The Hustler's Manifesto

“Quiet quitting” started with employees deciding to (gasp) just do their jobs and not cater to the unreasonable expectations of corporate culture. Since then, it has become a standard phrase to descri...

It was 2016.

In my quest for better work, I quit my job and started contracting for a friend with a small research company. He was very good at quantitative analysis but did not have the operational ...

The headlines in the freelance community about AI's impact run the gamut from singing from the rooftops to full-on boycotts. I’ll admit that I haven’t yet written about AI because I’m still forming my...

It seems like a simple question, but I venture to guess that you’re fumbling around in your mind right now, trying to figure out the answer.

Knowing what you truly want is a crucial trait of successf...

What is your work worth?

In traditional wage-labor relationships (aka “normal jobs”), your work is worth whatever your boss says it is worth. In most instances, you’re compensated for your time, whic...

When was the last time you were afraid?

Fear is a slippery thing. In its most straightforward form, fear manifests as outright terror—panic at the possibility of a perceived outcome. In more subtle f...

Many of my clients successfully scale to a point where bringing on team members seems the obvious next move. But rarely is rapidly assembling a team the right path forward. 

Many solopreneurs love th...

It’s time to jailbreak from toxic hustle culture. 

We take “hustler” back from the belief that bigger is better, security is contingent on compliance, and freedom is reserved for the powerful.

We re...

In traditional employment contexts, other people not only own your skillset, but they also own your ideas and the products of your labor.  

This unequal bargain now means that because the company own...

When you work for others, you have the luxury (or crutch) of only having compensation conversations with your boss.

Independent workers have to own their worth in a way that people who “work for the ...