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Why “Fake It ’Til You Make It” Doesn’t Work
You can’t fake it to make it. It just doesn’t work that way. For example, I wouldn’t be able to call myself an amazing accountant. I don’t have a portfolio. I don’t have testimonials. I’m not that good at math. I got a B in accounting class at a community college (which may as well … Read more
What Business Lessons Can Be Learned from the Success of the Kardashians?
Image source: Cosmopolitan Magazine When it comes to business and people, there really isn’t much of a difference between them. The only difference is that personal brands, on average, tend to last longer than companies do. Both parties embrace branding, marketing and sales. They just do them in a slightly different way. But if companies … Read more
How Do I Overcome the Belief That I Have to Be a Millionaire/Billionaire to Enjoy Life?
There is something called the novelty effect. It’s when you get something new. It is fun. It is exciting. After some time, those feelings fade away. It either becomes a thing you use as a tool or disregard and toss out your life. After experiencing this with a few things, whether it be a fancy … Read more
How Do I Start a Business from Scratch with No Money, No Credit, and No Expert Friends?
You have $0, no credit and no expert friends that could help. You want to start a business, but how? This is how you do it: Step 1. Make sure you are poor to middle class. If you have rich parents, then this doesn’t work. Step 2. Enroll in community college. Step 3. Apply for … Read more
I’m 40 Years Old and Work from 9 to 5. Am I Too Old to Pursue Beginning a Startup?
It depends on what habits you’ve created in your work life for the last two decades. Do you work for a big company? Do you suck up to your superiors? Are you a yes man? Do you sit around and do whatever you can to protect your job, like conspire against others, take other people … Read more
What Inspired You to Start Writing?
Originally, when I started writing two years ago, I had two key factors that I knew initiated it. 1. I was itching to do something and everything I had tried to put together kept falling apart before it even started. 2. James Altucher’s writings had inspired me to take action. Little did I know that … Read more
I’m a Teenager with Depression. What Should I Do?
Someone on Quora asked: I’m 17. I used to have everything. My parents lost it all. Now I’m depressed and I find it hard to leave my bed everyday because I have anxiety attacks in bathrooms. What should I do? This was my response: Most people, when they get older and make major decisions with … Read more
Is It True That “You Won’t Become Rich Working for Somebody Else?”
You also won’t get rich working alone. That statement is more true than the one about working for yourself. The problem is that no one in the world actually works for themselves. If they believe they do, they are delusional or already have millions in the bank. Restauranteers work for the banks they took loans … Read more
How Young Can You Be to Start a Startup?
I had the great honor of being a pitch coach and judge with Youth Pitch Day, held by Yang Camp and Girls In Tech Los Angeles at the Microsoft Campus in Marina Del Rey, California. The event had activities of all sorts, from the ability to interact with Oculus Rift, create logos, program games, create … Read more
What Does It Feel like to Be Robbed?
Yesterday, I was out roaming through the streets of Cabo by myself. I must either be fearless or just downright stupid, because I followed some stranger I just met to around like 20 blocks randomly, went back to his place, played with his dog and puppies, checked out his chicken and their eggs and even … Read more