Growth Ghost

Growth Ghost: the leading coaching program for aspiring freelancer writers, 9-to-5ers, and digital writers. Teaching writers how to land high paying clients, scale their online ghostwriting business, and build a life they no longer feel the need to escape from.

50+ students served. Multi 7 figures in revenue generated for students. 

https://www.growthghost.com/optin1736208224612

Partner

Ghostlii Inc

The leading ghostwriting agency for founders, coaches, and personal brands.
50+ clients served. 200,000,000+ total impressions. 7 figures of revenue generated through social media content.
https://ghostlii.com/

Co-Founder

Centre for Arts and Technology

College Instructor

College teacher turned ghostwriter | Scaling founders, coaches, and consultants to $100K+ /mo | Writing to build wealth and better self | 98,000 on Twitter (X)

Taylin John Simmonds

My first ghostwriting client made me rich. Not with the money they paid me. But with the mindset shift they created in me.

When I first started, I’d see other ghostwriters online landing clients and think:

"Good for them. But could that ever be me?"

I acted on blind faith that if they could do it, so could I.

(Some Tony Robbin's sh*t, you know?)

But for six months, nothing happened.

No clients.
No money.

No proof it would work for me.

It made it hard to keep going when the only evidence I had what that it was possible for someone else.

But then, I landed my first client!

$0.50 per follower, which came out to about $3,000 a month.

That small win radically shifted my mindset.

I was no longer acting on possibility.
I was acting on probability.

A week later, I signed another client.

Within a few months, I was making over $10K a month from ghostwriting.

Looking back, this shift wasn’t just financial.

it was psychological.

Because when you get your first “yes,” everything you once doubted about yourself disappears.

You realize this isn’t just possible for others.

It’s possible for you.

That’s the moment your life changes.

Not because of the money but because you're no longer held back by disbelief.

—Taylin

♻️ Repost. Follow Taylin John Simmonds for more on how to earn as an AI assisted ghostwriter without sacrificing income or your love of hard shell tacos.

College teacher turned AI assisted ghostwriter | Helping writers, creatives, and storytellers earn on the internet | 2 billion impressions | $4,000,000+ revenue generated | All in on Substack

In the last 60 days, I've gained 943 newsletter subs from organic content on Substack. No lead magnets. No trendjacking. Here's how I did it:

Most people on LinkedIn have no idea how f*cking incredible Substack is right now.

It's like LinkedIn 2023, only better because you attract subscribers instead of followers.

Imagine this:

You write a short social post—just like you would on LinkedIn—and it gets you 500 newsletter subscribers.

No lead magnet.
No DMs.
No funnels.

You write a newsletter that goes semi-viral, and it brings you new 80 subscribers, $1,000 in customer sales, and 2 podcast invites.

All from a newsletter that went viral on a social media timeline.

Then you launch a paid newsletter, where people happily pay you for your deepest work, and suddenly you’re earning $100 per day from content you’re already writing.

This isn’t theoretical.

Those are all real wins from my Substack.

I’m growing faster on Substack than I ever did on LinkedIn—just by repurposing my old content and adapting it to Substack’s culture.

My newsletters are going viral.

They’re attracting new clients, podcast invites, and collaborations every week.

My paid newsletter alone is on track to gross $4,000 this month.

This is insane.

If you’re a business owner, get on Substack.
If you’re a creator, get on Substack.
If you’re selling courses or digital products, get on Substack.

This platform is insane and it’s still early.

If you’re thinking about migrating, but aren't sure how Substack works, just comment "Substack" below.

I'll shoot over my free growth guide so you can make the most of Substack while it's easy.

Because once everyone figures it out, the easy growth window closes.

—Taylin

I didn’t start believing in myself because I had results. I started believing in myself because I ran out of reasons not to try.

Back in 2022, all I wanted was to make a living as a creative writer.

Not a novelist or a journalist.

Just someone who could write online and get paid for it (if it was even possible).

But everyone around me was saying the same thing:

"Writers don’t make real money."

Still, I kept seeing people on Twitter doing it, and a small part of me hoped that if they could pull it off, maybe I could too.

So I gave myself permission to write for one year straight.

After work.
On weekends.
After eight-hour days teaching college classes.

And I did all of that without earning a single dollar for 6 months.

No clients.
No validation.
Not even much traction on my posts.

Just a lot of self-doubt, 5-9 exhaustion, and the constant fear that I was wasting my time.

Then another ghostwriter referred me a client (thank god).

On the call, the client agreed to pay me fifty cents per follower.

When the Stripe invoice came through for $3,000, it pretty much broke my mind.
It was more than I made in a month as a teacher.

And that moment was all it took...

I finally had proof this path could work (for me).

Within 30 days, I landed two more clients and hit around $10K per month.

