How to get 5,000-20,000 new readers for your Substack publication every month
This is the strategy responsible for adding over 100,000 new emails to my list in a very short timeframe and allowing me to create a sustainable business without relying on social media
Magic - Chapter 20
I wanted to take a long drive through the streets of Los Angeles. It was a driving town, which was one of the few things I liked about it.
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Everything you might want to know about my African photo safari in Tanzania (with loads of pics)
After five years of planning, this is everything I learned about going on safari.
Magic - Chapter 19
I followed Kalle as he ping-ponged between the containers like a rat looking for a piece of cheese, hitting a dead end and then doubling back on himself.
![[DIGEST] Maasai guys (and women and nbs, too)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/985d9e99-379a-40a8-8846-4990ef45373d_1620x1080.jpg)
[DIGEST] Maasai guys (and women and nbs, too)
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Magic - Chapter 18
Most mortals didn’t survive tumbling into my web of misfortune, but she did, and that was impressive.
![[DIGEST] Lyin' eyes lionize lion eyes](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/c89dcedc-08c3-463a-babb-45d4d2f19372_5568x3712.jpg)
Magic - Chapter 17
The ground was black obsidian from the lava that had flowed over it for eons. A cauldron of orange lava steamed up from the ground.
![[DIGEST] Hi Ena, hyena](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/e2a2d87e-e554-464b-84d8-dbc665e9466d_5568x3712.jpg)
How to build a substantial body of work that allows you to fight imposter syndrome without burning out
Level up your writing career without burning out, destroying your life in the process, or having no life outside your work
Magic - Chapter 16
The sound of Billy Joel played through the house when I entered.
![[DIGEST] It's elephant time](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e0/18/e01810d0-06e7-403a-84f3-9a3bba47c6b1/content/images/size/w600/substack-post-media-s3-amazonaws-com/public/images/ca2ca983-a314-41e1-a65f-e11af73464bc_5568x3712.jpg)
How I "evolved" beyond my natural SCALE path
Even though I'm a nature Launcher, I have incorportated strengths from every SCALE path into my business over the years...
Magic - Chapter 15
The hardest part of a prisoner transfer was that you had to trust the other party to behave themselves.
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When to burn it all down and how to rise from the ashes
I made $50,000 more last year than any other year in my whole career, and I nearly had a nervous breakdown trying to keep it all together.
Magic - Chapter 14
Forty-five minutes was not a lot of time, but I could do a lot of damage with it given the proper motivation, and I was intensely motivated.
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[DIGEST] Vacation, not meant to be spent alone...
I'm back from Tanzania and can't wait to hear how you're doing.
3 reasons why (despite 10+ years with direct sales) I don’t use Shopify or recommend it for most authors
After spending over 10 years and making hundreds of thousands of dollars with direct sales, I can unequivocally say Shopify is not for me...and it might not be for you, either.
Magic - Chapter 13
If there was one thing I could not abide, it was dishonesty.
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[DIGEST] Vacation, had to get away...
I'm still on safari, but I'd love to hear from you.