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The Quiet Rebellion of Not Needing Approval
They laid her off 8 weeks before having the baby. She cried. Nobody expected it. Least of all me, her husband. Having a kid is supposed to be joyous — not when you've just lost your job for no reason. I’m not supposed to say the quiet part out loud… but I will. They fired her for being pregnant. This isn’t a sob story though. When my wife got fired, she reflected on her career. She got a master’s in engineering at the start of her career. She needed a lot of approvals.
Your entire life will change when you realize you need more action, not information.
Information overload is the new pandemic. We’ve become information junkies. The internet has overloaded us with information. Then social media 10X’d it. And now AI slop has 100X’d it. I don’t know about you, but I’m drowning. If I get one more email from someone who wants me to read their god damn 20-hour book, my head is going to explode. Books from unknown authors are dead. Why? No one can afford to risk 20 hours of their time on a book written by an unknown person.
6 Figures. 60 Minutes.
Yes, it can really be done that fast. Back when I was making only $60K per month, I had 5 different lead magnets, and promoted them on at least 4 social platforms. I had 13 courses, ran group challenges 9 times per year, juggled a 300-person community, and sold through 4 channels. No more. Now, the goal is simplicity. If you're tired of watching YouTube videos and getting nothing done, I made this for you. In the case study, I'll reveal The single WORST day of my life...
7 Figures in 1 Year.
$1,000,000. In the past, only a select few had even the slightest chance to make it happen in a lifetime. Now, anyone with a laptop an internet access has a shot to do it in just 12 months. I won't kid you - it's unlikely. But there is a process to pulling it off.
The Simplest Way to Scale to $20K, $50K, and $100K a month
If you're crunched on time and looking to grow your business, listen up: The only difference between a person making $10,000/month and a person making $100,000+/month is the actions that person takes. That doesn't just mean "hustle more." It means: stop doing the wrong things and start doing the right things. Good, simple money. In this new video, I'll reveal The bare minimum actions required to reach $20K, $50K, and $100K months.
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$500K in 7 Months
I was skeptical too at first. Back when I was making only $60K per month, I had 5 different lead magnets, and promoted them on at least 4 social platforms. I had 13 courses, ran group challenges 9 times per year, juggled a 300-person community, and sold through 4 channels. No more. Now, it's good, simple money. In the case study, I'll reveal The single WORST day of my life... there were hidden causes that meant I made $59,000 in one month, but paid OUT $125,000 in 36 hours.
$100K Per Month, Like Clockwork
I was skeptical too at first. Back when I was making only $60K per month, I had 5 different lead magnets, and promoted them on at least 4 social platforms. I had 13 courses, ran group challenges 9 times per year, juggled a 300-person community, and sold through 4 channels. No more. Now, it's good, simple money. In the case study, I'll reveal The single WORST day of my life... there were hidden causes that meant I made $59,000 in one month, but paid OUT $125,000 in 36 hours.
As a 6-Figure Newsletter Writer, I Can Help You Get More Subscribers Using 5 Rules
The first rule can change your writing forever Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 4 min read · Dec 9, 2024 -- Photo by Matheus Bertelli via Pexels You don’t give a sh*t that I make 6-figures a year from my newsletter. In fact, it probably annoys you. What’s smarter is to learn from people a few steps ahead of you using an open mind. That’s the opportunity for you.
As a 6-Figure Newsletter Writer, I Can Help You Get More Subscribers Using 5 Rules
The first rule can change your writing forever Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 4 min read · -- Photo by Matheus Bertelli via Pexels You don’t give a sh*t that I make 6-figures a year from my newsletter. In fact, it probably annoys you. What’s smarter is to learn from people a few steps ahead of you using an open mind. That’s the opportunity for you.
Unfiltered by Tim Denning
Unfiltered by Tim Denning I will help you live with less stress and more freedom by improving every aspect of your lifestyle – money, work, productivity, relationships. Over 131,000 subscribers No thanks
I Spent $51,500 on Business Coaches (Here’s The Only 6 Solopreneur Rules You’ll Ever Need)
Stay the hell away from one-path gurus Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 4 min read · -- Photo by Eren Li via Pexels I’ve been running an online business for 10 years. In the last few years, I’ve spent more than $51,500 on business coaches. Most of their advice is terrible. I wasted thousands of dollars so now you don’t have to. Here are my only 6 rules for solopreneurs. Nice-to-haves don’t sell well.
99% of Busy People Forget These Simple Things
It ends up causing them to plateau in life. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 8 min read · -- Photo by Mahdi Bafande on Unsplash Being busy is an illness. Show me a busy person who can’t fit a 30-minute chat in their diary and I’ll show you a person who is heading straight for burnout and will leave a path of devastation behind them. In case you think I was an immaculate productivity conception, I wasn’t. I know what these busy people get wrong because I was one of them.
