At some point, the 10X rule stops working if you are a Solopreneur. Say you are an artist, writer, blogger, YouTuber, musician, designer, tutor, baker, and so on. (Someone without the long leverage of new technology or capital. Which would be most of us.) Say you just published your first blog or released your first song. Or you printed your […]
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If you are a millennial (like me), you would agree that the last 10 years were interesting and full of ups and downs. We started this decade at the tail end of one of the worst recessions (2008-2010). The economy then gradually started to recover in 2011 and since then has broken many records. A Decade In Review We saw […]
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Oftentimes we talk about being our own boss and dream of being a self-employed entrepreneur or a lifestyle business owner. We talk about making lots of money, about quitting our boring day jobs, and early retirement? We aspire about starting a lifestyle business and later perhaps someday even turning it into a billion-dollar empire! Not all career ladders go up, […]
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Anyone who is currently active in the workforce (any type of work) must have individually faced the growing impact of two related yet distinct global phenomena: Outsourcing and Immigration. In short: Outsourcing is: Capital —-> Cheap Labor Immigration is: Capital <—- Cheap Labor Outsourcing When capital (money) moves to a country with a surplus and cheap labor, it’s Outsourcing. It’s not […]
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The Future Of Work The future belongs to a new class of workers and investors. What does that mean? Well, this is going to be a short but deep post, so please hang tight. A month ago, Amazon added $62B to their market cap (or valuation) in a SINGLE DAY. In fact just within the 7 and half hours of […]
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Many of you may have already read “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future” by Peter Thiel. Some of you may not have got the chance to read it yet. I recommend adding it to your reading list. (It’s a great read and also a prism to look inside Thiel’s mind, one of the […]
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Jeff Bezos In 1999. Doing the work himself. Buying and selling one book at a time. A long journey from “only books” to “everything” in such a short time. What a journey! In just 18 years, Amazon turned from being an unknown tiny online store to world’s largest online retailer. What 18 Years Can Do This is what 18 years […]
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Today, I am going to reveal my 10 years plan. As many of you (those who are regular on the Naked Soul blog) know we started this community to connect like minded individuals around the concept of “naked soul” in summer of 2014. This blog was launched in Oct 2014. I published the Naked Soul, book I (a collection of […]
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I have been living happily for too long and my happiness is about to come to an end. I am looking for a new job. A good, contracting job, 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. But wait, why would I do that? Why do I need a job? Because my bills are getting bigger than my bank balance […]
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I love to study money. I love maths. And, it is no surprise that I love economics. I am a lifelong student of personal and social psychology. Recently, I have been hearing a lot of peer-to-peer lending and how it is better than traditional borrowing from a bank or a credit union. Well, I was curious and I wanted to […]
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Today I want to share how I make money online. How I invest my time and where I invest my resources. I have made simple diagrams which will explain volumes. Let’s dig into it. As you can see, I am spread all across the board. I am an independent consultant and I run my own business as a self-employed […]
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My last 30 days on YouTube = $51.65 Can you imagine how much money do these kids make with millions of views on their videos? A lot of them make over $10,000 each month. Some make over $30,000 a month. The point is not to join the YouTube wagon but to create multiple funnels of income. You may be a […]
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Today, I am going to tell you my story. Well, not everything but a small chapter of it. When I was about 9 or 10 years old, I always thought I would ever find a job. As a kid watching my dad go to work and do office work was beyond my intellectual capacity and therefore I mistakenly believed that […]
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Part One of a Three Parts Series Every time I have lost money is when I have tried to make more money than what I was already making. ~ Salil Jha Week 1 I have been hit hard (twice now). I have got an IRS bill for $17,000. This needs to be paid in 30 days. Five months ago, […]
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