Building in public: getting my hours back
I'm writing this down because I keep telling clients to systematize and then I go do everything myself at 11pm. If it's public I can't quietly abandon it. Also…
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I'm writing this down because I keep telling clients to systematize and then I go do everything myself at 11pm. If it's public I can't quietly abandon it. Also…
I'm sharing because the gap between doing the work and proving it is the thing that keeps tripping me up. As the newsletter product grows, I want to document…
I've been a photographer for years and most of my income still comes in one-off projects. I want to build something that pays every month, but I keep starting…
I keep telling people I have a churn problem and then I quote a number I do not actually trust. I am starting this because I want to see whether the leak is at…
I have been saying for a year that the show needs to find people who have never heard of it, and I have not done anything about it. So I am writing the whole…
Inconsistent leads are killing my margins, and I think the answer is a second offer that appeals to a different buyer. I'm going to test it in public so I…
I've been running my productised training service at near capacity and losing clients anyway — month three is where they quietly disappear. I want a place to…
I run a group programme for trainers here in Belo Horizonte and the one thing I can never plan around is cash flow. It swings hard month to month, and I've…
I run a solo coaching business built almost entirely on my own hours, and I'm at the point where growth just means less sleep. This journal is me testing ways…
I am keeping this journal public because cash flow is my real constraint and I want a record of what actually moved the needle rather than what felt busy. Most…
I promised my group programme students I'd build the next thing in the open, and honestly I need the accountability. My leads are inconsistent and I'm maxed on…
I'm documenting this because repeatable delivery is the only way I know to fix my cash flow — right now every month starts from zero. I've got a handful of…