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This week I talk about how I used 4 hours of solo driving to and from a mastermind retreat in Baltimore — and why I chose to turn everything off instead of grinding through business prep. Then a wholesome story about a teen umpire…
Have you ever seen a 5-digit notification badge? It’s most stressful things I see on someone’s phone. And I get it — as a solopreneur, email feels urgent. What if a client needs something? What if you miss a deal? But after nearly a…
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Welcome to the Friday Wrap-Up for May 15, 2026. This is a short newsletter where I talk about 3 things: What’s on my mind this week, Recommended Reading, and Recommended Media. Here’s what’s on my mind… Earlier this week I found myself fighting Claude…
Does having a mailing list feel like too much for you? Like it’s adding “one more thing” to your list as a one-person business? That’s what I hear constantly when I coach solopreneurs. Either they don’t have a newsletter because it feels like too…
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Are you so concerned with FOMO that you’re Missing Out On What’s There, rendering your real life MOOWT? That’s what’s on my mind today. Plus, a great article about why it might actually be bad that you’re storing every little thing in your second…
The most overwhelming room in my house is the sunroom. Three small kids, all their toys, total chaos. One day, I was sitting in there feeling overstimulated and realized it would take about five minutes to clean it up. So we did — and…
I have a confession to make: The first Star Wars movie I ever saw was Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. I was 13, and it just hit the dollar theater when my friend invited me to see it with him. He realized I had…
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Are single-purpose apps going to replace SaaS? I’ve been building small, focused tools with AI to replace subscriptions that solve my problem, just not quite my way, and I’m not the only one. Also: a well-researched piece on why AI isn’t actually coming for…
Using AI to write your book is like using a car to run your marathon. Sure, you covered the distance — but nobody’s impressed. Here’s what I’m seeing with solopreneur automation right now: people are handing off their most important work to AI without…
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This week I’ve been deep in my SEO and content strategy, and it got me thinking: am I just trading one algorithm for another? I left social media to stop chasing feeds, but now I’m optimizing for Google, YouTube, and even AI search. Here’s…
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