Looking back, the biggest shift wasn’t the money.

It was realizing that when you don’t have evidence something will work for you, you have to borrow evidence from people it already worked for.

That borrowed belief keeps you going long enough to get your own proof.

And once you get your first yes, it gets a lot harder to quit.

—Taylin

♻️ Repost. Follow Taylin John Simmonds for more on how to earn as an AI assisted ghostwriter without sacrificing income or your love of hard shell tacos.

Many of LinkedIn’s biggest creators just joined Substack.

Are you going to join them or get left behind?

Whenever a new social platform is easy to grow on, the big creators quietly migrate there first.

They don’t talk about it.

Because they want to grow fast while the growth is easy.

Right now, Substack is that platform.

But why is it easy to grow on?

It's easy to grow on because there is more attention than quality content.

That means when you post something, it gets shown to more people and it stays visible for far longer.

On LinkedIn, my posts last roughly 3-7 day.
On Substack, my posts go viral for up to 40 days.

But how long will this easy growth last?

6 to 12 months (max).

Recently, Justin Welsh joined Substack.
Dan Koe joined Substack.
Dan Go joined Substack.
Naomi Kins joined Substack.

And if I had to guess, Lara Acosta will join soon too because she just launched a newsletter course. Which makes sense for her to sell on the platform.

It’s no coincidence.

All the big creators are moving quietly to Substack because it’s easier to grow and easier to go viral.

I’ve personally gained 1,000+ newsletter subscribers in the past 60 days from short Notes that take me two minutes to write.
I've landed 3 podcast appearances with top Substack creators.
I've gotten more inbound leads from Substack than LinkedIn.

Can a new creator easily do this on LinkedIn without jacking trends?

Not in 2025.
And it won't happen in 2026.

So you have a choice:

Wait around debating whether to join or make the move while growth is still easy.

I missed the early growth window on LinkedIn because I was too focused on X.

I’m not making that mistake again.

That’s why I’m all in on Substack.

P.S. I’m putting together a free Substack Growth Course that breaks down how I'm growing on the platform (because it is different from LinkedIn).

I'll be publishing it only on Substack, so if you want access when it drops, you can subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/gb6dr2mF

—Taylin

How to grow fast on LinkedIn. Don't. Just write on Substack instead. In 30 days, I gained 729 newsletter subs + $3,000 with a paid newsletter.

It got harder to grow fast on LinkedIn over the past year.

So I ran a five-month experiment to see what would happen if I went all-in on Substack, tried to grow, and launched a paid newsletter.

What happened surprised me.

Once I figured out how the platform worked, I started gaining 500–700 newsletter subscribers per month organically.

Think about that.

When was the last time you pulled 500+ newsletter subscribers on LinkedIn without a viral lead magnet or trendjacking?

This was all organic.
No lead magnets.

Just repurposed content from LinkedIn & X.

My most viral Substack post was literally a LinkedIn post I copied over. 
It brought in around 100 subscribers by itself.

If you’re already writing LinkedIn posts, there’s zero reason not to post them there and let the platform hand you free subscribers.

Then I launched a paid newsletter.

In 30 days, 48 people subscribed.

The dashboard says $6,260 annualized, and the actual cash received was around $2,000 USD.

But here’s the wild part:

People started DMing me asking for other things they could buy.

Now they want me to start a writing community.
I sold $1,000 worth of ghostwriting courses I don’t even have publicly available.
I booked 2 consulting calls worth $3,000–$5,000 each.

So in one month of a paid newsletter, I’ll probably end up with $3,000–$7,000 of additional revenue—completely outside of LinkedIn.

This is why I’m posting about Substack so aggressively.

It’s one of the best attention arbitrage opportunities on the internet right now.

It feels like early Twitter.
It feels like early LinkedIn.
And people on LinkedIn are completely sleeping on it.

They’re not growing on Substack.
They’re not using a paid newsletter as an intro product to sell courses, coaching, or services.

It’s insane.

And the excuse is always:

“I don’t have time. I’m focused on LinkedIn.”

That’s exactly what I used to say—right before LinkedIn got hard.

I’m not making that mistake again.

If you try Substack for 30 days, you’ll be shocked at how much faster you grow your audience and your business.

I put together a free Substack growth guide—you shouldn’t have to pay for the basics. 
I’ll link it at the bottom of this post.

I’m going to keep FOMO’ing you into existence until you finally get on this platform and take advantage of it.

You probably have 6–12 months.

Stop grinding on LinkedIn for 100 followers a month.
At least give Substack a shot.

Free Substack growth guide: https://lnkd.in/gffnDFcD

—Taylin

I’m building my paid Substack newsletter to 500 subs in public. I launched 7(ish) days ago. The update: Paid subs: 24; Revenue: $1,079.25

I looked at the market—most people price their paid tier at $5/month.

