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Most Substack “growth” advice trains you to chase false proxies: likes, restacks, viral Notes, badges, and other easy-to-measure numbers that don’t reliably create conversations, clients, or paid subscribers.
In this free preview from the February 2026 Circle/Inner Circle workshop, I show you how to stop checking the wrong scoreboard—and start defining success on your terms.
You’ll hear:
* Why most creators are measuring what’s easy instead of what matters
* What “false proxies” are (and why they keep you busy, not effective)
* The metric that actually matters: your smallest viable audience
* Why Substack is a tool, not a strategy
* The “Lifestyle Freedom Priority Statement” as your ruler for decisions
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In the complete workshop replay, we go deep on The Marketing Trifecta (from Seth Godin’s Marketing Seminar/This Is Marketing) and I walk you through the three questions that sharpen your writing, clarify your offer, and make your marketing feel like connection—not performance:
