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5 Signs Your Blog Direction Is “Good Enough” to Start

Perfection is where good blogs go to die. Here’s how to know you’re ready to publish, no crystal ball required. 1) You can say your 30-day sentence out loud “For the next 30 days, I help [who] do [what] so they can [result].”If that sentence doesn’t make you cringe,...

Why I Chose This Direction (and What I’m Ignoring—for Now)

I’m building Make the Damn Thing for people stuck in the messy middle, half-finished projects, tabs everywhere, a thousand “shoulds.” I chose a direction that helps you finish what you start using tiny, repeatable systems: weekly blog posts, Monday/Friday emails, and...

How to Choose a Blog Topic (Without Picking a “Perfect” Niche)

You don’t need a capital-N Niche before you start. You need direction, a working theme you can commit to for 30 days. Direction beats perfection because direction gets you publishing, and publishing gives you data. Data decides the niche later. Why “direction” works...

Waiting Until You’re Ready Is Keeping You Stuck

The blank page stares back at me, almost daring me to write that first awkward sentence. I rearrange my desk, sharpen my pencils, try to conjure the right playlist, waiting for my mind to slip into “ready” mode. Trouble is, that magic moment never seems to come. If...

Why I am building this

I’m building this because the internet taught us to overcomplicate everything. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got 47 open tabs, a graveyard of almost-finished ideas, and a nagging feeling that you’re “behind” because some guru made $50K in a hammock while you were...
5 Signs Your Blog Direction Is “Good Enough” to Start

5 Signs Your Blog Direction Is “Good Enough” to Start

Perfection is where good blogs go to die. Here’s how to know you’re ready to publish, no crystal ball required. 1) You can say your 30-day sentence out loud “For the next 30 days, I help [who] do [what] so they can [result].”If that sentence doesn’t make you cringe,...

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Why I Chose This Direction (and What I’m Ignoring—for Now)

Why I Chose This Direction (and What I’m Ignoring—for Now)

I’m building Make the Damn Thing for people stuck in the messy middle, half-finished projects, tabs everywhere, a thousand “shoulds.” I chose a direction that helps you finish what you start using tiny, repeatable systems: weekly blog posts, Monday/Friday emails, and...

read more
Waiting Until You’re Ready Is Keeping You Stuck

Waiting Until You’re Ready Is Keeping You Stuck

The blank page stares back at me, almost daring me to write that first awkward sentence. I rearrange my desk, sharpen my pencils, try to conjure the right playlist, waiting for my mind to slip into “ready” mode. Trouble is, that magic moment never seems to come. If...

read more
Why I am building this

Why I am building this

I’m building this because the internet taught us to overcomplicate everything. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got 47 open tabs, a graveyard of almost-finished ideas, and a nagging feeling that you’re “behind” because some guru made $50K in a hammock while you were...

read more