vidya. Sitting in an aesthetic location surrounded by strangers engrossed in their work was a different experience. Usually, I sit all day at my desk with my eyes glued to the computer screen. In the cafe, Vidya and I…