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- Tired of Living at the Intersection of FOMO and Shiny Object Syndrome? Here’s Why Theorycrafting is Holding You Back…Does this sound like you? You live at the intersection of FOMO and Shiny Object Syndrome. By the time noon rolls around, you’ve already had a dozen ideas for content, courses, and businesses you want to create in the future. A deep feeling of abundance, overwhelm, and limitless potential is your default because you’re constantly …
- What Kale and Nickelback Have in CommonAbout 11 years ago to the day, I decided to “reinvent myself” after a breakup. I moved in with my grandparents for the summer, bought some Vibram Treksports (those weird toe-shoes), and spent the summer doing hill sprints and working out twice a day in their barn I’d repurposed into a home gym. It was …
- The Hidden Cost of Success and Why You Might Not Be Willing to Pay ItBuyer’s Remorse—it’s something we’ve all experienced at some point in our lives. It happens when reality doesn’t meet our expectations—when the thing we thought we wanted doesn’t actually bring the satisfaction or happiness we thought it would. But it doesn’t just happen over a pair of expensive shoes, a fancy car, or the latest high-tech …
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- How to Build Things People Can’t Wait to BuyWork hard enough, long enough, intensely enough, and you’ll succeed—right? We want to believe that success is just on the other side of effort. But outside of your peewee league t-ball coach, no one cares how much effort you put into something. They only care about the results you and your work can help them …
- 3 Huge Opportunities Creators Who Don’t Coach Are Missing Out On Right NowBeing a creator is one of the most fulfilling things you can do. It gives you the freedom to build a life aligned with your values, control your schedule, and do work that resonates with you on a fundamental level every single day. But too many creators abandon their journey early on. One reason is …
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- Buyer Psychology 101: What Creators Can Learn from Thrift Shoppers and Junk FlippersLast week, my girlfriend’s best friend visited for a few days. As we caught up, she told us about how she and her husband love to buy junk at flea markets and yard sales, then resell it online for a hefty profit. She gave us a few examples like buying old Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards for …
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- The 3 Ingredients to Flourishing as a CreatorDo you know the opposite of human flourishing? It’s languishing. It’s when we feel like nothing we do matters. One of the main causes of this is what psychologists call cognitive dissonance—it’s when our beliefs and behaviors don’t align. So many people get caught up optimizing their behaviors—learning all the productivity hacks and researching the best …
- 5 Questions To Clarify What Matters In Your Life“Life isn’t about right or wrong. Life is about perspective.” — Dr. Keelon Hinton This quote fundamentally changed how I think about the world. But I didn’t read it in some ancient philosophy book. It came from an unlikely source at a point in my life when I’d lost perspective on what mattered and where …
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- Are You On the Path to Lucrative Misery? Here’s How to Avoid It…I used to work with a guy, let’s call him Jeff, who made $500K a year. Sounds great, right? Who wouldn’t want his life? Every decision Jeff made revolved around optimizing his bank account. But when you talked to Jeff, you quickly realized he absolutely fucking hated his life. He was one of the unhappiest …
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- How to Create a Newsletter Welcome Sequence People LoveCurious about creating a welcome sequence for your newsletter subscribers? The most common questions I get from creators around building a welcome sequence are: There’s not a one-size-fits-all answer, but the approach I’ve taken seems to be working so far, so I’ll share it. Here’s how to create a welcome sequence people love… A great …
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- The Art of Warm DMing“Man, I wish more people would cold DM me.” — No one, ever. I don’t know about you, but my DMs have been flooded with people offering to “help” me either grow my audience, double my revenue from social media, or hit $10k a month. Sounds great, right? I mean, who wouldn’t want these things …
- Is Entrepreneurship Worth the Stress?A few weeks ago, I got a short letter in the mail: The Tennessee Department of Revenue was going to take me to collections and dissolve my business because I didn’t pay my taxes. Fuck. Entrepreneurship—solopreneurship in my case—is overwhelming and filled with uncertainty on a daily basis. There’s so much you have to keep …
- What Creators Can Learn from Magical ChickensYou visit a magical street market full of mysterious vendors selling all manner of wonderous objects and creatures. One merchant catches your eye. He sells magical livestock. You walk up to his stand, and he tells you he has two things left for sale, and both cost the same amount. “The first thing I have …
- Maximizing the Reach and Lifespan of Your ContentBeing a creator is overwhelming most days. There’s always more you could have done—another post, another DM, another hour on your website… This gets worst when you compare yourself to creators who seem to be everywhere—how can you possibly create multiple pieces of content for every social platform out there every single day? Not just …
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- The 3 Moats Every Successful Creator Builds FirstWant to separate yourself from the crowd and build an audience of people who truly love what you do? Build these moats first.
