If they can’t afford your service, they’re the wrong person for your service.
Some people want to become better writers.
Some want to get better results from their writing.
Those aren’t necessarily the same thing.
We tend to start our day by asking, “What do I need to do today?”
Maybe “What do I want to do today?” is a better place to start?
I was driving with my wife and 3-year-old daughter.
My wife said something and I replied, “You’ve got a lot going on.”
My daughter: “I’ve got a lot going on too.”
Me: “You’ve got a lot going on?”
My daughter: “Yeah, I’m a serious businesser.”
A ranking of 5 albums I listened to this week:
Exodus by Bob Marley A classic with a few songs I’ve heard a million times before. But my favorite song on the album is Turn Your Lights Down Low which gets a lot less attention (outside of a great Lauryn Hill cover that came out years later). The Romantic by Bruno Mars Pop. Latin. Funk. Soul. R&B. Ballads. Bruno’s one of those rare artists that can seemingly do anything (and everything).
You’re afraid to quit social media because it will make you feel invisible.
The irony is that nothing makes you feel more invisible than being ON social media.
Being honest will save you a lot of time.
“That hit is a gift from your former self. Like all gifts, you don’t have to accept it.
In addition to sunk costs, there are sunk benefits. Just because an asset belongs to you doesn’t mean you have to use it.”
Maybe every writer should have a podcast where they simply read their writing?
What you do most of the time is more important than what you do all of the time.
When it comes to “social media” people often put too much emphasis on the media part and not enough on the social part.
There’s no shortage of bad ads leading to bad sales pages that promote bad products.
More buyers isn’t the only way to scale.
Higher-price buyers works too.
Lots of people say:
“You can do anything you want.”
It’s a shame more don’t say:
“You can STOP doing anything you want.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “Unearthed.”
The definition:
“To discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching.”
It’s a big part of what I do, what I enjoy, what I’m good at, and the value I provide to others.
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A really big guy getting out of a really small car will never not be funny.
Better clients leads to more clients.
Not the other way around.
“Most of creative work is problem solving.”
Frank Miller
Medium could have been Substack if only it would have emphasized newsletters.
And it would have been a MUCH bettwr version.
Such an obvious missed opportunity.
It’s impossible to understand the value of experience until you have it.