Newsletter

Jun 30

39 months in: it was the habitat all along

The constraint I thought was my goal turned out to be the habitat my goals grew in.
2 min read
Jun 23

Every past version of you is source material now

Ciaran made $6,000 in two days from his side hustle by combining two skills he already had.
2 min read
Jun 16

The yes I couldn't say a year ago

A year ago I walked away from a project that felt impossible. In April it came back, and my body said yes immediately.
2 min read
Jun 09

Sixty pounds in the rain

A two-sentence Slack four months ago made this moment possible.
2 min read
Jun 02

Monetize the systems you already built

The Friday afternoon I took the Effortless question to my office wall with a stack of sticky notes.
2 min read
May 26

What would it be like if this were easy?

I bring this question to almost every troubleshooting session. The Friday afternoon I aimed it at who I'm becoming now, and the answer rewrote itself.
2 min read
May 19

What do we talk about now?

When the logistics handled themselves, the first thing that showed up was an awkward silence.
3 min read
May 12

I'm not performing for the algorithm

The pull and the pressure show up together. Your body knows the difference.
3 min read
May 05

13 no's in 2 weeks

Saying no to good things requires a muscle nobody teaches you to build.
3 min read
Apr 28

The threshold you just crossed (and didn't notice)

You already crossed a threshold you didn't notice. What that invisible crossing means for your next chapter.
2 min read
Apr 21

What 36 months of less work taught me about enough

What 36 months of working 3.5-day weeks taught me about energy, ambition, and conventional schedules.
3 min read
Apr 14

Your regulation is everyone else's permission

When you regulate your nervous system, you give everyone around you permission to do the same.
3 min read