Rick Martinez
Bio
* Professional Ghostwriter
* USA Today Bestselling Author
* Helping First-Time Authors Craft Non-Fiction Masterpieces
* Helping folks (just like you) realize their dream of writing their book
California born, Texas raised.
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5 Proven Strategies To Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Real Business Wicked Fast
"My policy on cake is pro having it and pro-eating it." Boris Johnson Sometimes when we have a good thing going, but know there's more out there, we may err on the side of caution. Sounds nice, but we feel stifled. And we'll justify it by saying that you can't have your cake and eat it too.
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Motivation
I Was Only Twelve When She First Touched Me
I remember the moment clear as day. It was 6th grade; Mrs. Gordon was my teacher. She was like my mom's age and super friendly for an adult I guess (at least that's what I thought when I was 12). Always very attentive to our class. It wasn't until later that I understood WHY she was extra attentive to some of us.
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Confessions
The Effective Annoyance of Affirmations: Do They Really Work or Is It All Just Tony Robbins New-Age Hype?
I always wondered if affirmations really worked. I mean, after going to see Tony Robbins several times and working with life coaches and performance coaches, my mind had been trained to believe that yes, they did. But was my mind conditioned to believe it? Or had I simply been brainwashed into believing it and spending even more money on coaches, courses, and seminars?
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Lifehack
The Most Successful Travel Nurses Practice These 5 Habits
Nurses are increasingly shunning the routine-ness of a day-to-day staff job for the more exciting and the world of travel nursing. New graduates must slowly accumulate the healthcare-related experience needed before working as a nurse who travels.
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Journal
He Jumped, I Saw it, And I Cannot Unsee It Or What Happened Next
I yelled for him not to jump. It was too late though. As I looked out my window I saw it all from start to finish. The thing that makes this worth sharing and writing about is that the little fella was a chick, probably about 6-days away from being able to fly. But I think he jumped the gun, so to speak. Maybe he was a little over eager to take to the skies when he hadn't quite earned his wings yet.
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Humans
Freelancing For Folks Who Don't Quite Know What Freelancing Is
Myra had been working at the same company for the past five years. She loved her job but was tired of dealing with a boss who is never satisfied and constantly nitpicking about everything. He would be so much easier to work for if he acted like a human being instead of an overbearing tyrant.
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Lifehack