Then I asked myself:

“What would I need to offer to price mine 4x higher?”

My answer came in two parts:

1) Value proposition

Help new writers earn $1,000+/month writing online

2) Deliverables

* Weekly custom GPTs & prompt flows (the same ones I’m using now)
* Biweekly manifestos (more in-depth than most people’s courses)
* AI-assisted writing manifestos
* Monetization roadmaps on money models, offer stacks, and marketing ecosystems
* Monthly live Q&A calls (no selling, just having fun and shooting the shit)

With this setup, I can grow revenue 4x faster per subscriber.

That’s what I recommend to new writers with smaller audiences—you don’t need a ton of subs, just high trust per sub. (More on that another time.)

This week’s marketing breakdown (rough numbers):

I built no hype. Did no prelaunch.

Just woke up, decided to launch a paid tier. And launched it by end of day (my attempt at not overthinking it haha).

* One scrappy launch newsletter → 4 subs
* One email to previous buyers → 7 subs
* One email to subscribers with 4–5 star activity scores → 5 subs
* Two paid newsletters with paywalls → ~5 subs
* One Substack Live with Landon Poburan → ? subs

Hard to track where the rest came from.

Next steps:

1. Finish the new AI workflow for writing long form content (relevant to LinkedIn as well)

2. Release the next roadmap: *How to get 100 paid subscribers on Substack in 3–6 months*

3. Host one Substack Live per week to build trust faster (some fun collabs coming up)

That’s it.

If you found this valuable, let me know. It helps me decide whether to keep doing this series weekly.

PS - Substack feels like early Twitter with a newsletter option. It's an arbitrage opportunity for the right creators/founders who get in early. 

We're looking for a few founders or coaches who want us to grow their presence on Substack. Done-for-you content creation and lead generation. Send me a message if that's you.

—Taylin

I just learned this crazy idea from a Harvard Psychiatrist: It’s called Cognitive Drain. And it’s why most people are exhausted 24/7.

Every single:

* Undone task
* Unrealized goal
* Unfinished project

Is causing your brain to leak mental energy.

Basically, your brain is a dusty PC running Windows 99 with 100 tabs open.

No wonder most people are so burnt out.

They're not tired because of working too much.

You’re tired because of *thinking* about too much.

Psychiatrist, Dr. K says there are only two ways to get your energy back:

1) Relieve - finish, delegate, or delete a task

2) Grieve - accept you'll never do it and let it go (goodbye my dream of being a famous DJ)

Grieving might sound dramatic, but it's what unburdens your mind.

If you’re still clinging to a version of yourself who “should” have achieved something by now, that’s energy trapped in a closed loop.

If you're still day dreaming about a goal you haven't worked towards in years, that's wasted focus and mental bandwidth.

Exhaustion doesn’t only come from doing too much.

It comes from carrying too much sh*t in your head.

You might not need to rest more.

Just try thinking less. Committing less. And grieving more (I recommend a weekly journaling practice).

It's the only way to free up bandwidth for what truly matters.

—Taylin

♻️ Repost. Follow Taylin John Simmonds for more on how to earn as an AI assisted ghostwriter without sacrificing income or your love of hard shell tacos.

My lil' writing biz did $200K in its first year. Every year since, I’ve done multi–six figures. How you can do the same (steal my strategy):

1. Start with a validated offer and good positioning

If your offer is too different, no one buys it.

If it’s too similar, no one remembers it.

I’ve made both mistakes:

a) Creating a course so similar to competitors that no one bought it
b) Launching a community that was so different no one wanted it

The sweet spot?

Find 5 successful people in your niche:

a) Validate what's working—steal the similarities amongst their offers.

b) Position with what they're not doing—find what they’re *not* offering and make that your edge.

2. Become your own case study.

Don’t expect clients to trust you before you’ve proven results for yourself.

Treat yourself like your first client.

* Learn the skills
* Get yourself wins
* Document everything in public

Authority is built, not borrowed.

3. Create long form content to build trust

Sorry, but you won’t win by posting only on LinkedIn.

That’s awareness, not trust.

Trust is built with long form:

* Newsletters
* YouTube
* Podcasts
* Lead magnets (that don't suck)

If you don’t have a place to send people deeper, you’ll lose to those who do.

4. Serve beginners and experts, not the middle.

Build only two clear offers:

a) A low-ticket, beginner friendly product under $200 to attract beginners and earn trust.

b) A high-ticket program ($3K–$20K) for advanced clients where you can go deep and deliver huge results.

