The music industry has warped the definition of success for artists, especially in the ultra-competitive hip hop genre. » Read more about: Living to Make Music: How Oddisee Designed a Lifestyle Around his Values »
The music industry has warped the definition of success for artists, especially in the ultra-competitive hip hop genre. » Read more about: Living to Make Music: How Oddisee Designed a Lifestyle Around his Values »
Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of animation Studio Ghibli, has captured the hearts of adults and children from around the world with films like My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and plenty more. » Read more about: Inspirational World…
Since the release of Westside Gunn’s 2016 debut album, FLYGOD, Griselda Records (made up of Westside, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Daringer, Beat Butcha, Armani Caesar and Boldy James) has been on a mission to take over the rap…
Before we get into the next Lessons Learnt profile, let’s just get it out of the way: I’m a die-hard Seinfeld fan, I think it’s the greatest TV show of all time and I can have all 9 seasons looping…
In the latest addition to our Lessons Learnt series, we have programmer, writer and entrepreneur, Derek Sivers, who is best known for founding CD Baby, the largest online distributor of independent music in the world. » Read more about: Hell Yeah,…
50 Cent, along with his BFF-turned-enemy-turned-BFF-turned-enemy, Floyd Mayweather, has, over the years, developed a public persona that can be extremely polarising, caricature and one-dimensional. » Read more about: Hustler’s Ambition: Creating Your Own Momentum with 50 Cent »
In our latest edition of Lessons Learnt, we have Maria Popova, a writer, blogger, and cultural critic; most widely known for her online publication, Brain Pickings, described as “an inventory of the meaningful life.” » Read more about: How Maria Popova…
Over the past 20 years, Pusha T has had the most focused rap career out of any of his peers, building up a brand and audience with pinpoint precision and consistency. » Read more about: Rap’s Last Superhero: Focus, Timing &…
It shouldn’t be a surprise to Balance the Grind readers that I’m covering Jason Fried in the latest addition to the Lesson Learnt series. I’ve been a big fan of what Jason, David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) and the Basecamp team…
50 professional fights. Undefeated. Highest boxing pay-per-view numbers. Over $1.6 billion in revenue. Love him or hate him, Floyd Mayweather’s stats speak for themselves. » Read more about: Commitment to Mastery: Floyd Mayweather’s Hard Work & Dedication »
For the second instalment of the Lesson Learnt series, where we profile individuals, companies or brands that inspire us and talk about the lessons we learnt from them, we have Andrew Wilkinson, the founder of Tiny Capital, a company that…
Starting from today, Balance the Grind will be starting a new series – Lessons Learnt – where we profile individuals, companies or brands that we admire for a variety of reasons: whether it’s their business acumen, creativity, marketing or productivity,…