You ever feel like the universe is bombarding you with signals you can’t quite understand? Lately, I’ve felt an eerie calm amidst the chaos in my life, and I have felt frozen with indecision. These helped me move forward today, and I hope they help you, too.
Today’s signals:
A manifesto on passion seeking.
A memoir painfully frank about her search for a sign, for life to lead her, and the bravery it took to move beyond it.
A glorious reminder about edges.
Creating my own signal:
#2 on Amazon in my category. (Conquer the Clutter is free right now.)
So how will you create your signal? What’s moving you?
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Dusti Arab, Fractional CMO
And the founder of the reinvention co, a marketing consultancy specializing in working with personality-driven companies with small teams.
Intense, fun, and relentlessly practical, Dusti understands the lives of small business owners are deeply intertwined with their businesses, and if their marketing is going to be sustainable, it can't get in the way of why they do what they do. (And honestly? It should be fun so they actually want to do it.)
She is the host of Referral Worthy, a podcast for small business owners ready to go from "best kept secret" to the go-to name in their niche.