Santa goes John Wick before Christmas
aggressively sips eggnog-spiked coffee from murder shed We’re all slowly winding down a little before eat more roast potatoes and all of the Christmas-y foods… I need to tell you
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Is it shallow to want to make money?
“The greater the outward show, the greater the inner poverty.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti Quick note before we begin: This is our second last email before I take a (much needed)
No time for depresso, drink an espresso.
I’m about to tell you why the current state of marketing makes me want to throw my laptop into traffic while screaming Shakespeare insults at our digital overlords. The last
My brain is currently a janky windows 95 computer
So today I woke up and my skull-computer is throwing up the blue screen of death. Not because there are actual worms up there (probably), but because gestures at everything
Stop hiding behind your words
Look, I get it. You’re a writer. Your natural habitat is behind a keyboard, preferably in a dark room, possibly pantsless (or is that just me?) The thought of showing
There always need to be a reason
And that reason is I accidentally pressed send on my previous email that went out just before midnight last night, when I should’ve woken up early, edited it and make
How I learned to stop bullshitting and embraced the chaos
Here’s how I cut through the noise without becoming another crypto-bro. A follow up to yesterdays email and why this can be VERY good for you… Stop sounding like a
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5 Ways To Guarantee Goal Achievement
“Action without planning is the cause of every failure.” – Peter Drucker As the deadline approaches to register for Saturday’s workshop… 2k25: Clarity – Strategy – Execution …I want to
Ryan Gosling F’d Up 2025
“If the truth hurts, pain is our ally.” Quick item of business before we jump in: Tomorrow at midnight, registration for our final workshop of the year… 2k25: Clarity
The truth is dead
We need to talk about why telling the truth is about as effective as using a pool noodle to fight off brown bear on cocaine… spoiler alert: you’re gonna get
The most dangerous game known to man
“Beware the old soldier. He’s old for a reason.” – Taylor Sheridan, Lioness I just finished watching Lioness… A (banger) show about a small CIA special forces unit that hunts
How To Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve
“Hope is not a strategy.” – James Cameron Want a quick masterclass in setting goals you’ll actually achieve? It’ll only take a few minutes, but I need you to
2024 but in books
I do this once a year and they’re in no particular order but I’m a firm believer in re-reading great work. From non-fiction to fiction there might be something in
A dead-eyed vinyl nightmare
So today in the endless parade of what-the-fuckery that is our modern hellscape… Funko. Yes, those merchants of dead-eyed vinyl nightmares decided to go full HAM on itch.io because their
Grab a tissue. Or a bourbon. Or both.
I’m about to get uncommonly sincere for a minute, so brace yourselves. Maybe grab a tissue. Or a bourbon. Or both. No judgment here. So there I was, having my
The Most Productive Day Of The Year
“The universe needs to know what you want before it can give it to you.” So, it looks like we’re a go 🙂 Yesterday’s email about our upcoming workshop… ”The
THAT ONE TIME I FOUGHT SANTA IN A MCDONALD’S PARKING LOT
I need to tell you about the time I got into a fistfight with Santa Claus. Yes, THE Santa Claus. No, I wasn’t high on mushrooms. This actually happened. (wink)
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The most important day of 2024
“The first step to success isn’t hard work. It’s clarity.” – Path member Adan Maldonado Last weekend, I was having breakfast with entrepreneur and long-time Path member Mason Vranes.Mason’s business
Why my pants-optional approach to audience building actually works
So you’ve written some words, and somehow people started following you like you’re holding the last coffee bean on Earth. Congratulations! You’ve accidentally started a cult. Here’s how to lean
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The most dangerous risk of all
“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all… The risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom
Welcome to the murder shed
Aggressively slurps coffee while typing this from said murder shed It’s not a shed. It’s just a kitchen counter top but murder shed sounded cooler tbh. Okay so I woke
You’re climbing a mountain, not a hill.
“The path of true learning is strewn with rocks, not roses. Anyone who insists on taking the easier way ends up in a fools paradise.” – Jed McKenna Welcome back.
Every word pays rent and the rent was due yesterday.
Okay, so here’s a little bit for my fellow inkmonkeys… I’m about to tell you a story that’ll prove why pure, unfiltered GRIT matters more than your fancy MFA when
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From bean-counters to cyber-sleuths: how accountants are a frontline defence against online crime
Once considered to be simply “bean counters”, accountants now play an important role in the defence, investigation and protection against cybercrime. Modern cybercrime includes stealing personal information, hacking into systems,
It’s dandelion time
“I never wrote a story in my life. What I did was, I would get an idea, and then I would put it on a piece of paper—a paragraph—so I
Hawkanomics
Haliey Welch aka Hawk Tuah aka spit on that thang girl is in some hot water. Now I don’t care much for crypto shenanigans and I can almost tell from
Seks, toys and salad…
Sadly no drugs and no rock ‘n roll. Although as a ghostwriter I have “participated” in some of the weirdest markets out there. From adult toys, to niche gifts/vinyls that
Sh*t or get off the pot (greatest hits)
Today’s email is a remix of one of our all-time greatest hits, originally sent on June 24. Enjoy. Make your move or pass the ball.Speak up or sit down.Sht, or
Frostbitten balls and a zombie cop
Yep, you guessed it. I got asked a gem of question by some weirdo on Twitter. “If you get caught out in a snow storm and you were wet through
Your opening isn’t a gentle handshake
I’ve just finished watching Saving Private Ryan again. Honestly still one of the greatest war films of all time… I’m still on the medical war-hound metaphor / analogy kick. So
A nuclear guide to writing that sells itself
I’ll be using Drew’s menacing ways…to illustrate a few more ways to think differently when it comes to writing for yourself to get your words seen and consumed by your
How To Survive Spiritual Crisis
“What is to give light must endure burning.” – Victor Frankl In the game of human development, one of the clearest signs of progress is crisis.If it feels like your
Like a fart in an elevator
People can smell insincerity just like that. You NEED to build trust without coming across like a sleazy car salesman who bathes in cheap cologne. It reminds me of that
Drive it like you stole it.
I’m not saying we should commit grand theft auto Although it would be cool if we didn’t have worldly responsibilities to stick to. Listen, I’m talking about your writing, not