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Tools Check-in: What am I using so far in 2024?
My grandfather came to the United States from Italy in 1949 and worked in New York City for much of his life — primarily in construction. For as long as I can remember...
Rethinking Our Relationship with Time and Money with Khe Hy
I abhor hustle culture. Telling someone to work a full-time job, then go home and work more all for some goal that keeps changing is, in my opinion, how to lead an emp...
Aligning Your Values to Set the Right Goals with Tanya Alvarez
What do you want your life to look like? Last week I talked about how not being intentional is kind of like driving a car without the GPS. But goal setting without kno...
Why I’m Killing my Membership
Not being intentional in your business is a bit like getting in your car and driving without the GPS. Sure…you generally know where you’re going. But what if a road is...
Why Every Business Owner Needs a Podcast with Krystal Proffitt
Do you really need social media to build a following? To build expertise? To be successful? It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. I think lots of creators are...
Solopreneurs Need to Sell Strategy as a Service with Maggie Patterson
During the pandemic, we were told one thing seemingly over and over again: You need to start a membership. You need a community. That’s the only way you can scale your...
Taking a bet on Substack’s Network Effect with Nathalie Lussier
Choosing the right platform can feel like an impossible task sometimes. There are so many options, from services to creating your own website and owning everything – h...
What’s Missing From Your Process?
One of my favorite Disney+ shows is Loki. It’s a truly fascinating look at time travel, predetermined events, and controlling your own destiny.And now I’m going to giv...
Great Things Require Time
It was Christmas Eve, and I was waiting in line for bagels.As someone who grew up in New York now living close to Philly, I’m admittedly a snob about the quality of th...
My Experiment with Substack and Being “Everywhere”
I sweat bullets over finding the right tools. Some might say I am an Overthinker.And that is an asset to me. But occasionally, it causes crippling analysis paralysis. ...
Why LinkedIn's "Best Practices" Might Be Your Downfall in 2024 with Matt Clark
It was a wild year for social media in 2023. Twitter turned into X. Meta launched Threads. And LinkedIn started off the year as a promising platform for engagement and...
My 2024 Yearly Theme
The word 'Control' evokes various thoughts and emotions, many of which are negative. Control is often associated with an excessive desire to dominate or dictate every ...
How to be a Scrappy Researcher (to Actually Sell Products) with Becky Pierson Davidson
Over the last few weeks, you’ve heard from multiple guests about the importance of research – Dappz talking about calculated risks and doing research for the actual ca...
You're Using AI All Wrong with Bryan McAnulty
A few weeks ago, I ruffled some feathers on social media. I said, “Telling people you wrote your book with AI is like telling people you ran a marathon with your car.”...
How to be Prepared (and Reach More People) as a Podcast Guest with Adriana Baer
Imagine that you’re going to give a talk on a topic you know really well. You spend time on the presentation, rehearse it 100 times, dial in the slides, and you’re fee...
Stop doing "Sales" and Start Having Conversations with Nikki Rausch
Recently, I sat down to dinner with my family when the doorbell rang. It was a door-to-door HelloFresh salesman, who wanted to make dinner easier for us (while ironica...
Turning the Table: How do I Find the Right Lead Magnet for my Podcast with Zach Swinehart
Social media advice these days reminds me a bit of the parable of the Emperor with no Clothes. See, it's easy for anyone to display how smart and successful they are. ...
Should We Use AI to Write for Us? (Debate with Alastair McDermott)
How much help is too much help? When do you go from the actual worker to the visionary? And where does AI fit into all of this? Over on LinkedIn, I said using AI to wr...
Why You NEED to Take Calculated Risks to Grow Your Business with Matt "Dappz" McGuckin
Imagine making $70,000…from your bedroom…in one night. That’s exactly what Matt “Dappz” McGuckin did with his online trading cards shop. He got his start “breaking” – ...
The 2023 Solopreneur's Gift Guide
Over the years, I’ve published a great many gift guides on my blog. From freelancers, to podcasters, to working from home, and even my hobbies — like pens and cigars. ...
Why Awkwardness Is Your Competitive Advantage in Content Creation with Henna Pryor
Do you remember the most awkward moments of your life? One for me was definitely the day I was defending my master’s thesis. I was explaining a complex algorithm, when...
The Importance of Digital Storytelling
A family walks into a talent agency, and says, “Have we got the act for you…”If you’re familiar with this opening to a joke, you may have had a visceral reaction to it...
Sometimes You Need to Fire Everyone and Start from Scratch with Jordan Eaton
In a way, the chaotic start to our interview, followed by a calm, cool conversation, is a metaphor for Jordan’s business journey this year. See, this isn’t just a stor...
Podcast Workflows: How Trailer Park Got 10,000 Downloads in 6 weeks.
It's podcast swap time! Except I'm telling you about another podcast of mine: Podcast Workflows. It's a daily podcast that focuses on how to help podcasters improve th...
Why Podcast Interviews are a Content Goldmine with Tom Schwab
If I wanted to cater to the current algorithm gods, I’d probably talk about how this interview is all about what AI can and cannot do for us. But it’s so much more tha...
How to Stand Out When Everything is Competing for Attention with Steve Woodruff
Did you know that Netflix is also a gaming platform now? That Apple make TV shows? That Disney own a number of YouTube channels without the Disney branding? It’s becau...
Using Twitter to Grow Your Podcast with Yong-Soo Chung
Imagine running a high 7-figure business with over 300,000 followers on social media, then launching a podcast. How many downloads would you expect? 100,000? 150,000? ...
Create More Engaging Cohort-based Courses with the Flipped Classroom Model
Cohort-based courses are on the decline if the tastemakers are to be believed. And it makes sense. Now that people aren’t stuck at home, they probably don’t want to sp...
Why You're Thinking About Building in Public the Wrong Way with Kevon Cheung
I love Hibachi. I love the food. I love the experience. That seems a lot like building in public, right? After all, the chef is literally cooking in front of us, build...
An Emmy Award-Winning Producer Teaches You Storytelling with Cody Sheehy
You need to tell a good story, no matter what kind of content you create. This is obvious in fiction, but it’s just as important in non-fiction. Don’t believe me? Take...
