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Falling Out of Practice Is Easy, but That’s OK

Whether learning a new language, playing an instrument, or fine-tuning a skill, life has a way of pushing these things to the back burner, but it’s never too late to get back into practice.

Reset Your Life From Zero This Year With Zero-Based Budgeting

It’s been a while since my last post, oops! A lot has happened over the last few months, like running a half-marathon, going to Ocarina Fest in Texas, seeing my all-time favorite band from childhood in concert, going back to school, being best man at my brother’s wedding in Ireland, and sadly my cat CharlieContinue reading “Reset Your Life From Zero This Year With Zero-Based Budgeting”

Get Out of Your Own Way

Fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of success even—we all have our reasons for not pursuing what we want. If we don’t try, we can’t be rejected. If we never try to succeed, we can’t fail. Many of us are in our own way. A “Gifted” Kid, An Anxious Adult It all began inContinue reading “Get Out of Your Own Way”

Don’t Follow Your Passion: Build It Instead

I recently started freelance writing again after a hiatus, and I’m a lot more passionate about it now than when I did it the first time. Why is that? My First Round of Freelance Writing I started writing for MakeUseOf in July of 2022, and I applied to write in their section all about Macs,Continue reading “Don’t Follow Your Passion: Build It Instead”

Are Niche Hobbies Better Off Niche? (SHOULD Ocarinas Get Popular?)

Many of us have some niche hobby or community we’re a part of, and it can feel really special to be a part of something most people don’t know about. Are these small hobby groups, like the ocarina community, better off niche? Would we lose something by gaining mainstream popularity?

Content Calendars: Planning Basics for Organized Creators

Creators can learn a lot from marketers—this especially applies to organization and planning! Today we’ll be discussing content calendars and how you can use them to plan your content out just a bit better.

Why Some Brand Deals are Very Exclusive

Have you ever applied for a brand deal, see you tick all the brand’s boxes, then get sent an email saying, in short, “thanks, but no?” It sucks when brand deals are exclusive, but why though? Brand Deals as Marketing For many companies, brand deals are a function profit… investing $X in creators provides $YContinue reading “Why Some Brand Deals are Very Exclusive”

GET ORGANIZED! Task & Time Management for Creators

Lots of creators have inconsistent schedules when it comes to working on their content, which leads to inconsistent creativity! Whether you’re a YouTuber, streamer, or any other kind of creator, having a solid plan and developing a system for project, task, and time management can make all the difference in the success of your creative endeavors.

How to be a Successful Content Creator (according to AI)

I used a tool called copy.ai to see what it thinks creators should do to be successful. The remainder of this post was written by AI—half of it is surprisingly good advice, while the rest ranges from mediocre to unintelligible to a seeming cry for help. Watch my video for how I got AI toContinue reading “How to be a Successful Content Creator (according to AI)”