Category Archives: Learning

10 Weird Books That Have Made Me Money And Improved My Life

I can remember my mom reading to me since I was a very small child — and because of that, I’ve always been an avid reader. But I think many of us fail to recognize the impact that the written word can have on our lives. Think about it for a minute. You can pickContinue Reading

How I Raised $9,750 To Make A Movie (A Strategy Guide To Completing Your Dream Project)

How I Raised $9,750 To Make A Movie (A Strategy Guide To Completing Your Dream Project)

I regularly have long conversations with my readers via email (you should say hi) and after Tuesday’s post on overcoming depression and other obstacles, one reader, Karen, mentioned that depression was becoming even more common in our age group because we are under so much pressure to “perform” and it’s simply overwhelming.Continue Reading

Everybody Sucks In The Beginning

When I was 15, my aunt got me a guitar for Christmas — and to this day, it’s been one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. Shout out to Suzy!Continue Reading

How To Spot Marketing Brilliance Anywhere (Damn You, Best Buy Express!)

How To Spot Marketing Brilliance Anywhere (Damn You, Best Buy Express!)

Well, well, well. Look who decided to come back around.Yes, ’tis me, Daniel DiPiazza. #15768 in your inbox, but #1 in your heart. Apologies for the delay in the 5-Day Master Class. I took a trip to New Orleans to hang with my best friend, Mark, at his bachelor party and as you can imagine,Continue Reading

How To Get Your Ideas Into The World Quickly & Painlessly

Welcome back to Day 2 of the 5-Day Master Class on streamlining your life with automatic workflows. Today, we’re going to talk about getting your ideas noticed quickly and easily at close to zero cost. If anyone has read the more recent books on startup philosophy — for instance, Lean Startup — you know thatContinue Reading

How To Streamline Your Digital Life With Automatic “Workflows” — The 5-Day Master Class

Over the next 5 days, I’m going to share with you the exact techniques and strategies I’ve learned during the last few years that have allowed me to run circles around my friends and get 3X more work done than “average people” — and as a result, start business after business.Continue Reading

Childhood horror stories are early lessons in entrepreneurship

When I was about…oh, 6 or 7, my mom saw an ad in the paper for Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. And guess what…they were holding AUDITIONS! She asked me if I was interested in trying out for the part of Chip. Remember him? He was the tiny teacup with the shitty little triangular piece knockedContinue Reading

What to do when you fall out of love

I can still remember what it felt like to tell my first girlfriend, “I don’t love you anymore.” I’d just gotten back from traveling through Greece and the Middle East (read my adventures) and I thought I was such a worldly, cultured man now. I thought I needed to explore the world and see ifContinue Reading

Epic guest post: “How I became a bestselling author and paid writer with zero credentials”

This is one of the best posts ever featured on Rich20Something…and alas, I did not write it. Sad face! But I have managed to push aside my pride in order to bring you the absolute best content on the planet. I’ll get straight to the point. A few months back, I was talking to myContinue Reading

Painful, embarrassing shit I’ve done trying to make money online.

When I first started this blog, I felt like a small lost child in the woods. First, let’s get something straight: A lot of other bloggers or writers will tell you “Oh, I hardly even considered making money off my blog. Why, it happened practically by accident!” That’s bullshit. It doesn’t happen by accident.Continue Reading