Note from the editor
A collection of experience from people around the world that will encourage you to keep improving and be the best version of yourself you can be, and sometimes that will mean going out of your comfort zone.
Editors
Joel Mwakasege
I edit buibui and be-yourself publications with a combined readership of 9.3 million. https://buibui.org
Writers
Leslie
I help people get noticed for their work. People person, marketer, strategy. Sow with tears, reap with joy. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/leslie-poku/20/896/938
Liza Donnelly
Visual journalist/writer for New Yorker, New York Times, WaPo. TED, SXSW speaker. Looking to change world w humor. newsletter:https://lizadonnelly.substack.com
Lenny Mendonca
Senior Partner Emeritus @mckinsey, @hmbbrewingco, @pstaproom, @fusecorps, @newamerica, @movecafwd views are my own-do or do not, there is no try
Amy Galland
co-conspirator in the sisyphean effort to move corporations into environmental & social integrity. founder & principal @Empower_VP
John Muldoon
Strategic adviser to awesome entrepreneurs. Traveler. Mountain Climber. Dog Lover. Conversion Consultant. @JohnMuldoon Blog at http://MonthlyExperiments.com
Erin 'Folletto' Casali
VP / Director of Product & Design • Board NED • Speaker • Talks about product, design, business, psychology and the hybrid connections across them
Chaitanya Gupta
NYU 16', Product Manager. Here to tell you stories from Data. Follow me on @Chaitanya_90, LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaitanya-gupta-3277154
ethanaustin
Director @Techstars, LA. Previously Co-founder @GiveForward. Likes burritos. Dislikes injustice.
Jonathan Taplin
Director Emeritus, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Producer/Author, “Mean Streets”, “Move Fast & Break Things”. New book, “The Magic Years”, out 3/21.
Stephanie T Holland
Creator of The BODY:BRAIN RESET 🧠 Reset your body & brain when perimenopause symptoms strike 🦋 #Perimenopause Educator 🎧 Thriving Empire Podcast
Benjamin Earl Evans
Inclusive Design Lead, Author & Entrepreneur from London. I use Design-thinking to tackle problems like sexism, racism and bias. Say hey → www.benjaminevans.com
supafitmama
Multi-sport athlete, mother, model and writer. Now sharing fitness and lifestyle stories and reviews at supafitmama.com. I’m @supafitmama on FB, Twitter & IG.
Amy Eliza Wong
Lover of life, Celebrator of EVERYTHING! Life Coach, Speaker, Wife, Mom, and Life of the Party. UCB Math Nerd, Former Techie, Truth Seeker. AlwaysOnPurpose.com.
Christiana Musk
curates and catalyzes conversations on the future of food through research, events, and advocacy.
Kevin Lake Photo
I am a professional photographer and occasional writer. Still learning both. (www.kevinlake.store)
Katina Bajaj
Co-founder of @daydreamers. Author of On Adulting. Creative Thinker. A lot of things, but most importantly, a human being.
Hi Tiffany!
Walking through the second chapter of my life by asking: What can I do for the world? You’ll find the answer at http://misstiffanysun.com/about
Aaron Charles
Christ-follower. Husband to @SarahLCharles. Simple moments hold great power. Connect with me at my website: www.aarondcharles.com
Darya Rose, Ph.D
Author of Foodist & creator of Summer Tomato, one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites. Also a neuroscience Ph.D, NYC foodist, former dieter, & soulmate to @kevinrose
Ernie Hsiung
CTO of WhereBy.Us, Code For Miami co-founder, web developer, 2015 Code For America Fellow alum, early 2000s funny-sad blogger.
Alan Plummer
Musician by trade, and writes for fun. Mostly astronomy, but capable of almost anything…
Ankit yadav
Self-Help blogger. Growth by conscious choice. Get my BRAIN-DEAD SIMPLE ROADMAP TO CREATE YOUR DREAM LIFE. http://growconscious.com/subscribe/
Classical Sass
Perpetually three eighth notes shy of a homicide. Find me on patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=5362411
Gemma Kennedy
Word Stringer. Dead Ringer. Middle Finger. Bonafide adult lady person most days. Southpaw always ISO proper left-handed coffee mugs.
