But it’s insulting to those who are struggling. — After writing this story yesterday, I had a brief flashback of what life was like when I first started my one-person business many years ago. Start Something With Zero Expectations (You’ll Be Shocked in 30–90 Days) Fun > Pressurekristennwalters.medium.com Back then, life was terrifying, difficult, and stressful. I didn’t save nearly enough money before I quit my 9–5, nor did I have a clear…

Fun > Pressure — Procrastination, anxiety, and indecision — THIS is what’s standing between you and EVERYTHING you want. How’s that book coming along? What about that YouTube channel you’ve wanted to start for two years? Or the business idea you’ve been “researching” for 36 months? I thought you wanted to start training for…

This simple analysis framework can help you achieve any goal. — Even if you’ve accomplished some pretty cool things in your life, you probably want more. That’s the nature of being human. We like to make progress — to level up. The problem is we don’t always know “how” to get what we want. Some people will tell you to “break…

An underrated path to financial freedom for content creators. — What if I told you that you could become a millionaire by reading articles/books, watching YouTube/TikTok videos, listening to podcasts, and learning about things that truly interest you? That would be pretty cool, right? Yeah… But you might be thinking — What’s the catch? The “catch” is that you have…

Decoding Your Content Diet — I grew up in one of those super strict Christian households where anything that was considered “worldly” was censored as it was considered to be “a gateway to spending the rest of eternity burning in hell.” [FYI: This is not a story about religion — I’m going somewhere with this…

Solving your problems in public is a path to profits. — The biggest “secret” to success that I’ve uncovered in my decade-long journey as a solopreneur is to study other successful people. I recently wrote about how I implement that concept here — The “Copycat” Strategy That Made Me Over $1.4 Million as a Creator Monkey see. Monkey do. Monkey does NOT reinvent the wheel.blog.startupstash.com Before we get into today’s story, I want you to try a mental exercise with me.

If one falls, you can lose them all. — I recently wrote a short tutorial explaining how to manage up to 100 YouTube channels from a single Google account. How to Manage Multiple YouTube Channels from One Google Account It’s easier than you think.medium.com There are plenty of reasons why a YouTube creator might want to do this — the most apparent being that keeping all of your channels under one main account keeps…

It’s easier than you think. — I frequently write about my unconventional strategies for building a portfolio of faceless YouTube channels. Like this story here — How I Use AI to Make Money with Faceless YouTube Channels Building a “cash cow” YouTube empire without showing your face on camera IS possible with the right strategy.medium.com However, one question that keeps popping up again and again is,

Please don’t assume that I do just because I write about my business. — I use my Medium account as a “public journal” for documenting my experiences as a one-woman business owner who has been self-employed for over a decade and for curating stories I find interesting or useful. I decided to do this for a couple of reasons: I’m obsessed with making money — I grew up in poverty and worked my butt…