ForbesFables: The Fables

Story Compilation Vol. 3

ForbesFables — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:04:22 GMT

I want to share something personal with you...

As a young boy, I had a very bad temper. My father decided to hand him a bag of nails and said that every time I lost my temper, I had to hammer a nail into the fence. On the first day, I hammered 37 nails into that fence. I gradually began to control my temper over the next few weeks... and the number of na…

Story Compilation Vol. 2

ForbesFables — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:03:25 GMT

The Magical Solution to Your Coaching Business Cramps!

Are cramps in your coaching business giving you nightmares?

Picture this: You’re rising from your chair, ready to conquer the world, but suddenly, your legs turn into stubborn Charlie Horses!

It’s as if your calf muscles have joined the Thriller dance party, leaving you hobbling around like a zombie.

We…

Story Compilation Vol. 1

ForbesFables — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:56:12 GMT

Ice, Ice Baby

We just went ice-skating on the weekend, and when we finished, one of my daughters said: “That ice-skating rink wasn’t the best quality. It was kind of bumpy. It would’ve been better and easier to skate if it were completely smooth”.

And I said: “You know what? It was fine. In fact, it wasn’t that bad at all. And you just need to get better …

Memoire of Madness & Memories

ForbesFables — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:43:21 GMT

Light can’t exist without darkness…

The flowers growing through manure… literal shit to blossom such eloquence.

And under the extreme pressure, the coal morphs into a diamond.

Without the hardships… without the pain… the frustrations… the hatred… One couldn’t be abundant and blissful without it.

As a child, the other kids didn’t want to acknowledge my exist…

Writing Challenge #4: Ursa Minor

ForbesFables — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:56:39 GMT

Ursa was a young bear who lived a few million years ago…

Where she played with the others in the forest of Eger.

The lavish green utopia is filled with fruits and vegetables as far as the eye can see.

But as with life… all things good must come to an end…

Without warning or even a hint at the devastation that awaits young Ursa.

Ursa was a young bear, and she…

Writing Challenge #3: The Hierarchical Plagues and The Madness Within

ForbesFables — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:16:04 GMT

The time now is 3:03 am.

Upon thy throne sits a demonic statue.

His lifeless eyes… locked with mine…

A feeling of despair beckons my name.

For this is the hour I knew… my time has come.

Holding his malevolent and wickedness high perched are the twins of judgment.

Judging… whispering to themselves about what they see in front of them.

As if they know the very s…

Writing Challenge #2: Transparent Containment

ForbesFables — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:41:07 GMT

“How do I get out of my own head?” as the man screamed, with his hands grasping his hair.

It seems like no matter what he does…

He knows he’s merely inches away from finding the success he’s been looking for.

Years have gone by in a blink…

He thinks he’s failed over a thousand times…

When in actuality, he only found ways that don’t work.

It’s like he can see …

Writing Challenge #1: The 'Lucky' Pen

ForbesFables — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:36:10 GMT

When it comes to writing, the pen is the most vital weapon.

Its relationship is that of a sword to a knight.

You can use it to battle your enemies.

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And you can sway the heart of lovers.

You can influence another person…

That other person can convince many others…

Many others can c…

Self-Inflicted Isolation

ForbesFables — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:46:09 GMT

Asheville, NC 6:58 AM

What would you give up in order to gain success? Would you separate yourself from your childhood friends? Cut out and disown 99% of your family? or would you ignore years of your life, focused on a screen to learn how to make money?

These questions aren’t rhetorical… These are the things I’ve done and is continuing to do. You see, l…

High Noon Horror on a Wooded Backroad

ForbesFables — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:05:46 GMT

Asheville, NC 5:49 AM

Today, we’re going to switch gears. I want to tell you about something that happened last night at 2:47 AM. It was like every other ordinary night where I’d slowly doze off to sleep. All I remember was the feeling of falling into the abyss. Thrusted into another world that vaguely reminds me of the wretched reality we know to be.

Whe…

I Learned How to Stop Worrying About Finding New Clients When I Started Writing for Myself

ForbesFables — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:41:01 GMT

Asheville, NC 8:33

I started writing seriously about a year ago. At first, I just wanted to write and find clients to pay bills. However, it reaked full of desperation. It was as if I ate SpongeBob’s rancid Sunday (Nothing but ketchup, onions, and peanuts) and was asking for women to kiss me. When I would do calls from semi-interested prospects, I could …

The Footprints left on Substack

ForbesFables — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:33:19 GMT

No one has shown me how to share my writing. Nor have I searched YouTube University. I tend to do things the hard way by forging my own path. Sure, it takes me a lot longer to do what others can do… but I learn a lot more.

So, here’s my journey so far on Substack and what I’ve learned.

Babies’ first steps at creating a subscription

When I found substack I…

The Boar’s Tusks vs. The Serpent’s Slime: How BlindZac's Noble Boar Energy Is Splitting Open Gary the Numbers Guy’s Toxic Snake Charade

ForbesFables — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:19:27 GMT

What happens when you give a man-child a chance to debate a blind man? You get a bunch of screaming and name-calling. You see, when a person gains success, they don’t want to lose their momentum. It’s called the pendulum effect.

Now, numerology is probably one of the oldest beliefs in the world. From Mesopotamia to Jesus Christ, you will find evidence o…

Fired For Fixing Their Broken Email Deliverability

ForbesFables — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:41:22 GMT

Welcome to another Ric’s Rantings…
Where you get an inside peek into the life of a marketer and learn lessons to better your own.

I was fired yesterday…

For the first time in my life, someone “broke up” with me. Normally, I do the leaving. From the good ol’Irish goodbye to the two-week formal notice. But never has someone beaten me to the punch. I’m not …

Trust Me, Nothing is Worse Than Knowing You’re Beautiful but Still Treated Like an Ugly Ducking

ForbesFables — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:28:23 GMT

What you’ve just read was from a song written by Tech N9ne. He puts it together beautifully. When you have all this talent, and you’re hated for it. Your light shines brighter, and it dims others... now they resent you for it. Most of us have seen or heard the tale of Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It’s just like that. The same pain, sorrow, and lonelin…

The Ghost of Gary Halbert Called Me a Social Leper

ForbesFables — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:20:24 GMT

Now that’s what I call Ghost Writer...

As far as I can remember, being by myself has been comforting. Just give me something to write with and something to write on - and we’re good to go.

For the past 9 years, when I got serious about business, I would be this social butterfly, bouncing from group to group, making friends and enemies. But then that chang…