What am I Doing?
Better question - what are you doing here?
The Fence Peopleā¢
There are more horrifying things in life than starting a substackā¦ war, famine, the other horsemen (or women) of the apocalypse, and people like Herny Kissinger. Donāt know who that is but effāem.
Anywayā¦ translating the chaos in my mind into a substack post thatās somewhat readable and hopefully relatable is not that scary.
But itās a step off the fenceā¦
Thatās what Iāve been doing.
Why you askā¦?
Letās explore this a little moreā¦
Sometimes in life when you're going from one place to the nextā¦ you have to jump a fence. Sure you could be a square and use the gateā¦ but jumping the fence is faster and the view is better.
Get a little perspectiveā¦ am I right?
I was making the change from Massage therapist and secret night-writer to copywriter and marketer.
Why?
1. Didnāt want to smell client farts.
2. Wanted to use my big old brain dome.
3. Needed to make money writing.
So I hijacked the industryā¦ with tons of online courses, practice, coaching, and awesome clients.
I landed myself a job as copywriter and email marketer at the helm of a cool brand where Iāve generated millions of dollars in revenue. And since my copywriting/marketing journey I havenāt done a lick of creative writingā¦ Iāve just been sitting on the fence
Hereās the thing about sitting on the fenceā¦
Sitting on the fence is kind of just a waste of time not just of time but life energy, love, passion, and experience. You can sit on the fence for hoursā¦. for daysā¦ for months and for years and nothing ever changes.
See becauseā¦ thereās never a right time to do anything, thereās just doing it.
And not in this abrasive Western/Nike kind of way. āDO IT NO MATTER HOW YOU FEELā. (Like those workout programs that teach you to torture your body... hasnāt it been through enough already?)
I mean taking action from a place - doing it.
Experiencing itā¦
ā¦and letting yourself āfailā
It doesnāt have to be this big old thing of even success or failureā¦ of course, we want to hit certain goals. But when it comes to the inner dialogue of The Fence Peopleā¢
Itās not even a question of goals at that point. The goals come after you take the stick out of your ass and get down from the fence. And experiencing it to see if you like it is important.
To see if it feels goodā¦ ā Not something we really consider deeply when it comes to capitalism.
Andā¦
WRITING FEELS GOOD TO ME!!!
Always has and it always will.
So I welcome you to āNighthawksā
Itās NEW.
Itās CHIC!
Itās FASHIONABLE!
Itās a Lifestyle Magazine called WRECKEDā¦ with a cover image of me passed out on a cobblestone street with a wig and toga.
Itās a place where I make you laugh, feel inspired, and acknowledge what a wild ride being human is.
What Youāll Be Reading:
Personal Essays
Wisdom on life
Inspiring and Thought-provoking short stories
Love poems and other foul things
What this is NOT:
This is not another newsletter or blog where I tell you my opinions and try and convince you of them. Yes, all writing has some rhetoric (whatever that means) but thereās too much of it. Too many people trying to tell you want to think and feelā¦ governments, doctors, police, politicians, philosophers, religions, marketing firmsā¦ the list drags on.
Iām not going to give you theā¦
5 HEALTHY HABITS TO GET SLIM THIS SUMMER!
orā¦
How to Become a 6-Figure Freelancer in 23 Minutes or Less!
andā¦
This ONE Hack is Going to Change the Way you Think about AI
God please noā¦
I Promise:
To make you laugh
To make you feel something new
To make you reflect
To make you questions reality and what the heck is going on
ANDā¦. DRUM ROLLā¦ please
To make your life just a little better.
Soā¦
Love this!!