I first wrote this post way back in 2014. At the time, I struggled to get through two weeks of waking up at 6am every day. Well, what a difference a few years make, now my 6am wake up is pretty much standard. I want to share how I got started on the road to […]

The hardest thing a freelancer can do is take action. I’m talking real action. Not doing research, not reading your emails or checking Facebook. With rare exceptions, none of that adds up to anything. In fact, it’s a great way to procrastinate while convincing yourself that you are taking action. Nope, I mean behind in your […]

When you’re groggy, half asleep and stumbling down the stairs at 5 am, desperately trying to find the coffeemaker, often the only thing going through your mind is: “why the heck am I doing this??”  Or maybe you’re so far removed from being a morning person, that you’ve never actually experienced the joys of being […]

Every entrepreneur no matter what level they’re at, how experienced they are, or how much money they’ve made will run into this problem at some point. Most of you, will run into this problem every single week, if not every day. What problem is that? Confidence. How to Be More Confident I can’t tell you […]

Note from Sean: This is a guest post from my good friend Maneesh Sethi CEO of Pavlok, a behavioral change company known for their best selling habit wearable Pavlok and recently launched Pavlok 2.  He has also agreed to give away one Pavlok 2 device to a commentor below. So take 30 seconds and let […]

You know the saying “you can have anything you want, you just can’t have everything you want?” For the most part, I believe this. If you all you want is to own a Ferrari, you can get there – actually relatively easily – but in order to do that you’ll have to sacrifice something else. But […]

Lots of freelancers talk about their typical day. It’s usually filled with some combination of calls or webinars, checking emails, client work, and most likely, a healthy dose of procrastination. Procrastination, you say? “Never! I sit down at my laptop for 7 hours a day, how is that procrastinating?” Well, pretty easily, frankly. Here’s one example […]

It always hits me at the most inconvenient time…usually around 3:30 in the morning. It’s too early to get up and start my day, and I’m too tired to do anything but lay there in complete darkness, feeling completely overwhelmed and completely helpless at the same time. I bet you’ve experienced too. I’m talking about the […]