“Comparison is the fast track to misery.” - Jack Canfield. The notification ping at 6 AM shouldn’t feel like a punch to the gut, but here we are. You’re scrolling through Instagram while your three-year-old thinks sunrise is party time, and there she is—another “mom or dad boss” posting about their 5 AM workout, color-coordinated smoothie bowls, and how they “just threw together” what looks like a magazine spread for breakfast. Meanwhile, you just discovered yesterday’s mac and cheese stuck...
about 3 hours ago • 7 min read
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1 day ago • 2 min read
“Would I start writing about this in the next 30 seconds?” That’s the filter that transformed my newsletter strategy. Picture this: Wednesday afternoon, 3:47 PM. You’ve got your Kit dashboard open, a half-empty energy drink getting warm, and your brain is cycling through newsletter topics like a broken algorithm. Your content backlog is overflowing: Deep-dive series on email automation (needs 4 weeks of research) Video course announcement (requires equipment you don’t have) Industry trend...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Where have I been?! Probably staring at my analytics dashboard like it held the secrets to the universe. You know that morning ritual, right? Coffee in one hand, phone in the other, immediately diving into yesterday's performance metrics. I used to refresh my insights more obsessively than checking if my kids remembered their lunch money (spoiler alert: they didn't, and neither did my content engagement). Every notification felt like a report card from a teacher I was desperately trying to...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
I regularly hear from people who have what everyone calls a “great job.” Good salary. Benefits. Corner office. The works. They all sound miserable. When I ask what’s wrong, they say some version of the same thing that makes me want to roll my eyes at our entire culture: “I feel so guilty for wanting more. I should just be grateful for what I have.” Here’s the thing about that guilt: it’s not yours. The Gratitude Trap We’ve been sold this idea that wanting more than your stable 9–5 makes you...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Ever wonder why some people thrive, even when life hands them a “produce aisle” of bruised bananas and wilted spinach for time and energy? Here’s a juicy truth most miss: your limitations aren’t rotten — they’re ripe. The trick isn’t squeezing in more, but picking better, fresher, and letting the rest stay on the shelf. What if that packed calendar and those relentless demands could help you create something more flavorful than the overstuffed routines everyone else is choking down? Sharpen...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi there, Does the below sound like you? “I just need to do a little more research first.” Sure you do. You’ve been “preparing” to start that project for… what, six months now? You’ve read every Medium article about best practices, watched YouTube tutorials until 2 AM, and created a color-coded spreadsheet that would make a consultant weep with joy. Meanwhile, someone with half your talent and a quarter of your preparation already launched their messy first version. They’re three iterations...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
“The truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.” — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art When you think of freedom, does it mean quitting your job? Or making more money? Or being able to work from anywhere? Pressfield — channeling Socrates — offers a deeper truth: You are only as free as the habits, thoughts, and behaviors you’ve mastered. Not the ones you dream about. The ones...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Ever found yourself staring at your laptop screen at 10:37 p.m. with 14 browser tabs open and the distinct feeling you’d spent all day being “busy” without making any actual progress? If you’re building something meaningful while raising tiny humans, you probably know this feeling intimately. That constant tug-of-war between big dreams and limited time blocks that leaves you perpetually feeling like you’re failing at everything. “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so...
about 2 months ago • 10 min read
Let’s start with a safe bet: If you’re reading this, you’ve probably reheated your coffee so many times it now tastes like “Tuesday.” Welcome to the club. It isn’t even 8 a.m. and already: The socks are missing (again). Your inbox has mutated into a choose-your-own-adventure thriller. And the only thing less attainable than inbox zero is a quiet breakfast. Sound familiar? If not — congrats, you’ve unlocked the “alternate reality” achievement. You grind, you juggle, you crash. Yet, somehow,...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read