By all means listen to other people's advice, but when in doubt go with your gut instinct.

Don't die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.

You must assume 100% responsibility for your financial life. If you're going to improve your situation, you have to put the full burden of doing so squarely on your own shoulders. First and foremost, you must hold yourself responsible.

It should feel genuinely good to earn income from your blog - you should be driven by a healthy ambition to succeed. If your blog provides genuine value, you fully deserve to earn income from it.

You are too free and untamable to be labeled.

Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.

Risk the stuff. It's worthless anyway. But don't make the insane choice of sacrificing your happiness for stuff.