Go Through Something That Destroys You to Find out Who You Really Are
“We mature with damage, not with time.” Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 4 min read · -- Photo by BAILEY MAHON on Unsplash Getting f*cked over is life-changing. I crave it. When things go wrong it’s forced learning. You have to pay attention. You can’t passively pretend to be listening and then forget it all tomorrow. Damage is where strength is built. If you don’t get destroyed a few times in life, you may never realize your potential.
Twelve Smart Steps to Become a Millionaire in the Next Few Years
No bullsh*t. And definitely no get-rich-quick schemes. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 8 min read · -- Image Credit:girlslivingwell.com Becoming a millionaire has nothing to do with money. Most people don’t care if you’re rich. And the ones who do probably don’t matter. Becoming a millionaire is about having time to fully experience your life. A life spent chasing money and desperately trying to keep up with bills is less enjoyable.
You Only Live Once. F*ck it.
Here’s how to finally live without regrets and get inspired to change the world. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 5 min read · -- Photo by Rodrigo dos Reis on Unsplash Every day you’re slowly dying. One of my mentors said that to me. It stopped my heart from beating. The worst thing you can do is get to the end of your life and have massive regrets. F*ck it. You’re going to die so consider these thoughts right now. Quitting a job makes you feel free.
You’re Not Winning in Life Because of These Stupidly Simple Things
#1 — Unwillingness to look weak Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 5 min read · Oct 20, 2024 -- Photo by Braxton Apana on Unsplash Rockbottom is comfortable for many people. They don’t dare get their life together. To change requires too much effort. It’s easy for them to fail at their goals and complain about it. I’m no saint. I’ve done it too. The times when a tidal wave has wiped out my dreams always came down to one of these stupidly simple things.
Passive Income Will Replace Your 9-5 Job
You can follow this simple formula. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 6 min read · -- Photo by Nina Hill on Unsplash A job can be a distraction from what you really want to be doing. I’d sit in meetings when I had a job and daydream about writing. I couldn’t wait to get home and write a tweet or connect with others writers. Only my leftover time got given to my passion for writing. Every other minute was spent running from one meeting to the next, while time flew by.
Quit These Addictions to Wake up in 6 Months like a New Person
#7 — Give up thinking life is unfair. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 5 min read · -- Photo by Joseph Chan on Unsplash Your habits determine who you’re on the way to becoming. Building new habits to create change is obvious. But what stops a new habit from forming is your addictions. We all have them. Once you consciously know what they are you can gradually remove them from your life. Here are the biggest addictions to give up. P*rn is terrible for your health.
User-Generated Content Is The Lie That Has Stolen Billions of Dollars From Creatives
It’s time us creatives fight back and tell ’em to F off Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 3 min read · -- Photo by Ryleigh Gordon via Pexels Creatives have been stolen from for 20 years. Videographers, photographers, illustrators, and musicians. Writers have been taken advantage of the most.
How to Know If You Can Write Online and Build a Decent Audience
Because content creation is overhyped. It’s actually simple. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 6 min read · -- Photo by J. Balla Photography on Unsplash Go to google and research writing online. Try to find out how to build an audience the honest way without producing content that humans ignore. It’s difficult. Your first thought is: I can’t do this. These are some of the crappy bits of advice you’ll find attached to this question. We don’t need another gosh damn person to follow.
I Never Got Traction with My Writing Until I Gave Up These Things
Doing the opposite of most writers works best Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 6 min read · -- Photo by Kraken Media via Pexels I never saw myself as a writer. I wasn’t an expert in anything and I’ve always suffered from imposter syndrome. The guilt of a failed business in my 20s has stayed with me too. When I discovered writing online by accident, because a guy named Joel asked me to write on his website, everything in my life changed.
The Only Life Hack I’ve Ever Used to Get My Sh*t Together
I’d vomit, pass out, get random diarrhoea, or have an anxiety attack at any moment. Tim Denning · Follow Published in ILLUMINATION · 5 min read · -- Photo by Halil Ibrahim Cetinkaya on Unsplash Your life can fall to pieces in a day. That’s the harsh truth. It happened to me. Everything I worked for blew up overnight. Pretty soon I was lying against the side of my ridiculously priced BMW and wondering what the heck to do. I’d never done proper job interviews before that moment and I was 26.
Writers Who Make No Money Are Suffering from These Psychological Problems
Writers Who Make No Money Are Suffering from These Psychological Problems Makes me sad when I see it. Some people will hate me for saying that because I’ve made 7-figures from writing online and taught 6000+ writers. When someone succeeds in making money from writing there are two reactions: • Get mad at them. Write a nasty comment. Hate on “making money online.” Be skeptical. Claim it doesn’t work for you. • Pay attention to how they did it and steal their tactics.
