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Monday Minute ...

Your website visitors / newsletter subscribers / social media followers don't care how you do the work.

They care about what happens when the work is done.

It's never about you, your business, your skill set/experience.

It's always about them

WA hiker’s viral video shows overgrown trails, full toilets in national park

Our parks are in survival mode and they need more staff!

Networking events are often the worst place to network.

Real relationships happen in real conversations.

Remember to talk TO people, not AT them.

& focus on them, not you.

#BeYourself #Networking

Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake.

The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time.

The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.

Sunday reminder: Professional confidence for freelancers & solopreneurs isn't about having all the answers.

It's about being honest about what you know & excited to learn more.

#BeYourself

Creativity = differentiation—and that’s everything today. As @annhandley.bsky.social of @marketingprofs.bsky.social says, “You're capable of all this. The robots are not.”

We've got more tips on essential leadership skills:

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Freelancer myth: "I need to be everywhere online"

Reality: You need to be consistent somewhere valuable

Better approach: Pick 1-2 platforms where your ideal clients actually spend time. Show up there!

Quality consistency > scattered cotton-candy content

... except when you're self-employed & working to build something for your family

#EntrepreneurLife

Real confidence comes from helping people, not convincing them.

What are you helping with today?

my calls often start with "where are you today?" while leaning into the camera as if they could squeeze through for a better view. remote & a bit nomadic help productivity (& customer engagement)

What he said

Wisdom can come from anywhere.

But I will write in spite of everything, absolutely. —Kafka

🖤

This is what we all should remember.

Someone beat me to front row seats but great game

#ChiefsKingdom
#NFL

Good luck tap on the shoulder from Sydney for the winning field goal.

1st time she's ever touched the TV.

1st time a back-to-back winning team makes it back to go for the trilogy

Coincidence?

#ChiefsKingdom
#NFL

I used bookshelves back-to-back to make a wall in the basement.

The business books are in the office side.

Everything else is on the other

It’s easy to be a critic or a cheerleader. It’s harder to be a coach.

Critics concentrate on your weaknesses and attack your worst self. Cheerleaders focus on your strengths and celebrate your best self.

Coaches emphasize your potential and help you become a better version of yourself.

On major life decisions, the purpose of seeking advice is not to get answers. It’s to gain perspective.

No one knows what's best for you. They can only share what makes sense to them.

The most important question to ask is not what you should do. It's what you might be missing.

Email swap opportunity 🤝

If you write for online course creators and digital product sellers, let's talk.

My list is small but mighty (~3K), with 50% open rates (fuzzy metric I'm aware), reply tons and active buyers.

Looking for 2 partners who value engagement.

Interested? Let's connect

Happy New Year

Oscar Wilde quote ... Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

in a world of success stories share with social snippets, this is one of the hardest things to.

and the most important.

make this the best year for YOU,
not other people's opinions on what's best for you.

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about the only time you want to follow someone else's lead

when you're working every angle heading into 2025...

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we're all so used to the automated responses as clickbait to improve deliverability that we're gobsmacked when we discover a human being on the other side

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my mom's instructions used to be as simple as "be home by dark"
so red-cheeked-winter-me would say, "OK. see you at lunch!"