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The blog.

Every post. Every video. Every step of building this thing. Written for people trying to do the same thing. If I figure something out, it ends up here.

How I built my entire AI workspace in one day.

I sat down with Claude on a Saturday morning. By that night I had a domain, an archetype, four foundation documents, and three new client leads.

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The four things your audience actually cares about.

Save time. Save money. Make money. Make things easier. Every piece of content that works hits at least one.

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How I applied StoryBrand to my personal brand.

StoryBrand says the customer is the hero. I learned that in 2017 and have been catching myself getting it wrong ever since.

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The Me vs Them Trap: why your personal brand isn't growing.

Most personal brands fail because the creator talks about themselves instead of solving problems.

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Why I'm anti-guru (and why I think it cost me last time).

I bought new clothes, new shoes, and a new watch for my first real industry conference in 2013. I thought I had to look the part. The costume cost me my voice.

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How I picked my niche after 13 years of going wide.

I ran a podcast with 75 episodes and 141 five-star reviews and still quit. Here is the one human I am writing for now.

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Your audience is just you. Stop building the avatar.

The audience research most personal brand advice prescribes is a distraction. The mirror was always the better tool.

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The three phases of my personal brand build (and the trap I already fell into).

The third time I rewrote the same blog post, I realized I had jumped ahead. Here are the phases I committed to, the trap I fell into anyway, and how to avoid it.

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Why I'm building in public (and why most people won't)

Building in public means showing the real numbers, the real mistakes, and the real process. Most people won't do it.

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