Increateable

12 Questions to Inspire Community Actions

I'm super excited to ship this end-of-year resource to you. As my subscribers, you've been the source of many an inspiration. I appreciate your support over the course of the last year as I transitioned through official unemployment back to gainful over-employment with the amazing crew

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The Creator’s Blueprint: Monetizing Through Community Engagement

My goal here is to challenge people who are creators working from audience to community – and thinking about monetization – to figure out their path to get to a place where they are creating that next level value.

3D Community Design

Building a thriving online community is no small feat. The challenge lies in attracting individuals to your platform and ensuring that they stay engaged and derive lasting value from their participation. In a world where screens dominate our interactions, the notion of community-building often exists in two dimensions, making it

inversion

How Inversion Can Help You Master Your Workday

Inversion is about working smarter, not harder. It's a strategy that fits perfectly in the remote work environment, where self-discipline and time management are crucial.

community builders

The Lean Launch Mindset

Starting a new community can be overwhelming. Like a new student on the first day of school, it's easy to tense up and overcompensate. That's a huge mistake.

Now Helping Visionaries Get Unstuck and Build at Scale

The journey from a budding idea to a scalable enterprise is filled with challenges and uncertainties. Whether you are aiming to launch a community, a course, or a productized service, you face a huge task. The path from where you are now to where you want to be doesn'

Embracing Your Humanity: A Solopreneur's Competitive Edge in an AI-Driven World

It's easy to get lost on the path to being successful. When everyone else works in one direction, it's hard to go against the stream. But that's precisely why you should.

Time Management

The Art of Success: Why You Need to Close Doors to Open One

The path to success can seem like a maze of open doors. The paradox is that to achieve a breakthrough, you often need to shut many doors and focus on just one.

Three Daily Actions to Unlock Your Solopreneur Potential

Success isn't just expertise; fresh perspectives can change the game too. But you have to take action!

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The Hidden Power of Positioning

Most "endless work" is wasted energy. Think stagnation instead of growth. You have to break the cycle, knowing that "more work" isn't the answer.

Big Tasks, Big Wins: Why I'm Betting on Prioritization

This week, I absolutely crushed my Monday, and I figured out why. It wasn't some magic formula. I jotted down my Most Important Things (MITs) on a piece of paper and hit them head-on. And, whoa, the progress was REAL. "Skip the busy. Dive deep into the

Our Dirty Little Secret Starts with the Letter "L"

Limits are the dirty little secret that no one talks about. We talk about success like it's inevitable. As if we live in a magical place where the heroine nimbly leaps to avoid disaster (we all knew she'd make it) and lives happily ever after. I

The Power of Combining Intentional Work and Continuous Learning

Author's Note: While grinding through my usual work, I stumbled upon some new ways of seeing things. It kinda shook up my routine, but in a good way. This article is the result of that frame change. I've jotted down these fresh insights in hopes they

Navigating Stress with Heart Rate Variability (HRV): A Path to Peak Performance

We all encounter stress, but our ability to manage it determines our trajectory. Objective measures hold the key, which is why I swear by HRV, both personally and with my clients. Here’s a quick dive into Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – a tool that not only reveals our stress levels

Elevate Your Performance: Five Habits that Will 10x Your Impact

Unlocking your high-performance potential doesn't require complicated formulas; it's all about consistent habits that yield significant results. Working closely with athletes and founders, I've seen these five simple yet potent habits' transformative power in personal and professional lives. Let's dive in,

Four Ways to Scale Your Workflow for Increased Impact

Ever wonder how other people are just working in overdrive? Like there's another lane on the highway you didn't even know existed? These people have mastered the art of scaling workflow for increased impact. As builders, founders, and creators, we know that creating remarkable work demands

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Five Mental Models from High Achievers

High achievers have certain mental models – guiding principles – that propel them towards exceptional accomplishments.

Creating vs. Curating: The Art of Inverting the 80/20 Rule for Sustainable Success

In the fast-paced world of online content and creativity, it's easy to fall into the trap of constantly chasing new ideas and neglecting what we've already accomplished. We see others perpetually churning out new projects and feel the pressure to do the same, fearing that we

Embracing Your AI Sidekick

In today's fast-paced world, it's not a matter of if but when you should use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to stay ahead of the curve. I'm not a doomer. I think of AI as a tool that enables us to maximize our creative potential and

Community is a Verb, Not a Place (10 Community Maxims to Know as You Build)

I wanted to share some thoughts and insights on building community that I've cultivated over the years. Bonus GIFs for you as well because, well, GIFs. I bring these to every meeting and engagement that involves community -- my go to top ten list of things that I

The Work Workout

Author’s Note: I help athletes on the race course and at work. If you are an endurance athlete looking to bring your athletic powers to bear on your work, we should connect. Here's a short form to set up an intro call or DM me on LinkedIn.

How Helping Others Succeed Unlocks Your Own Potential

In our quest for personal and professional success, we often overlook a fundamental truth: our own achievements are intricately linked to the success and well-being of the people around us. By shifting our focus from self-centered pursuits to actively supporting others, we unlock our full potential and create a ripple

Find Then Build: The Secret Hack to Tapping into Community Magic as a Builder

Building a community is simple in concept but not easy in execution.  The allure of building a group of people focused on the same topic is magnetic. Community is something that happens naturally. An organic organization that evolves. Forget about building blocks. This is a greenhouse environment -- your community

Use The Four Blocks Framework to get People Powering Your Community

Small businesses face a unique set of challenges when it comes to building or sustaining a community around their brand. It's not unexpected. After all, consumers can be fickle. But even so, very few business owners actually have a plan for when this happens. We have budgets, forecasts,

user experience

The Ultimate Choice for Community Builders: Destination Groups vs. Journey Groups

Every builder has a choice to make between creating destination groups and journey groups. This choice will determine the success of your community-building efforts. We'll explore the pros and cons and provide checklists to guide you.