Archive - Mastery Den

Most online writers miss the one thing that keeps them fired up and creates die-hard fans and buyers

‘Personal branding’ is fake and bullshit.

Apr 15 • Alex Mathers

Eight thinking habits of geniuses, champions, and legacy-leavers

It’s intriguing to extract behaviour patterns in those who left significant legacies behind.

Apr 8 • Alex Mathers

How to make money helping people with stuff you genuinely love talking about

Do you really need to teach people how to make money teaching people how to make money?

Apr 4 • Alex Mathers

March 2026

21 sentences that will make you a better writer than 98% of people

Learn these to triple your engagement.

Mar 28 • Alex Mathers

Five mental models of solopreneurs whose mental strength keeps them resilient in the long term

Do you think success as an entrepreneur is more about doing the right thing or… being free from mental limitations?

Mar 25 • Alex Mathers

Nine years as a psychology coach taught me this one secret to writing content people love

Many struggle to make any impact online at all.

Mar 21 • Alex Mathers

Why you’re not ‘stupid,’ you’re just out of practice

Mar 10 • Alex Mathers

11 shortcuts I use to make me more creative that feel like cheating

16 years of making a living from creativity taught me not to grind through creative blocks.

Mar 7 • Alex Mathers

Why I’m betting on writing fiction in an age of AI slop

I’ve wanted to write fiction stories for over a decade, but I always found ways to get in my own way.

Mar 4 • Alex Mathers

February 2026

Eight things you can do to 10x the trust others have in you

Expand your network, gain influence, and make more friends

Feb 28 • Alex Mathers

Why I’m writing a novel after 15 years of writing non-fiction (and what it’s teaching me about writing in the twenty-first century)

I’ve been writing and publishing non-fiction online for over fifteen years, across blogging, social content, courses, and emails.

Feb 26 • Alex Mathers

The art of relentless, singular focus (everything gets easier)

I know what it’s like to feel hopelessly lost.

Feb 17 • Alex Mathers

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