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Rachel Ebright's avatar

You’re making me want to be brave while I’m in the midst of my messy. It’s derailed me.

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

What Kristie said! This is exactly when being brave will make the biggest impact. DO IT... I double-dog dare you. 🌭

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Kristie Alers's avatar

That's the best time to take this kind of a plunge-in the midst of messy life because guess what? That's where we all are and we'd be happy to support and encourage you along the way!

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Vics's avatar

Holy shit, this just gave me THE epiphany I've needed.

I threw the idea of ""business"" out the window last year and have just been hanging with my newsletter subs + retainer clients, making little products and thinking up services here and there. BUT I've stopped emailing because I don't like selling! Reading in the 🤖 voice made me realize that's how I hear advice like, "Every email needs to ask for a sale! They won't buy if you don't ask for the sale!"

HUH?! If I'm consistently hanging out w the people in my world, they don't need to be asked -- they know where to find me / my stuff when they need it, otherwise it's just kind of frivolous right?? I gotta go think about this... Ty as always 🤓

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

FUCK THAT indoctrination! Exactly! Just show up, share your thoughts, rants, and ideas, your life, your perspectives, just BE, and they’ll buy into what you’re doing because they’re obsessed with YOU. PLEASE, email them… I love that the seed has been planted. 🌱🫶

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Quinn Columba Boyko| LadyQuinn's avatar

I love this, Dre! I’m still landing on my Substack presence, but going ‘more me’ is where I’m leaning. Thank you for speaking beautiful truth!

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

ALWAYS go more YOU… that’s what we really want. Everything wrapped around YOU. 🫶

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Quinn Columba Boyko| LadyQuinn's avatar

Thank you!

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