Why I’m Quitting Quitting, or Why Breaks Don’t Seem to be Helping

I’m realizing that breaks are the downfall of productivity. This is why I’m quitting quitting. I’m not talking about needed and deserved vacations, and I’m not talking about short breaks throughout the day or even tuning out at night. Those are totally necessary and give you the boost of energy you need to keep going throughout the day. Nighttime tune-outs are crucial, but the breaks in the day should be within reason. The types of breaks I’m talking about here Read More …

7 Tested Ways to Make Money as a Musician (Not in a Bar)

Are you looking for ways to make money as a musician that aren’t just your typical bar gig? We all know that unless you’re an extreme hustler, know a zillion folks, and work every night (and day) of the week, it’s not exactly easy to make a living just playing bar gigs. Sure, some can be lucrative and sometimes you have a really great week, but is that sustainable every. Single. Week? What do you do when the gigs aren’t so Read More …

7 Powerful Positivity Practices You Can Start Immediately

Positivity makes everything better. Sometimes, when you’re down, you just have to trick yourself into being positive. Even if your initial positive thoughts are fake or forced, they will eventually become genuine. Optimism and positivity are so important to an entrepreneur’s daily life, yet they are so easy to overlook. When you’re struggling to figure out what to do, when you’re struggling to make money, it’s easy to get down. But, just like I wrote about with productivity last week, Read More …

3 Easy Secrets for Actually Beating Procrastination, Guaranteed

I’d like to talk a little bit about productivity and beating procrastination. While I think the terms and diagnoses (whether fake or self-diagnosed) are thrown around far too liberally these days, I do believe in ADD in adults. I was officially diagnosed when I was about 17 and spent the better part of 8 or 9 years taking Adderall to combat this. As you can read on my other website (that I’m working to revamp currently), I didn’t like the way Read More …

Drive for Uber and Cash in a Referral Bonus When You Sign Up

Lately, a few friends have asked me about what it’s like driving for Uber. Just like nearly every time I’ve been asked this question over the past couple years, it quickly led to them asking how to sign up to drive for Uber and cash in a referral bonus, too. After chatting with these people and doing some searching around the Internet, I realized that there’s still a bunch of folks out there who are interested in driving for Uber. I Read More …