The video for y'all this week is something that was equal parts therapeutic and terrifying. Itās a video about my 10 biggest mistakes as a creator, not the cute, humble-brag ones everyone shares, but the real ones. The expensive ones. The ones that made me question whether I was cut out for this at all. My cat Myra joins the video around two minutes in. She CANNOT help herself. She stays for most of the video, I rolled with it. š Anyways. Iāve been seeking that elusive feeling of āmaking itā...
18 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The gym with no mirrors (and why youāre quitting too early) I was at the gym and something hit me hard. A year ago, I was in this exact same place, tired and desperate, working on a business Iād just bought with no idea what I was doing, I didnāt have the body I wanted, the life I wanted, and I damn sure didnāt feel like the person I wanted to be. Today, Iām back in that same gym and although it FEELS like Iām starting the fitness journey over, everything has changed. I have amazing...
26 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 6 min read
Today sucked. Have you ever had one of those days? The kind that starts wrong and keeps getting worse? For me, it began with terrible sleep. Weird dreams. The kind where you wake up more tired than when you went to bed. āItās okay,ā I told myself at 9:30 AM (hours past when I should have gotten up). āItāll still be a good day.ā I was lying to myself. Today was special. Not good special. The dangerous kind of special. It was what Jon Acuff in his book āFinishā calls: āThe Day After Perfect.ā...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 6 min read
Hey y'all! On the last email I promised to show you how documenting your knowledge helps you make the most of your time, business, and life. Todayās that day. The responses on the last email were really powerful. I appreciate each of you for sharing how that newsletter made you think about how youāre spending your time and Iām really glad it resonated as much as it did. I got a reply from a reader that fits perfectly into this letter that made me realize something I didnāt catch before so...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 11 min read
This hospital recliner is murdering my back. Itās 11:24 PM. Ted Lassoās playing on a tiny speaker. My 82-year-old grandmother is relaxing after birthday cake and our terrible rendition of āHappy Birthday.ā Today is my Mamawās birthday and we got the whole crew together to celebrate her with a surprise party in the hospital dining room. It was exactly as heartwarming as it sounds. The Sweet Matriarch of our family š¤ If you asked most of the youtube business gurus theyād say I should be home...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
112 people. Thatās how many creators joined The Creatorās Club in the last 48 hours. The doors are now closing over the next few hours and I am going to begin to approving members in a few. And honestly? Iām more then thrilled by the response. I am so excited to see how this community helps people to finish the things that matter to them and for us to all pursue these meaningful goals together. It will be incredible to see more people follow through and create the life and business they want...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 8 min read
I bought a business I didnāt believe in. Hereās why that decision revealed the deepest problem in the creator economy, and why solving it might be the key to everything youāre trying to build. When I purchased Create & Go, I had zero faith in the product model. It wasnāt the information. The content is excellent. I used it to build my own success. Watched friends like Kelan and others cross $100K months using the exact frameworks. The problem wasnāt what was being taught. The problem was what...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 10 min read
MAN. Y'all sure know how to keep a man to his word. LOL. I'm reading through ALL of the responses asking where the link is, and reminding me we're an hour past launch time. I love the enthusiasm, truly, so much. This was my first email launch without Lauren, and man, do I miss that type A personality! She is DEARLY missed, and I appreciate y'all bearing with me on this.I have been sitting here for almost an hour in agony, looking at this video processing... The video I ended up recording was...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 7 min read
So yesterday I told you about our big pivot at Create and Go and introduced CreateOS, the āoperating systemā for creator businesses Iāve been building for the past 14 months. Today, I want to share WHY this matters so much to me and why I believe itās the missing piece for most creators. The Most Embarrassing Day of My Creator Career It was 3:42 AM. I was sitting at my desk, surrounded by empty coffee cups, staring at my computer screen through bloodshot eyes. The launch email for the updated...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 7 min read