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4 Books Every Copywriter Should Read

Most books on copywriting are nonsense. However, there are 4 books every copywriter should read. What are they? Well, these 4 books aren’t overwhelmed with a bunch of theories and instead get straight to the meat. The meat is what keeps you fed and nourished while everyone else starves. Now let me begin by saying […]

Books & Video Courses

Think and Go Hustle: Think and Go Hustle is my 65-page book to walks you through 5 levels where you will reinvent yourself, build your purpose, and walk out a different person. Combined with the actionable lessons shared, Think and Go Hustle is your kickstart to living the life you want. It’s what took me […]

Should You Build Your Brand on Substack?

Substack has become one of the most popular platforms for writers, creators, and online entrepreneurs to build an audience and earn money through paid subscriptions. But before you commit, the smart question to ask is whether you should actually build your brand on Substack or use it as one piece of a larger system you […]

How to Stop Overthinking in 7 Days

You’re not making progress. You’re planning. And planning without experience isn’t planning. It’s overthinking with extra steps. You’ve convinced yourself that thinking harder will get you closer to your goals. That if you just figure out the perfect strategy, the perfect timing, the perfect approach, then you’ll finally be ready to act. But you’re never […]

10 Years of Business Mistakes (and what to do instead)

I wasn’t planning on filming anything. Just a random trip to a rainy village, driving a car way too big for these streets. But something hit me between dodging potholes and checking out churches… This is what living looks like. Waking up and spontaneously deciding to go on a road trip. No calling into work. […]

Your Brain’s Lying to You: Stop Listening or Stay Stuck

Let me break it to you straight… You can watch every YouTube video. You can read all the books. You can sit around journaling your “vision board life”… But nothing changes if nothing changes. ​You want to start your business?​ Cool. But until you start, nothing’s going to move. You want to scale what you’ve […]

Is Writing Blog Articles Still Profitable in Today’s World?

Gone are the golden days of blogging. Does this mean blogging is dead? Or does writing blog articles still serve a purpose? I wrote my first blog post back in 2014. Man does time fly. Back whenever I got started, everybody started a blog writing about their life, fitness, and really anything that interested in.  […]

The 21 Rules of the New Rich and how you can live them

When I was working a 9-5 back in 2016 I came across an article called The 21 Rules of the Rich. The author was Victor Pride. He’s no longer online, however the article helped shape my mind. Out of a way to give to you what helped plant the seeds in my own mind, I […]

You’re too smart for your own good: The 6 Figure Freelancer Edition

I’ve spoken to hundreds of students, clients, and readers over the past 3 years. Quite a few of you think you lack something others have. When the shocking truth is, most of you are too smart for your own good. Meaning, you can see 50 steps ahead. How what you’re doing could go wrong or […]

5 of the Best Ways to Get Paid as a Freelancer

You can have the best offer in the world, but without a good way to take payment, it doesn’t matter. After years of using different processors. Doing hundreds of thousands personally through them all, I’ve put together a list. Use this list as a starting point so that you can take your money without paying […]

How To Not Be Lazy (My 4 Mindset Transformations)

SUBJECT: How Not To Be Lazy (The 4 Critical Mindset Shifts That Transformed My Life). When I was younger, I was a completely different person. I was nothing like the Dylan Madden you know now. If you’d met me when I was 18, you wouldn’t even recognize me, physically, socially, or in spirit. I was […]

Living Abroad: The 12 Dark Truths Of Working Remotely

SUBJECT: What You Don’t Think About When You’re Dreaming Of Moving Abroad Living abroad has been an adventure, to say the least. In February of 2020, I sold everything I owned and moved abroad to Romania. I’ve since lived in Qatar, Brazil, Hungary, Costa Rica, and now Colombia. Working remotely, while living abroad, was something […]

8 Ways to Conquer Your Suicidal Thoughts

Subject: 8 Ways to Conquer Suicidal Thoughts There was a time when I actually considered killing myself. I was 22 years old. 260 pounds, in debt, and broke. I didn’t quite fit in with any 9-5, but also didn’t know anything about freelancing. From what everyone told me I needed to grow up. Otherwise, I’d […]

What’s Your Perfect Day Look Like?

Subject: What’s Your Perfect Day Look Like? Everyone lives, but not everyone lives their perfect day. Instead, it’s a mixture of half-conscious living and a whole lot of aimlessness. Meaning a large chunk of your life will be spent going through the motions instead of creating the motions. Now I’m not going to turn this […]

The Dream is Free, But The Hustle is Sold Separately

You’ve got dreams of making money online, traveling the world, and doing what you want. The reality is my friend. The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately. Like you, I used to sit in my room dreaming of running my own online business. On my way to work, I’d imagine what Romania […]

33 Ways to Make Money Remotely

With the way the world is going, working remotely is the future. Meaning you can either leave your earning ability in the hands of the times or work remotely from anywhere in the world. I’m writing this to you from the comfort of my apartment. Right now there are millions of people out of work. […]

How to Finally Figure Out What You Want in Life

You’ve read article after article. Watched video after video. Yet you keep going from one idea to the next. Are you ready to decide what you really want? If so, keep reading. My journey towards self-actualization or what I call “waking up” began in 2013. I wasn’t sure what I wanted, I just knew there […]

Self-Awareness for the Blind

You go through your day half aware. Putting your clothes on for work. Getting in the car and then going through your daily motions. What if I told you there was another way to live? Not just live, but truly manipulate reality.

Why Your Twenties Matter

During your twenties, every decision that you make or don’t make has an impact on your future. Yet most people party their twenties away. If you want to take advantage of your 20’s? Let’s talk.