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Barry Baz Morris

WRITER, TEACHER, COFFEE MAINLINER & LABRADOODLE DAD

As an Educational Creator, I write brief books and provide other resources to aid fellow stiff-jointed and gray-haired friends in resetting facets of their lives that might need some TLC, such as personal enrichment, self-improvement, income generation, and overall well-being.

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Baz and Kona, the WonderDoodle
Featured Post

Blending Interests to Become a Niche of One

“Unlike animals who thrive in a specific niche, like a lion in the Savannah, humans create jackets for the cold and fans for the heat. We’re tool builders and deep generalists.” ~Dan Koe *** Hi all, Baz here, and Happy Thursday! You know, for years, I taught students to niche down and become a big fish in a small pond. It’s not that I got it wrong, it's just that I was a bit off target. Here’s what I think hits the bullseye: 🎯 Blend Your Interests Into a Brand that Makes You a 'Niche of One'...

about 13 hours ago • 3 min read

I was disillusioned with Substack I've been on Substack for a few years and have created and killed about seven—yes, I said seven newsletters there.😳 I've always had an issue with how Substack limits monetization, and I soon found that their email function—while a cool feature—wasn't robust enough. As Substack evolves, bigger names crowd out the attention base of the folks some of us serve. Don't get me wrong—I think Dan Koe's coming to Substack is great. Others of his caliber, such as Jim...

3 days ago • 2 min read
Book cover

Hi, It's Baz. As I mentioned in my Substack post yesterday, here is the link to the free chapter of my new mini-book. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Click here to download the sample chapter. Buy the entire book for $11. A few comments: I'm now a professional basket weaver! 🧺 OK, just kidding. 😉 Not with my arthritis! However, I've taken some time away from Substack to reflect on my journey over the past few years and to chart my future. I've spent the last year writing a lot of material, and now I'm ready to...

15 days ago • 1 min read

This is the second in a series of posts about transitioning from a newsletter writer to an educational creator. Yesterday, I wrote about feeling like an imposter You can click the image to read the post if you missed it. I’d become convinced that writing solely as a newsletter writer—especially under Substack’s limited monetization model—wouldn’t meet my revenue goals. I wanted a more robust creation cycle and portfolio. An educational creator writes and rounds out his services to meet...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read

You know the type... The poolside YouTube videos The 'anyone can do it' mantra you've heard time and again It makes me ill, and I can't stand it anymore. It's not all jealousy 🧐 Sure, I'd love to have millions in the bank. But, I'd rather hang on to my self-respect, too. This photo is the closest I’d ever come to showing off. It was taken in April of 2020 when I bought the first new car I’d ever purchased -always been a pre-owned kind of car buyer- at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic....

about 1 month ago • 2 min read