“Your colon is going to need to be removed” — not something you want to hear when you’re 19 (or ever). He wasn’t a kind doctor. He was old, and always grumpy. He seemed so bitter, and acted as if I did this to myself — like it was my fault. I looked at his pale skin, sunken eyes, bald head, ...
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You Never Know Who’s Reading Your Blog
02/10/17 My wife is a full-time barista. She’s been food blogging on the side for about half a year now. We’ve never put a ton of effort into her blog. We stuck to the fundamentals. We made her a free ebook to use as her lead magnate. We got her email list all set up, got her first 100 ...
Playing To Win
When you're on the last lap of the race, when there's 30 seconds left in the match — when it's the last drive in the 4th quarter — and you're exhausted, spent, and all you want to do is quit... you have to suck it up, dig deep, and give it everything you got. It's time to hustle. You have to ...
5 Steps I Used To Grow My Blog While Working Full-Time
Blogging ain’t easy. I think that’s something a lot of people don’t realize until they try it. Starting a blog may be easy, but that’s usually just the tip of the iceberg. Who’s going to create consistent content? Who’s going to market it? Who’s going to come up with post ideas, connect with ...
3 Years Old
This is your life. Do you remember when you were young? Everything was different – every little thing was so incredible and awe inspiring. When did life get so dull? ...
Almost Daily Daily Journal
I skipped yesterday’s journal. I just needed a small. Break. I’ve been working so hard that every day is blurring together and it feels like I missed an entire week rather than just one day. I was honestly getting stressed out because it felt like I had missed at least 3 days. ...
What It’s Like To Live With Crohn’s Disease
Since 2009 I’ve been living with Crohn’s Disease. This is a brief glimpse into my life. ...
25
It feels good to get a full night’s sleep. Yesterday was my day off. I was thinking of still doing a little bit of work in the afternoon, but my wife convinced me not to — probably for the better. ...
DEAD BODIES. DARK ROOMS. BATTLE STATIONS.
It’s 3:33 am. This is the latest I’ve ever written and published a blog post. Or is it the earliest? I haven’t slept. Yesterday I stayed up until 6am. And I got about 3 hours of sleep before I got up and got ready for my interview with Nick Unsworth — which was absolutely incredible by the ...
No Time For Time Off
I’m going to be 25 soon. In a couple days actually. My mom took Chelsea and I out for breakfast this morning which was nice. It’s unreal. ...
