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Matt Ragland Friday, March 29, 2024 WRAP #124: The Last 10% View on the web → Hey Reader, I'm working on a new-newsletter layout for the WRAP! Reply and let me know what you think! In this issue: 💡 The Big Idea The Last 10% ✅ To-Do Tactic The Hard Habit List 👀 What I Loved Watching, Reading, etc March Plan with Me 💡 The Big Idea The Last 10% Like I said at the top, there's a personal challenge I've become obsessed with in 2024. It's the "last 10%" of personal growth. This might sound...
27 days ago • 3 min readHey Reader, a quick heads up that the WRAP is taking next week off. I’m taking a couple days off and one of my goals for 2024 is to stop trying to cram 5 days of work into only 3-4 days. And that means taking a week off the newsletter. I’ll be back on March 9th! 💡 Idea of the Week: AI Video Takeover? One of the things I’ve been thinking about this week is the OpenAI announcement of their text-to-video model, Sora. It’s pretty wild 🤯 I understand the thought that starts with “oh no, video...
about 1 month ago • 2 min readHey Reader, I spent most of this week with my team at HeyCreator. This was the first time that many of us were in person together, and I’m excited about what we’re cooking up for creators in 2024. The first thing to look out for in early March is my new podcast! I’ll be hosting it with a rotating collection of friends and producer/co-host Tim Forkin. I’m also a regular guest on Darrell Vesterfelt’s upcoming show — lots of content coming to you this year! 💡 One Big Idea — The Easy Link My...
about 2 months ago • 4 min readHey Reader, it’s been a whirlwind month! I was joking with my wife that February 1st is the new January 1st — did it feel that way to you? I've felt about 70-80% healthy for the past 6 weeks with 2 big bouts of sickness. Not a feeling I'm used to. But, it's wild that work is on fire during that time (in a good way) 🔥 Launches are crushing, sponsors are coming through, people are excited about everything! The biggest win was our HeyCreator membership went over 500 new members, including many...
about 2 months ago • 3 min readWhat a week, Reader! I hope you were able to attend a few of the sessions from the HeyCreator Summit this past week — I'm still buzzing from all the excitement and lessons learned. It was an incredible week! I wanted to share a few of my favorite speakers and takeaways — knowing you I think these will really resonate 📣 Ryder Carroll Yes, I was able to interview the founder of the Bullet Journal! You can watch the full interview here, but here is my biggest takeaway: The most important yet...
2 months ago • 2 min readHey Reader, Once again I write this to you the night before it sends. For me, there is very little of a content queue. I have a collection of notes and prompts that I use to write quickly, even if I’m not “inspired.” It’s not because I’m disorganized, procrastinating, or don’t want to write — I’m just busy. And as a creator, sometimes you just gotta buckle down and do the thing even when the clock approaches midnight. But I share this with you today because it’s very aligned with why I’m so...
2 months ago • 2 min readHey Reader, there’s a good chance you’ve seen me talk about the HeyCreator Summit that’s happening next week. It’s 20 speakers over 5 days and the lineup is tremendous. I wanted to tell you a bit more about how events like this have made a impact on me. Creative conferences have transformed my life and career. Events like Craft + Commerce and World Domination Summit were game-changers for me. Some of you attended Tribe Conference back in the day, and it was at the 2015 Tribe where I had a...
2 months ago • 2 min read