Why my Posts and Email List is Free for All & Complimentary
My posts are free for all. My email list and this Substack is the one place where I am committed to giving away complimentary content.
The areas I have the strongest skills, experience, and competencies in are regenerative earth stewardship, organic gardening, and health & longevity. The earth and human race is suffering right now, possibly greater than ever in human history in some areas, and needs help and healing. I want the word to get out as far and as wide as possible. This is my legend or legacy if you will, and is bigger than me and the money with what I want to leave behind to my family and my future wife, our children, and future generations.
I am not a hand out guy. I prefer a hand up when I need help and education to learn and grow in an area that can better my life, income, local community, and the earth and humanity at large. I am incredibly grateful when people have given me a hand out and/or a hand up when I have needed it. I do not take these things for granted, and have not had an easy life. I know that the educational content that other professionals give away for free is part of what made me the professional I am today.
There is a lot of content on the internet that is given away freely, that can literally change and save lives for those who take action, experiment, explore it, vet it, check it for accuracy, and apply that knowledge. Those of us that don’t take it for granted and work within our own unique circumstances and means can pull ourselves up with what is offered freely.
In some cases when things are offered freely people don’t value it, and in worst cases with big tech today, you are the product. That is why so many of these “free” email and social media internet services were given to us at no charge. This is why when you notice everything you say in your email, social media, texts, on your phone calls, or Siri/Alexa that you are getting ads coming at you, and phishing, spam, and scammers to boot. We should all be discerning about what is given to us freely and ask questions.
I also give away my content freely here because I know it will give you a sense of my competence in consideration for hiring me. Giving things away provides value to my community and shows you my intelligence, cohesiveness, and experience on a subject, and also helps to build trust and rapport.
“Ideas that are hoarded help no one. Success follows generosity.” - James Clear
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I invite you to consider becoming a paid subscriber if you are not already, and I am grateful that some of you choose to be paid subscribers. You’re paid subscriptions and one time donations are paramount in helping me continue my publications. Much of what I have learned, and that I am now able to share with you through my Substack, would not have been possible without donations, paid subscriptions, and people hiring me for projects. I am honored and humbled by those of you who think and feel that my publications are worthy of your hard earned dollar. You have my appreciation for your contributions and support of my unique voice and craftsmanship.
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