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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    [Masterclass Replay] Pro tips for podcasting and going live on Substack 🎙️ (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="630" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zJbt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc25df82-5c08-4177-898d-16228f23543a_1200x630.png"

  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    [MASTERCLASS] Pro tips for podcasting and going live on Substack 🎙️ (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="630" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FD3I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F112f5ac4-ecda-49b0-b5e8-7d7ae3a6c057_1200x630.png"

  3. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    🚨 The thing you think is too obvious to charge for is exactly what someone else needs (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JizN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0cf7768-5802-4ddb-b81a-770776b8da9e_1500x1000.pn

  4. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Nobody fixed anything. But it still helped. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  5. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    420: The ladder was against the wrong building (with Ryan Maxwell) (opens the original)

    Episode notes · Neutral tone

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    ➡️ Are you failing, or are you just early? New free 38-minute training on the six signals that show you the difference. Comes with a downloadable scorecard so you finish with a concrete number, not just a feeling. Join here . Season 4, episode 20 is here! Ryan Maxwell and I have been having deep conversations for the best part of a year now, so it was about time we did one on the record. Ryan writes Chasing Maximus , and his whole journey is about working out how you became who you are and what

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