Amit Das
SVP, Design at Urban Company • Ex Crux Intelligence, Housing.com, FusionCharts.com, Fab.com, and a bunch more…
Erik Eklund
I empower you to lead a thriving business and life ♞ through outstanding storytelling, mindfulness and emotional intelligence #connectinghumans
Lori McCray
Photographer, Poet, Musician, Mother, Mystic, Gardener, friend of wild creatures, swan whisperer. Find me on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wingthing/
Nardine
stories from my cluttered mind. author of warda, buy it here: https://www.passengersjournal.com/passengers-press
Dave Hayes
I am a husband, father of two daughters (and three dogs), History teacher, writer and stage actor.
Teodora Serban
Balanced lifestyle blogger at https://balancedlifestyle.eu/, mother, hiker and wonderer, life-lover.
Nupoor Raj
27. Pragmatic, ambivert, epistemophile. Optometrist. Writer by passion, Poet by a natural flaw | Not a Priest; Not an Atheist.
Invillea
I used to write about leadership. Now I write about living with inflammatory bowel disease. And the urgency to find better treatments and cures.
Glenna Gill
My memoir, “When I Was Lost,” is available now. Owner of Memories Mastered publication. Writing here since 2018 and love it!
Christine Grant
Based in Scottish Highlands. Juggling writing with bringing up kids, dog walking and other things.
Josh Perry
Software engineer, entrepreneur and cancer survivor. Exceptionally positive, fiercely interested. Love to surf, snowboard, hike and play guitar.
Elle Beau ❇︎
Social scientist dispelling cultural myths with research-driven stories. "Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge." ~ Carl Jung
Christiana White
Writer | Reader | Mother | Cook | Support my writing here ➜ https://christianawhite.medium.com/membership
Anita E. Weis
Writer, feminist, traveler. Love tacos, sun, color-coding books. Not so much all-you-can-eat sushi, populism, sports. More: https://tinyletter.com/Anita_E_Weis
Yana Andyol
Just sharing my life experience. Everything that concerns gender, sexuality, personal growth will most likely be written here. Welcome on board :)
Brandon Long
Writes about science, politics, philosophy, and the spaces that separates us as as species — and occasionally in story form.
Neville Craig Kumar
Writer for beyourself,Poetry in Form. Editor for Cover 2 Cover. Two anthologies I’m a part of— https://notionpress.com/read/guldastaa | https://amzn.to/32adUqn
Ellie Martin
Stories woven through the years of a young traveller, scared to say no and dared to say yes.
Deeper Events
Truth. Connection. Life. Running events for people to connect in a meaningful way. We also love pineapples. www.deeperevents.co.uk
Sophie Belle
Emotional writing is what I do best. I try to inspire, awe and encourage, but I mostly write because that’s what I love to do.
Miss Rachel Reads
Passionate about mental health and wellness, queer issues in the Southeast Asia region, education, books, and the intersections of all the above. (she/they)
Lea Loesch
I am a sociologist in the making, currently located in Amsterdam and exploring the various sides of optimism @ https://callforoptimism.com/.
Rendy Dalimunthe
Independent researcher focusing on data management, customer experience and the application of blockchain
Jon Torrey
Creator — https://tworoads.substack.com/ — Co-founder — SearchLight. Owner — StartWithNFTs.com. https://medium.com/@jonathan-torrey
HBR Patel
Learning to Read, Write, Design & Pray aptly. Author of Political Fiction POTUS#45 & few more. Inspiring myself with my words to excel. હસતા રહેજો! hbrpatel.com
Matt Shaver
Front End | Web 3.0 Marketer | CTO/Unicorn @ Oversky: Blockchain Consultancy | Dev/Design @$PLAY/Rally.IO | Researcher 🐱💪🏆🎸
Riya Prasla
B.Sc.Nursing student |Class Representative of The Student Nurses' Association| Space Explorer| Creative Writer|
ManiKanta Koppala
Joy seeker 🤪 | Enthusiastic frontEnd developer | Fitness freak | manikanta.koppala7@gmail.com 📧
Anita Sud
An educationist for 30 years, I have a newly acquired love for blogging and enjoy penning my thoughts and experiences. https://medium.com/@anita.sud66
Jonathan Woahn
Founder Coach & Startup Advisor. Husband. Father. 4X startups. Entrepreneurship, web3, leadership, and self-actualization enthusiast.
