The Solo Expert

Whoa Reader, ICYMI - ChatGPT stopped letting people create new CustomGPTs on personal accounts.😬(They quietly announced on their GPT Support page.) This is a bummer because I truly love CustomGPTs, and teaching people how to build these types of AI assistants has made them and me multi-6-figures! BUT...If I hadn't remembered that CustomGPTs are just ONE FEATURE ON ONE PLATFORM ~ I'd legit be out of business right now. And this isn't the first time something like this has happened.🚫 Platforms...

Whoa Reader! Did you see the news today that OpenAI suddenly locked personal accounts out of creating new Custom GPTs, you probably saw a whole lot of panic... And maybe even felt some too. First - do not freak out.You can still edit and share existing GPTs. "Existing GPTs remain available to use..." Second, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.AI Assistants (including your existing CustomGPTs) are incredibly valuable and hold your intellectual property. The problem was never the...

Reader,I just heard somebody say that AI Skills are a system. WHAT THE ACTUAL !@#$%. NO. I respectfully disagree ~ and here's why... A *skill* is one task, done to your specs:• Write this email.• Build this carousel.• Draft this proposal.• Update my P&L spreadsheet. Having a skill do these tasks is great - BUT...It doesn't know what comes before it - or after it. Imagine this:50 people (aka employees) standing around in a big room.Each one's got a task they're good at. Some do marketing. Some...

Hey Reader, I see a lot of people quickly go from interested in creating an AI-powered income system to being completely overwhelmed by AI and giving up. The reason is that bigger, complex automations are not better.And for most Solo Experts and online business owners, SIMPLE IS BETTER. That graphic shows what "automate your business" looks like to a lot of people right now.Twenty-something actions triggering fifteen tools... If/then arrows going every which way. A router, a webhook, an AI...

Reader, I'm not sure when this happened... But somewhere along the way, online business culture decided that one of the key measurements of success was the number of people on your team. And along those same lines is the notion that you can't scale if you don't hire because you're playing small. I'm totally calling BS on that.Staying small and playing small are not the same thing at all! One is a legitimate, freedom-based business structure decision. The other is busybodies telling you they...

Hey Reader, I know it feels like we're still deep in the middle of summer, but Labor Day is right around the corner. And then we're staring down Q4 and Black Friday. ☀️👙🍂🧥🍗So I want to give you an update on what's happening between now and the beginning of October, so that you're ready if you want to be... #1: On Tuesday, August 25th at 11:00am PT, I'm hosting my next live masterclass called How to Automate Half Your Business with a Simple AI System. If you haven't registered yet, save your...

Reader, I've always had a love/hate relationship with notes apps... Notion, Evernote, Apple Notes, Bear, Reflect, Google Keep, etc. #notesappjunkie🤯 you get the picture. Over the years, I've created and tested dozens of "second brain" setups ~ none of them have been especially smart or helpful. There's a reason for this - a "second brain" is meant to be:an external digital repository where you capture, organize, and store your personal notes, ideas, insights, and learnings to reduce cognitive...

Reader, HOLY SHHHH***TTT. What is happening with time?!? It's literally August tomorrow - which means you're most likely already planning September and October, and maybe even starting to realize that Black Friday will be here before you know it. And maybe you know that The Solo Expert OS™️ is THE SYSTEM you've been needing - BUT you're wondering how you're supposed to fit one more thing in. (On the Skills 101 training, an attendee literally asked: "Can I work through The Solo Expert OS...

Reader,do you still wake up every morning and yell into your own brain: "I've got a shitton of stuff to do today. I thought AI was to help me manage all this!!!!" It's an interesting phenomenon that many of Solo Experts are using AI all day everyday ~ yet still feel maxed out. Here's what's actually going on.AI is really great at giving you dozens of ideas, writing emails and posts, and helping you strategize. That's great and all, BUT...When you pile all those AI-generated ideas onto your...

{tldr; this is a long IMPORTANT ramble... but don't miss the info about my upcoming training at the end.} I've been thinking a lot about *identity* lately, Reader. In late March through early April, my sweet pup, Macy, wasn't doing well.And on some mornings, she wasn't in the mood to walk with me. I still went every morning - Alone. AND IT SUCKED. On one of those solo walks, this struck me to my core... A big part of my identity IS NOT being a person who takes a walk every morning.It's...