I Just Launched My Product. Why Am I Not a Millionaire?

I’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile, but it’s finally, just now coming to me since I’ve had a little time away from Guitar Chord Kick-Start. If you don’t know, I spent the better part of 8 months developing, writing, designing, and producing a guitar-learning eBook. It was a major undertaking. The plan all along was to self-publish Guitar Chord Kick-Start, build a website, and sell it digitally. I launched the book on May 4th. In this post, Read More …

How to Be an Optimist: 8 Simple Tricks to Beating the Negativity

I am a natural optimist. Being an optimist is part of being a head-in-the-clouds Pisces and it’s just who I am. But, working for myself and trying to build a business and brand for the past year and a half has shown me that it can be hard to stay that way. Even on my best, most productive days, I have moments of doubt, anger, and questioning. I know these things are completely natural when you’re a new entrepreneur, but Read More …

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 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 …