Jouz Sang
Industrial Engineer and MBA. Martial arts enthusiast. Finance, psychology, and self improvement reader. Always curious to learn and analyze the world around me.
VIGILANT MD
Anesthesiologist. Medical children’s book author. Self-proclaimed great singer in the shower.
James R Duncan
Former options market maker, author of “The Independent’s Guide,” “Blood Republic,” and host of independentriot.buzzsprout.com (www.amazon.com/dp/b08287mybs)
Liam Hunter-Bailey
An Irish language lover, writing about productivity, self-improvement, and my travel experiences.
Nishu Jain
Obsessed with Tech & Biz; Building my SaaS startup; Does NOT dumb down the writing; Skilled Wordsmith; Delivers the best — https://links.nishu.io
Alexander M. Combstrong
Research-backed ways to change your life for the better. Out now: The Confident Introvert’s Handbook. Actor/screenwriter. Forge, Better Humans, Mind Cafe.
James
Christian, husband, father. Discovering and writing about what the Bible says to a post-truth society.
Anusha Subramanian
Eternally trying to reconcile the scientist and poet in myself | Genetics at UC Berkeley | Content Lead & Editor of Aspire for Her
Anna L. Shtorm
My poetry is digital sorrow wrapped in overdressed rhymes. | Friends over Lovers is my debut poetry book available on → https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F7P2H61
Mayank Joshi
This is your friend, mayank. Like to encourage people to take necessary steps towards their success. Come join me in the journey.
AnthonyleeGMC
Check my blogs for educational content about how to “Be Better 0.1% Per Day” at web: anthonylecturer.com.
Rosa Diaz-Casal
A human being with mistakes and history sharing practical wisdom. Rosaswalksoflife.substack.com
Winifred J. Akpobi
Young, graceful womanist. You should read my stuff while you’re here <3 💌 Email: winifredakpobi@gmail.com
Zera T.
Third Cultured Youth Writer. My writing sheds an international student’s lens on books, culture, and current affairs.
Mark Grimes
Do. Be. Do. Be. Do. Startup now. Help others. Be nice. Design beautifully. Do important work. Make cool stuff. 31startups.com 90daystocashflowpositive.com
Nadir Mahmood
Writing is my passion. I write about self-improvement, fulfilling life and financial freedom. Let's grow together!
Nico Sifiso
I write about the deeper layers behind important but overlooked topics. Use the insights to life a more meaningful life
Letters from E.K.
Your weekly pen pal (Life and Psychology) ·To support me, you can join Medium using my referral link https://medium.com/@lettersfromEK/membership
Nicole Bryan
CEO and Founder of Growth MindED Consulting, Executive Coach & Real Estate Investor. Personal Development & Mindset Writer. Email: bryannicole@hotmail.com
3SSENTIA
The wellbeing experience platform powered by an AI Companion empowering professionals to boost energy, overcome stress & enhance their work-life balance.
David Torres
Full Stack Developer | MSc Candidate in Artificial Intelligence | Mexican. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-tc/
Ruth Matthews
On a mission to live true to myself. I write about creative non-conformity & self-love. Subscribe to my free weekly newsletter here: https://rb.gy/utwgyk
Harish Maddukuri
DevOps & Cloud Engineer | Constant Learner | https://linkedin.com/in/harish-maddukuri https://twitter.com/rishi6984
Adebayo Ijidakinro
I’m a 10+ year iOS Developer whose worked with 6 startups. This past year I released 6 iOS and web apps. Follow me and learn how to make your Startup a success.
Brenda Karl, M.Ed.
Writer. Seeker. Hopelessly adrift, but not lost. Creating a life I love. You can reach me at returntobrenda@gmail.com.
