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If you’re employed but incomplete, do not ignore this (opens the original)
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For most of my twenties, every career path I tried asked me to give up large parts of myself.I produced indie dance music for a small record label. But had no outlet for my intellectual side (and earned less than a Burger King manager).Then I became a college teacher. My parents loved telling strangers about that one. But there was little room in it for the artistic side of me.Now, I’ve finally created my own writing career that allows me to express myself creatively & intellectually, impact peo
Our private list of launch lessons (part 2) (opens the original)
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Last week Dale and I shared some lessons we gained from launching our first 30 day writing challenge.The response was bigger than we expected, so we’re keeping the launch theme going.We’ve been launching products for the last 4 years. Cohorts, courses, communities, coaching programs... alongside consulting other creators on their launches.We’ve had the champagne-pop moments: a $140,000 launch. A $50,000 launch. But we’ve also spent months sweating over products few people wanted, eaten total flo
How to harness (& write from) your creative intellect (opens the original)
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Dale and I have been trying to find language for how our brains work. The latest word we’ve landed on is creative intellect: taking an idea you were handed and changing it, even slightly, so it fits how you actually think and live. It sounds simple, but it takes more courage than people admit. Change a philosophy, a faith, or the common advice in your niche and someone will be upset about it. Most of us were taught not to try. In this live we got into why originality is a process, not an outcome
4 lessons from launching our 30-day writing challenge (opens the original)
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Last week we launched the Multifaceted writer challenge. A 30-day publishing sprint for people with multiple interests: one Substack note per day, one article per week. No overthinking. Full permission to write about whatever the hell they want.This was an experiment for us, being our first time launching a challenge as a more affordable way for multi-interested writers to work with us.It’s been fun watching the daily posts roll in. And everyone in the community is fired up. But not everything w
How to develop a dangerously unique perspective (opens the original)
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There’s a type of person you can talk to for ten minutes and know exactly what they think about everything.I sat across from one a few years back. My co-founder’s ex-girlfriend’s best friend. Her take on God was her hometown’s. Her politics arrived as this week’s Instagram talking point. She wasn’t stupid and she wasn’t unkind (smart but brainwashed maybe?). Ask her almost anything and you’d get a clear answer, delivered with (too much) certainty.Then I asked the one question that breaks it.How
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