Instead of waiting for your client to pay on a net-30 timeline, you can apply and get paid out in minutes. They’ll only take a 3% fee for doing so…

They force you to get your act together.

“If I can dissuade you from doing it, you wouldn’t have been successful anyway.”

Please remember there are levels to taking a stand. There’s a difference between sharing a slide of a carousel post on your Instagram story, which disappears in 24 hours, and sharing it to your main feed, where people can comment.

The thumbnail image for this post shows it—we choreographed the whole thing with paper dolls taped to pencils. 

Just ask God. He lost a lot to do it, but he had to do it, right?

It’s easy to be envious in this business. As creatives, our work is so visible, our clients are status symbols, and our lifestyles are showcased to prove we’re legit.

When you cook a meal, there’s a moment when you have to serve it. When you sing a song, there’s moment when you have to step on stage.

Maybe what I’m making today isn’t a masterpiece. But I’m still making it today. Maybe it won’t lead me to anything magnificent down the road. But maybe it will.

He didn’t play 2,632 games in a row because he never got hurt, or because he was in perfect shape, or because he was always the best player on the field.

You know that you’ve tried to be consistent in the past, but failed. Understanding why that happened, and what you might need to do to avoid failure in the future is what leads to success.

My favorite thing to watch right now is a series on Instagram from a creator named Herman Jagpal. He’s doing one of those challenges in which you trade a paperclip to a house. I’m watching every single video.

My legs don’t start to hurt until the last lap. That’s where all the gains lie. I just have to run for two hours before I get them.

For decades, if you wanted someone to distribute your content to their audience, you had to pay them to do it. Not anymore.

Hopefully it’s clear to all of us by now that consistency brings results. We can all name an athlete, musician, creator, or artist we admire who showed up with consistency long enough for people to notice.

An unexpected discovery I’ve made while in “queen bee” mode is that it’s difficult to be productive while you plan.

It’s a shame that I didn’t read this book when I wast came out. I might have set up my digital products business better, sooner.

Visibility is a crucial part of the sales process for any business. Here’s how to do it.

Ads work (you just haven’t figured them out yet).

Sales don’t just happen. They are an alchemy of need, trust, value, clarity, visibility, and a call-to-action.