Phoenix Huber
Trans girl. Beyond-human ally. I unite with members of my species for all sentient beings. Free hug: uberpath@gmail. Feed me: Ko-fi.com/phxhu
Monique's Experiments
marketing freelancer, part-time maker, music nerd. Sharing what works and what doesn’t on moniquesexperiments.com
Hector Hughes
Providing a digital detox in the countryside around London with Unplugged. I write a weekly email on the lessons learnt at: https://unplugging.substack.com/
Markus Scharnowski
Problem Solver. Self Experimenter. Imperfect Vegan. Lots of ideas, some of them good.
Tree Langdon
Tree Langdon is a Canadian writer and artist. Her stories, poetry and sketches are inspired by her dreams for the world and by her passions.
Sameer srivastav
Gap year @ 40 in 2021. Life Experiments to craft Life 2.0. ex CMO/ Board Director/ Pro bono founder
RJS
Newly Liberated Seeker. Father of 3. Expat in Europe. Reformed Mad Man. Determined Writer. One day at a time. Truth will set us free.
Erica Lynn Geller (Soul Unfold Visions)
Erica Lynn Geller is a psychic medium, Tarot reader, cat mom and Reiki master. Follow her @soul_unfold_visions on Insta, @soulunfold on FB or soulunfold.com.
Marcin Knara
Software Developer, Armchair Philosopher, and Wannabe Writer. I often spread myself too thin with projects, that's just the way it is.
Nishi Kashyap
Mystique Writer: tech, coding, life, self improvement, money and much more. Love to Laugh & Read and obviously SLEEP😴
Thy Jester
From the depths of the hollow earth across the missile laiden plains and into the place known by a number, all things are possible unless they're impossible.
Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
Writing on Medium since 2018. Writer for Illumination, About Me, and others, I write on a myriad of subjects with you in mind
Michael Perman, C'EST WHAT?
Michael Perman is an experienced copy and short story writer who specializes in innovation, creativity, food and future trends.
Kari, klaritysquared
klaritysquared, a platform of thoughtful packing, practicing gratefulness, and thought-spills to make tomorrow better.
Mahrin Ahmed
I am an 18 year old whose only big achievement is the privilege of beginning to study Medicine at the University of Oxford in October. Instagram: Mahrin.Ahmed
Domini Aganinta
Eldest of 10. Paid to Eat. Future #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. I talk about careers, relationships, and reflections on books, films, shows, and lyrics.
Divya Karwal
A communication strategist for 15 years, learning the languages of the heart. I have fought life fiercely and positively, with a lot of love for living well.
Harry Dhaliwal
Product Marketer | Mental Health Advocate| I love to write because I can’t help but share my insight and knowledge with the world from my quirky lens. 🤓
Julie Amidon-Conklin
Sleepy, cat mom, dog door opener, queen of the unfinished project, coffee addict, avid reader. https://twitter.com/JulieConklin5
Rick Lewis
If embracing growth is your reason for being here then we’re friends already. As a Top Writer in Creativity I share fresh perspectives & humor for the journey.
Anil Kumar Bakkashetti
An introvert, always planning to think out of the box and wants to push human limits and ends up by just thinking without executing it.
Anastasia Petrenko
A 🇺🇦 writing in English. I like to challenge my thinking, and yours. Twitter: @anastasiapwhy Website (+books): anastasiawhy.com
Daphne aka “Moley”
I write personal essays, some are humorous, some are serious, but they’re all heartfelt! You can buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dfayeboxilA
Marianne Simon
Marianne has spent her life exploring creativity in all its facets. Playwright, author, performer, and also landscape designer and environmentalist.
Paul Knulst
Husband, father of two, geek, lifelong learner, tech lover & software engineer. Writing about projects and challenges in IT. https://www.paulsblog.dev
Akemi Sagawa
Formerly a tech entrepreneur, now a voluntary cultural ambassador of Japan. Founder of Five Senses Foundation (fivesensesfoundation.org). akemisagawa.com
David Ferrers
I have coached over 1,000 people and I write about how Zen can empower your life, add meaning, happiness and prosperity https://ThePowerOfZen.substack.com
Angelina Radulovic
Content Marketing Strategist. Let me help you earn more by making wallet-opening content faster. Subscribe here: https://marketing-fairy.ck.page