People with big audiences online cultivated them by posting consistently for years on end without seeing any return. Scroll back on their Instagram or YouTube channel and you’ll probably find some mediocre work without many likes.

A great solution for these last-minute stressors is a quick list of the first few things I need to do that day. I start with the easy stuff: wake up, take shower, brush teeth, make coffee. Once I start knocking these things off the list, I generate momentum and confidence to tackle the rest of the day.

I’ve been working from home since I started my career. If you’re feeling like working from home has you more stressed, and less-productive, don’t worry. Here are some quick tips for having better work days at home. They’re tried and true for me, maybe they’ll be helpful for you.

As I continued in my career into social media management, then content producing, I always had this picture of Travis in the back of my mind. One day, I would be like Travis. I would be working with cool brands. I wouldn’t be stressed out. I would be able to afford new Nikes.

If you want to build a business that lets you travel full time, invest nights, weekends and extra money into your idea. You won’t get a return immediately, but it’s what it takes. People who do what doesn’t make sense gain the leverage to earn a promotion, connect with an audience, and automate their income.

We’ve all met this person at a party:
You: “So what do you do for work?”
Them: “I enrich lives and help people find joy!”
You: “Ok… so what do you do?”

After a hand-cramping 40 minutes of copying, I ran over to show Dad my work–indents and all. He acknowledged the indents, but pointed out that I spelled a few words wrong. Since I was copying a pre-written paragraph, there was no excuse for that. He made me transcribe it again.

There it is! 61 days in a row of writing and posting on my blog. Boom!

A couple fun milestones: I now have more than 100 posts on my blog. I wrote 17,348 words in 2 months. I’ve begun categorizing the posts for easier topical reading. 

And I learned something important. 

Our view on a political issue (which they believe is a human issue) doesn’t line up with theirs. So when we lash out, treat them poorly, yell, and fire off witty one liners on Twitter, their view of us as a bad person is solidified.

Yes, we have to think long term and make hard decisions on the pathway to making our dreams come true. But at what cost? If the cost is sacrificing thankfulness and gratitude, that cost is too high. 

This blog will give you the tools to make a strong, vibrant website that helps you achieve the goals of your project. 

There’s nothing wrong with faking confidence. Progress is impossible without challenging new things. When you’re faced with something new, confidence isn’t a given.

Remember how it feels to hear the crowd roar, to watch your final export, to send off the first copy. Remember how that feels.

If hours slip away and days don’t create the results you want, you might want to start making more lists. 

Money came in? I was stoked. Money was low? I was defeated. This overly emotional view of money not only created a stressful life, it also distracted me from the correct view of money.

What I realized is that even though people may say you’re “living the dream,” your real friends care more about you avoiding stress and living a healthy life. 

Inertia is the stationary feeling when you get when you don’t know where to start. When you don’t know what you don’t know. 

The deeper the generosity, the more pure the motives, the less the potential outcome, the deeper the connection.

Stacking bricks is important. But sometimes you have to buy a crane.

As a a producer, I hire a lot of freelancers for the projects I’m on. Negotiating rates is an inevitable part of hiring, but it can quickly get awkward or hostile.