A 3-year Medium veteran determined to shorten your learning curve with personal experience — Hey, hey! Welcome to the birth announcement of “ the Advantage.” “The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.” — Adam Grant So this is me determined to use everything I’ve learned to date to make 2022 a better year for myself and my fellow Medium writers. …

I visualized what I wanted — you won't believe what came in the mail — Have you ever met someone that's stupid happy, oozes positivity, and gushes grateful thank you's — all the friggin time? You've gotta love 'em, sure, but don't they kinda make you want to vomit? OK, that's a bit strong; at least gag and roll your eyes! Sure, it's an admirable…

She wasn’t who she pretended to be — To protect this woman’s privacy (and me), I’ll use her initials I.C., but she’s so well known you’ll probably figure out who she is regardless. Confession — #1 When I hired this seemingly savvy chick, I was young, naive and in a bad place. …

You scared me off, but I'm back with a message — Somehow I managed to get to age 60 without giving a crap about politics. Happy in my bubble, let's say. But it burst, and like a leaky basement, I couldn't ignore it anymore. So I wrote a story. Unfortunately, that story reopened my eyes to a level of hate and…

Cool stuff that will get your stories noticed! —

These seven little things will increase your reading time and get you paid more — Man, this story is excellent, but 💩 it’s hurting my eyes… Could this be happening to you? Your image was unique and colourful, so it got my attention. Your title was intriguing, so I clicked. Then your catchy opening line sucked me right into your story. The writing is even good; I’m excited about this one…

Here’s what happened when I shared mine in front of 300 people — A nervous wreck, I ran back to the bathroom for the third time. Breakfast wasn’t going to be an option. I considered bailing several times that morning, but Elizabeth was counting on me, and I couldn’t let her down. So I decided on the soft pink blazer, slid my bare…

And the secret saucy stuff that gets readers to click — Not gonna lie — titles and subtitles are tricky buggers to get right! Especially when the experts say you’ve got 2.6 seconds to grab your reader's attention. Fabulous titles don’t come easily to any of us, but once you understand the recipe that makes a great title, things get more…

Here’s how to add them to your stories and what you’re missing out on — This one is so darn simple I wanted to kick my own donkey's A$$ for not figuring it out sooner! You’ve probably seen them and wondered, “how the heck did they put words above their title? I know I sure did — many times! I even tried to find a…