Subject: Lockdown treasure
Lockdown treasure
March 22nd, 2020 at 4:04 pm ESTOn Tuesday, my hometown of Kansas City will go on lockdown till (at least) April 24th. That's 30 days of all non-essential businesses closed, some people working from home, thousands laid off 😔, and many of us with more free time on our hands than ...
When will life go back to normal?
March 17th, 2020 at 12:44 pm ESTWhat a weird time we’re living through. It’s surreal. When I look out my office window, I see cars driving up and down the street, a woman walking her dog, and a crew of city workers mangling the sidewalk. Life looks normal. But, of course, life ...
"Good writers are impossible to find these days."
March 10th, 2020 at 4:10 pm ESTIf you run a service-based business, please read this email carefully. I think you’ll find it valuable. Last Friday afternoon, I had an interesting call with a potential client. This client is the marketing director for a major player in my industr ...
Are we having fun yet?
March 6th, 2020 at 12:17 pm ESTMy grandpa passed away a year ago this month. He was a great man. And a very positive influence in my life. In fact, it was from my grandpa and dad (as well as my mom and grandma for that matter!) that I got my work ethic. No one in my family is afra ...
The real estate deal that will transform your business
March 5th, 2020 at 10:16 am ESTLast month, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought a 13,000-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion. He paid $165 million. That’s a lot of dough for a piece of real estate. But, there’s a piece of real estate that’s far more valuable to you and I as business o ...
how Seinfeld can make you a more successful writer
July 19th, 2019 at 10:16 am ESTJerry Seinfeld is arguably the most successful comic of all time. His show, Seinfeld, ran for 9 seasons and helped define American pop culture. When he does comedy tours, he packs venues with people eager to hear his jokes. He’s done movies, TV spe ...
2 second favor please? 🐛
July 16th, 2019 at 9:52 am ESTHey Friend, it’s Paul. I would appreciate your help with a small but important favor. But first, a quick word about monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies are amazing creatures. Each monarch starts life as an egg before evolving into a caterpilla ...
writing, anxiety, and recurring nightmares
July 15th, 2019 at 12:53 pm ESTAs a kid, I used to have this recurring nightmare. In this nightmare I’m alone in a car. The car’s windows are rolled up and the doors are locked. I’m trapped. And this car is racing down the highway, recklessly weaving in and out of traffic, w ...
do this for quick wins in your writing biz
July 13th, 2019 at 2:57 pm ESTHey Friend, it’s Paul. A couple weeks ago, Nintendo released a new game called Super Mario Maker 2 and this game is oozing with ideas you can use to grow your writing business. One idea is the power of optimization. If you’re not familiar with S ...
This is a test email
May 16th, 2019 at 6:51 pm ESTThis is a test email. I’m doing this to see if I’ve got my Google Analytics set up correctly. This is link #1. I’m going to type a little more here. A little bit more here. And just a tad bit more here. http://www.justaddhustle.com/michael/?u ...