Storytelling isn’t just for novelists or screenwriters. For solopreneurs, coaches, consultants, and creators, storytelling is business. It’s how you persuade, how you connect, and how you build trust in an era where attention spans are shrinking by the day. The eBook Successful Storytelling by Carl lays out ten powerful lessons for writers. In this blog, [...]
Alan Watts, Solitude, and Building a Business That Doesn’t Betray Your Soul Introduction: When Waking Up Changes Who Stays If you feel like a chosen man—not in a boastful sense but in the bracing, lonely way that comes from seeing through illusions—welcome. You’ve noticed the masks, the scripted small talk, the mutual reassurance loops. You’ve [...]
You’ve always felt it—a pull, a whisper, a knowing deeper than logic. Intuition. It isn’t magic. It isn’t unreliable when wielded well. For the intuitive person in business, intuition is one of your greatest assets. Learning to follow it transforms everything: decisions, content, identity, relationships, success. Alan Watts gives us a metaphor: treat yourself like [...]
Introduction: The Solitary Path of Truth In a world seduced by illusion and performance, the honest man—or in this case, the honest solopreneur—carries a burden that appears heavier than most. Alan Watts reminds us that while honesty often incurs social and material costs, it offers a kind of inner lightness no lie can replicate. For [...]
Lessons for Creators from Alan Watts on Power, Adversity, and the Mirror of Business In the world of online business, appearances are polished. Social feeds curated. Personal brands staged. But real character? That can’t be faked. Alan Watts, in one of his most piercing lectures, reminds us that character is not revealed in comfort or [...]
I was listening to Alan Watts and I got to thinking about whether the relief of suffering could be approached through creating a system or framework. Being a solopreneur inevitably involves suffering and so it is important that we can deal with suffering in order not to block our ability to progress or be productive. [...]
My partner sent me this video: https://youtube.com/shorts/j-HwNTvJnfs?si=AdDNrgSkwhXdUmsJ I calculated my lucky numbers and put them into Chat GPT and this is what it said - I post it because it is fairly accurate - seeker of truth, freedom and architect of systems is spot on. It is probable that ChatGPT's long-term memory of me influences [...]
Introduction Every successful creator, coach, or consultant eventually discovers a hard truth: skills and strategies don’t matter if your message isn’t clear. You can be brilliant at what you do, but if your audience can’t grasp why it matters to them in a few seconds, they’ll scroll right past you. That’s where the real work [...]
You’ve lived a life.You’ve seen the highs, the lows, and the “what on earth just happened?” moments.You’ve got stories, lessons, and insights that could change someone’s life… if only more people could hear them. But here’s the truth:Most people never share their message widely enough to make the impact (or income) they could. Why?Because they’re [...]
Why Your Personal Brand Matters More Than Ever In a world so flooded with noise, the best content often gets ignored—not because it’s bad, but because the creator behind it isn’t visible. That’s where your personal brand steps in. It’s not a logo. It’s not a colour palette. It’s not your LinkedIn banner or your [...]