Do These Things to Be a Stupidly Productive, Insanely Impactful Writer
Do These Things to Be a Stupidly Productive, Insanely Impactful Writer It’s by far the best decision I’ve ever made. It makes me want to shout from the rooftops about it because I genuinely believe if you’re not doing it, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. What stops us from writing online? • Not having enough time Let’s solve each of these and more so you write a lot of content and make an impact through the power of written words that haven’t stopped being a big deal for centuries.
The Easiest Way to Write Online When You’re Not an Expert
The Easiest Way to Write Online When You’re Not an Expert That’s what I was for a big chunk of my career. I earned $32,237 USD a year. Once I paid bills I had about $100 leftover each week if I was lucky. I answered customer service calls in a bank and redirected people who’d called the wrong department. When my mentor Joel suggested over a hot chocolate in Perth, Australia that I should write online, I burst out laughing.
Most Writers Think That Making $200 from an Article Is Good. If Only They Knew the Truth.
Most Writers Think That Making $200 from an Article Is Good. If Only They Knew the Truth. “I made $156 from this article. Oh my gosh!” I’m sure we’ve all read a clickbait headline with this type of promise to unlock our writing dreams with just 7 easy steps. The internet is a nuclear wasteland for writing advice. We love to focus on the money made from writing in the headline because the average writer thinks it will be a magic pill for their unfulfilled writing dreams. We all know it never is.
Here’s How I Got My First Ghostwriting Client Paying Me $2000 a Month
Here’s How I Got My First Ghostwriting Client Paying Me $2000 a Month I’m not supposed to talk about it. You’d be shocked to know that most of the popular accounts you follow on social media, especially business people, don’t write their posts. Ghostwriters like me do. Some say my writing isn’t me. They argue I’m an AI because my output is superhuman. I’m happy to announce I’ve never used a ghostwriter. But I have ghostwritten posts for others.
Substack Mastery Book: Chapter 4
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The Secret of the Top 1.15% of Writers. It’s Stupidly Simple. Here It Is.
The Secret of the Top 1.15% of Writers. It’s Stupidly Simple. Here It Is. The difference between zero engagement and millions of views comes down to a handful of semi-obvious techniques. The generic writing advice is “write daily.” That’s the most obvious hack and it’s not enough. Here’s what the masters of online writing do. This is the biggest secret of top 1.15% writers. They ethically gain attention with their ideas then retain that attention.
What I Wish I’d Known About Starting an Online Business
What I Wish I’d Known About Starting an Online Business Everyone thinks online business is s*xier than Pamela Anderson in the 90s. At 26, my entrepreneurial dreams got lit on fire. It left me with a level of mental illness I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, the Donald Duck president. And I still have scars. I began to hate entrepreneurship. I hid in a bank for a decade as an employee to escape the madness. I never thought I’d become an entrepreneur again, let alone start an online business.
Stop Wearing Headphones Everywhere, It Will Change Your Life
Stop Wearing Headphones Everywhere, It Will Change Your Life A whole new generation is about to deal with massive hearing loss. And the worst part is they don’t even know it. Like sheep, most people now wear headphones everywhere. When the Apple AirPods went mainstream and you no longer needed to have any cords plugged into your device, wearing headphones everywhere became far too easy. It’s tempting to never take headphones off because a phone call could come through at any minute.
The Simple Principles of Viral Writing (If You Want to Make 6 Figures)
There's no one more qualified to write about viral writing than me. I've posted hundreds of pieces of viral content across six different social media platforms. I've racked up 1B+ content views as a result. So it's no coincidence I must know something about this topic. There are subtle differences between viral writing and boring writing that no one reads, which earns $0.
I Met An 8-Figure Online Writer. Here's What He Bizarrely Taught Me.
Earning $10,000,000+ a year from writing is no accident. Early in my writing career I met a writer that inspired me. They wrote about many topics but there primary one was self-improvement. Over the years we've got to know each other. We both hit 6-figures from writing around the same time. Then we both got to 7-figures in the same year. But now they've progressed past me to 8-figures a year. I couldn't be happier for them. There's so much you can learn from writers ahead of you.
We're Sick of People Saying They Got Rich off Writing. It's a Scam.
Writers who talk about getting rich are annoying. Especially if you're struggling financially. Most people who brag 24/7 on Instagram about how much money they make are lying. If they post a picture of a fancy car it's even more likely to be a lie. The reality is most people don't get rich off the writing itself. That's where the scam is - people on this platform talking about how much the platform paid them. Who cares? A writing platform can pay you a lot of money.
What I Wish People Knew About Online Writers
Online writers are apparently the start of a new pyramid scheme. We're called influencers, bloggers, audience builders, or digital writers. We're part of this thing called The Creator Economy. Some hate it. They think it's about nothing more than clickbait and gaining attention any way possible. It pisses me off. As someone who has been an online writer for 10+ years, let me tell you what most people don't know about us. They'll let some suit on Wall Street make $5M a year for doing nothing.
