As you enter the month of March, you may need to find your purpose instead of following your boring morning routine. I won’t lie. I used to be a fan of morning routines.

At this time last year, my alarm clock would wake me up at 4 am. I would wake up and hit the gym.

Not even a few weeks later, all of that changed and the morning routine went out the window. I’m sure you know why — the coronavirus happened and changed everyone’s schedule.

My morning routine went out the window. Fortunately, I found my purpose which…

I was in a writer’s slump like many writers over the past few months. I did three things to break out of my slump that I’ll share. This past month was one of my best months since last summer.

As a writer, I have no problem sharing my lessons and tips. Currently, I don’t plan to create a course to charge writers. Maybe one day in the future that will change. For now, I share my lessons online at no charge. I only appreciate your support and fellowship.

For my followers, I appreciate that you take the time to read…

After a year as a paid writer, there are some things you should know when you feel like quitting. Writing is not easy but very possible if you have the right set of goals. You have to be careful when the little voice inside of you says:

• Life is not fair.
• I have the worst luck.
• No one likes my work.
• I want to give up.

When you get to this point, you need to sit back and look at what you’re doing. Are you in the right place to be a great writer?

“There was a moment when I…

Hello!

I hope you had a good week. Tomorrow is the start of a new month. The first two months of the year are over. Before you know it, you’ll be in 2022.

Time goes by fast. As a writer, you need to make use of your time.

Make sure you spend less time complaining, and more time writing. Spend less time on activities not related to writing. Spend less time surfing social media.

Spend your time on social media to engage with other writers. Read their work. Leave a comment. Highlight a sentence that you love.

All of this…

In life, your friends may ask you if they should invest in a stock or something else. I get asked a couple of times a year on what my friends should invest in. Every time I hear those words what should I invest in, I freeze.

This is not a simple yes or no answer. When you run into something like this, you need to be very careful.

A lot of good could come from this as well as a lot of bad depending on how things turn out.

First, I don’t want to ruin a friendship if the advice…

As Congress debates in Washington on raising a minimum wage that has been stagnant since July 2009, millions are suffering near poverty levels. Over 12 years have passed as the price of goods has steadily increased over the years. Congress could care less since a majority of the US representatives are millionaires.

“The top 10 percent of the wealthiest lawmakers have three times more wealth than the bottom 90 percent.”

A majority of Americans (59%) support raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 according to a Reuters poll. Other respondents (34%) did not support raising the minimum wage.

Raising…

Next month is one year mark with Medium, and I will more than likely make more money on News Break than Medium. It is surprising since I could do that one-third of the time. If you are sitting on the fence about writing for NewsBreak, I encourage you to apply. You never know how your work will do on this new platform.

But there is always a but.

If you decide to write for NewsBreak, you need to be serious.

Be committed as a writer and put in the work. Nothing in life comes easy, especially as a writer.

When…

There are the standard tax deductions the government provides for every individual and then there are the itemized deductions that some people use to lower their bill every year. Legally people are required to pay their taxes every year.

Over the years, I have done a little extra reading about how to lower my tax bill. I also sought the advice of some very smart tax advisors over the years. Taxes are something you will pay until you die.

I don’t mind paying taxes, but if the government provides ways that you could legally pay less, I made it a…