I ghostwrote a best-selling book on emotions management that gets quoted ALL THE TIME across social media but can never share because of the NDA I signed at age 23 🤫

I'm drawn to the idea of building a 'Calm' Company:

• Sustainable growth
• Working with friends
• Small core team (<10 people)
• Remote-first
• No fixed work hours
• Asynchronous communication
• Very few meetings
• No managers or PMs
• Transparent decision-making
•

If you think you hate marketing, you probably hate the extractive, urgency-based, megaphone-style, scarcity-oriented, transactional marketing we see most of the time.

But it turns out there's a different way to market that's more about relationships. I choose that one.

What's making your Monday feel better than average??

My answer: I'm walk-and-talking with potential clients and the SUNSHINE is so incredible!!

✨MONDAY SOLOPRENEUR PEP TALK:

A beloved client of mine reached out a while back with a vulnerable request. She was having a hard moment — a launch didn’t go as planned and enrollment for a new program was low. She was worried about paying her bills.

What do you do when you

I have two clients offboarding after 6 months of coaching and BIG biz launches (love to see it!) which means I have room for two new 1-1 clients in late June. If you've been thinking about coaching, now's the time.

Pop into my bio and schedule a free call so we can game plan :)

This week has been a reminder of how much is missed when we do everything virtually. I got to coach a few of my long-time clients in person and it was SO much more powerful. If you can, get in the room with your peers, your coach. We need other people -- even us introverts :)

✏️REFLECTION QUESTION FOR THE DAY ✏️

What are your top 2 priorities in this season (biz? fam? health) and... here's the kicker... does your calendar reflect that?

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Questions? AMA.

The best marketing hack I know is to TALK to your ideal clients then use a lot of that language about their challenges/ needs to explain how you help in your copywriting. They'll think you're reading their minds! You'll be speaking their language! You're LISTENING!

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The math equation I use every time I feel like I’m burning out. I hope this helps someone.

16 = the # of waking hours we get every day (awake at 7 and asleep at 11)

Minus 8-10 hours of work

Minus 2 hours of “defense time” when others need us.

16 - 10 - 2 = 4

I call these

I feel like people always forget that audience building -- and establishing trust -- is SUCH a long game. Think abt how many emails and social posts you see before you sign up for mentorship/ coaching/ a course. SO MANY. There is no short cut for building those relationships.

Reminder to every editor: if your freelance writers do terrific work tell us you appreciate it!! We both know you need us and your boss is noticing. Saying “thanks”, even “I love this” is wonderful and motivating. Endless silence in reply to consistent excellence feels shitty.

5 places to find freelance & remote jobs 👇

1. Our Harlow newsletter drops freelance, remote, and contract gigs directly into your inbox twice a month. It's a roundup of the hottest gigs from the 1k+ on our job board.
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A note from a new SUSTAIN member (my group coaching program):

'I truly feel we are creating a new revolution of freelancers creating an expectation of the worth of our work and it’s a rising tide lifting all boats.'

Hell. Yes.

I'm hiring a part-time Chief of Staff (6-month contract) to support starting a healthcare-focused content agency, among other things.)

Ideal candidate is action-oriented, process-driven, and has 3-5 years of experience at least with similar relevant experience at a startup or

Sharing some cool editorial opportunities for folks:

✏️ PT Healthcare Article Editor for best-in-class explainer articles on orthopedic surgery-related topics, up to 20 hours/week. commonsclinic.rippling-ats.com/job/799756/art…

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I was traveling last week with my (ages 2 and 4) kids and remembered to take today as a no meetings/ slow buffer day and THANK GOODNESS. Making a mental note to always add padding to any vacation.