6 Notes Sunday: The quiet place, hitting 10k subs & happy endings 😳
The best notes, posts, and random discoveries from my week on Substack.
Greetings from Vancouver! 🇨🇦
I’m writing this from our house sit here, which is awesome as it’s minutes into downtown. So there’s already been plenty of exploring, plus an unexpected trip to the emergency animal hospital after Bailey (the dog we’re looking after) decided my antihistamines looked edible. 🙄
(Thankfully she’s absolutely fine!), however I wasn’t on Wednesday when I, along with all my countrymen, felt the familiar heartbreak of watching England crash out of the World Cup yet again. ☹️
(Seriously, did you see their performance yesterday? Why didn’t we do that on Wednesday? - Don’t get me started and I’m not even a football fan)
Never a dull moment.
Moving rapidly on to today’s 6 Notes Sunday, my weekly roundup for chilled Sundays when all we want to do is skim headlines and drink coffee (or tea in my case).
Here are 5 of my favourite Substack Notes from the week, plus my own most popular one.
If any resonate, don’t forget to support the creator with a like, a restack or a comment!
Let’s get into it.
#1
I LOVE this ladies story. She has laid out in great detail her entire journey through writing personal stories, to healing in public, to finding her voice and her groove, and reaching 10k subscribers and hundreds of paid subs.
Her writing is fresh and honest, and shows what can be achieved by just continuing to show up, noticing what’s working and doing more of that!
Huge congratulations to Kel Rakowski on a fantastic journey. 😊
#2
Following on from note No 1, this might be just where you are right now. In what I call ‘The Quiet Place’. If that’s so, get out and find communities of writers supporting writers.
There’s nothing more powerful than being surrounded by like minded people. 💪
#3
Ooh! Chew on this. I love notes that make you stop and say Yes! ❤️
#4
Exactly! I love me a bit of Lori Ballen inspiration! 😎
#5
This was me with Thailand. I never really wanted to go. The very uneducated me in my 30’s thought it was just a country that sold fake designer labels and gave ‘happy endings’ to dissatisfied men. (Which to be fair it does do 😉).
But also about a thousand other wonderful things I never knew existed. I ended up living there for over 15 years and it’s probably my favourite country on the planet. 🇹🇭
#6 - My Most Popular Note This Week
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What did you think of today’s note choices? Which was your favourite and why? Let me know in the comments below.
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This Weeks Posts Roundup
If you missed any of my posts this week, here they are…
And they’re not intelligence, strategy, charisma, or natural talent. (Although I’m sure I have my fair share of those too! 😉)
My new ‘Unretired Creator’ series, where I’m exploring creativity, purpose, publishing, storytelling, and what it means to keep growing, contributing, and creating at any age.
Is travel the anti-ageing secret no-one’s talking about?
Just a quick reminder that in celebration of my husband’s 50th birthday, for the month of July you get an annual subscription and everything in the backpack for just $50!
Here’s what’s inside:
Funding Freedom: Building Portable Income
How to Become a Digital Nomad in Your 50s and Beyond - (Video Course - $197)
Start the Right Side Hustle After 50 - (Video Course - $47)
Start the Right Side Hustle After 50 - (The Self Guided Workbook Edition - $17)
30 Day Product Launch Playbook - (Video & Written Daily Actions - $47)
Email List Building for Grown Ups - (Video Course - $47)
Substack for Beginners - (Video Course - $97)
51 Actionable Tips to Start an Online Business - Guide/Workbook
The 50+ Solopreneur Starter Kit - Guide/Checklist/Resources
200+ Side Hustle Ideas for 50+ Nomads - Guide/Ebook
Life on the Road: Practical Travel Tools
How to House Sit Your Way Around the World - (Video & Written Guide - $17)
The Smart Traveller Bundle incl - How We Live in Five Star Resorts for Less Than $500 a Week (Ebook) / Flying Smarter: How to Pay Less Without the Stress (Ebook) / The Smart Travellers Guide to Owning Your Freedom (Ebook - $27)
How to Become a Digital Nomad in Your 50s & Beyond - Guide/Workbook
The Nomad Goal Planner - Digital Journal
The 50+ Bucket List Journal - Digital Journal
I hope you’ve enjoyed todays roundup.
Have a fab Sunday! 😎
Thanks Jo, great choice of notes.