The Psychology of High-Paying Clients
By Tim Denning Who pay you $10,000 or more in one purchase Photo by Brady Jordan on Unsplash He wanted everything for free. It was the summer of 2013. I was starting out as a writer and took on a ghostwriting client. He needed LinkedIn content. We hopped on a call. He seemed like a nice guy. He wore one of those red-checkered farmer shirts and resided in Tennessee.
You Only Have 1 Hour a Day to Build Your Online Empire (If You Work a Job)
By Tim Denning Here's the simple system to use Image Credit-Midjourney This idea is revolutionary. If you want to create something online the biggest struggle you'll have, bizarrely, is finding the time. When I worked in banking I suffered from the same problem. I wanted to start writing online but...
Monetizing Your Hobbies *Isn't* Killing Them. It's Making Them Extraordinary.
By Tim Denning What doesn't kill you makes you money Image Credit-Midjourney A hobby that remains a hobby forever ends in regrets. A hobby is something we love. It's often artistic or primal. We do it for the sake of doing it and don't care what people think. When we're doing our hobby, often, we experience the greatest...
"Never Meet Your Heroes" Is a Toxic Mindset That's Destroying Your Success
By Tim Denning You're thinking about heroes wrong if you believe this Image Credit-Midjourney Andrew Huberman is loved by gym bros. Recently it came out that he had six girlfriends at the same time. The internet was divided.
The #1 Problem All Writers Face Is They Suck at Sales and Marketing
By Tim Denning Which is why many of us are often broke and complain a lot Photo by Tahir osman on Unsplash The life of a writer often feels cursed. So many of us are starving artists. I've been writing online for 10 years and I have two distinct groups of writer friends: The group of romantic writers that...
This Is How You Become Debt Free and Financially Free
By Tim Denning The question "how much money do I need to retire" is now dead Photo by Jonathan Caliguire on Unsplash No one talks about the burden of debt. Consumerism has made us take on debt as if it's nothing. No one at the bank tries to talk you out of it. Friends and family pretend like getting debt is the sign of adulthood. Wrong.
The Dark Secrets of Writing Online
The internet takes hard things and makes them look easy. Sometimes for financial gain, and other times to mess with people's heads for fun.
Why Tim Denning Writes like Sh*t and Is Rich
Why Tim Denning Writes like Sh*t and Is Rich Hi, my name is Tim Denning Image credit-PhotoAI.com (This is what AI says I’d look like if I was a model…lol…Check out that 6-pack!) Many of you think I write like sh*t. And few articles have been written about me with a similar title to this one above. So after more than a year, I’m coming out of the closet with a hunting knife to address this controversial topic.
You Are Obligated to Get Rich While You’re Still Young
You Are Obligated to Get Rich While You’re Still Young Most rich people credit their success to being dumb Image Credit-Midjourney Chasing money is supposedly unethical. Everyone wants to hate you if you dare say you want to make money or get rich. I’m here to tell you it’s okay. It’s better to have ambition than to sit on the sidelines and watch everyone have the…
The Worst Way in History to Make Money from Writing Is Getting Paid Directly for Words
The Worst Way in History to Make Money from Writing Is Getting Paid Directly for Words An important message for anyone who writes online Image Credit-Midjourney Writers are the new Uber drivers. Uber made driving taxis slave labor. The average Uber driver now makes less than minimum wage. When Uber first launched, a family member of mine made $100K+. Then Uber cut their…
The Worst Way in History to Make Money from Writing Is Getting Paid Directly for Words
The Worst Way in History to Make Money from Writing Is Getting Paid Directly for Words An important message for anyone who writes online Image Credit-Midjourney Writers are the new Uber drivers. Uber made driving taxis slave labor. The average Uber driver now makes less than minimum wage. When Uber first launched, a family member of mine made $100K+. Then Uber cut their…
How 9 Successful Substack Writers Have Grown their Substacks in 2024
I’ve been deep into learning about Substack since I got going recently. In my reading, I’ve come across a number Substack bestsellers who’ve been kind enough to share their learnings. I pulled together a recap of some of their best tips below. If you like this post, give her a little heart! writes a popular Substack about motherhood and has 12,000+ free subscribers and more than 1,000 paid subscribers.
8 Things in Life That Cost $0 But Will Guarantee Your Success
8 Things in Life That Cost $0 But Will Guarantee Your Success Help people for free without asking for money Photo by Pawan Thapa on Unsplash You can drop $100K on learning a new skill and still be broke. Spending more money is rarely the answer. The cheat code to unlock more wealth is often found in the free things 99% of people overlook.
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