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The app for independent voices
NO, I don’t want to “learn how to grow my substack account.”
Let’s stop turning social platforms into a constant reminder that we’re never doing enough.
I simply want to share my raw, authentic story, wisdom, and all the advice I wish I didn’t ignore.
And I want to read about others sharing the same.
I’ll take real and relatable over optimized any day.
Last Feb I casually posted this neck stretch on Instagram (that I thought everyone knew 🤷♀️) and it blew up in a way I couldn’t imagine. It’s now been viewed over 8 million times 🫣😬🤣 and has brought so many wonderful people into my world.
So give it a go, it’s a pretty lovely stretch. (Though it’s not actually magic, it’s just an up…
I just found out that people accuse writers who use em-dashes of using ChatGPT — and I’m shocked!!
I love using em-dashes (—) as much as I love using semi-colons (;), and colons (:), and hyphens (-), and parenthesis (()), and exclamation marks (!), etc
Em-dashes (—) are perfectly dramatic and I love them. No em-dash user slander shall prosper
You made it, you own it
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
The Loneliness No One Talks About
No one warns you about the loneliness that comes with growing.
The silence when old friendships stop fitting, but new ones haven’t formed.
The ache of outgrowing places, conversations, even versions of yourself.
Growth is beautiful, but it can also be isolating.
Keep growing anyway. You’ll find your kindred spirits.
Great discussions
Join the most interesting and insightful discussions.
I don’t care if you have 0 subscribers or 10,000. I want to read your work. Drop your Substack below.
I will read as many as I can and subscribe to those that resonate. I will support the voices that need to be heard. And if a writer speaks to your soul, lift them up. Share their work. Pass it on.
Your voice matters. Your words have power. Let’s grow and rise together.
As someone who served on the Pentagon staff under several Secretaries of Defense (Rumsfeld, Gates, and Panetta) and on the staff of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I can attest to what LTG (ret) Hertling has written here about the challenges of the job and vast responsibilities of the SecDef. Our country and its national security depend on an experienced, strategic, and steady hand at the helm as Secretary of Defense.