That's why my 2 core offers are:

a) Paid Substack on how to write assisted by AI ($19 /mo or $149 /yr)

b) Ghostwriting coaching program for those looking to transition our of their 9-to-5s ($3,000+)

No middle, no mess.

Just building trust. And upselling to high ticket (where the real money is).

That's it.

Just do these few things, really well, really consistently.

That’s how you go from zero to six figures in a year.

And if you skip my mistakes, you’ll probably do it faster than that.

Where are you at in this roadmap?

—Taylin

♻️ Repost. Follow Taylin John Simmonds for more on how to earn as an AI assisted ghostwriter without sacrificing income or your love of hard shell tacos.

I have 37,892 LinkedIn followers. I earn more per month from my 5,724 subs on Substack.

What? How?!

Too many people still believe the “big audience = big income” myth.

I did too.

I optimized for LinkedIn virality earlier this year.
I wrote posts I didn’t like.
I told myself the money would show up once the numbers got big enough.

Spoiler:
It never did.

I didn't realize what actually happens when you chase audience size:

You create content for dopamine, not depth.
You grow followers, not trust.

You’re “known,” but not believed.

And without belief, nobody buys.
Nobody invests.

Nobody respects you as an authority.

So I decided to try a different strategy on Substack and this is what I learned:

You don’t need a big audience.
You need high trust per follower.

Because one person who trusts you is worth more than a hundred who barely register your existence.

I have 100,000 followers on X. 
37,892 on LinkedIn.

I have 5,724 subscribers on Substack.

Guess where most of my money comes from?

Substack.

Because that’s where I write what I actually care about:
Creating your life's work.

That’s where I build trust instead of reach:
Publishing hour long podcasts (you might like them).

And trust converts at a level many “big audience” people never experience.

When someone trusts you, they buy the expensive thing.

They tell their friends.
They get excited to work with you.

You don’t need thousands of customers.
You need a few hundred believers.

Stop trying to get famous.
Start trying to get trusted.

That's the real game where you can actually win.

PS. In the past 30 days, I got 700 new newsletter subscribers from organic content on Substack.

If you don't want to miss out, here's a free guide on how to do the same:
https://lnkd.in/gffnDFcD

—Taylin

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Behavioral Therapist

I help over 40s lose stubborn body fat by resetting their metabolism | Lose 1–2 pounds per week & feel 10 years younger | 150+ clients transformed | National Rep Athlete

You’ve built success in business. But when it comes to your body—things feel out of sync.

You’re carrying extra weight (especially around the belly and chest), energy crashes mid-afternoon, and the routines that used to work… don’t anymore.

You’ve tried calorie tracking, fasting, random workouts. But nothing sticks—because none of it was built for your life as a high performer.

That’s where I come in.

I work privately with high-performers over 40—executives, lawyers, entrepreneurs—who want to lose 10–20 lbs, reclaim control, and build a system that keeps them lean and energized for life.

And over the past 5 years, I've helped 150+ high achievers transform their physiques, unlock their metabolism, and take full control of their health.

No food tracking. No restrictive diets. Less than 90 minutes in the gym each week. 

A simple system that fits your schedule and makes health effortless.

Together, we install your High Performance Health Code:
✅ A no-tracking meal system that adapts to travel and work dinners
✅ A 3x/week strength training framework built for performance and longevity
✅ A metabolic reboot process that eliminates fat storage mode and brain fog

As a 6-time national representative athlete, certified performance nutrition coach, with an MSc in Psychology, I have a solid background on which to help my clients change their lives.

If this resonates with you, send me a message saying "interested" and I'll see if I can help you.

Ashley Richmond

If I woke up 30 lbs overweight today, here’s exactly what I’d do to drop fat, rebuild muscle, and get back to feeling like an athlete in 90 days.

(Without counting calories and with just a few hours of gym time per week)

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭)

Proteins:
• Eggs
• Raw milk
• Greek yogurt
• Salmon or white fish
• Pasture-raised chicken
• Grass-fed beef or lamb
• Collagen protein powder
• Bone broth protein powder

Carbs:
• Pumpkin
• Potatoes
• White rice
• Sweet potatoes
• Sourdough bread
• Seasonal fruit (berries, bananas, apples, etc.)

Vegetables:
• Broccoli
• Zucchini
• Asparagus
• Green beans
• Brussels sprouts

Fats:
• Ghee
• Olive oil
• Avocado
• Coconut oil
• Grass-fed butter
• Raw nuts (almonds, walnuts, macadamias—sparingly)

Other:
• Electrolytes
• Psyllium husk (fiber)
• Coffee (after breakfast, not before)
• Supplements: Creatine, magnesium, high-dose fish oil, beef organ capsules, taurine, L-glutamine

The principle: Protein & plants at every meal. Carbs timed around training. Minimal seed oils and processed food.


𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞)

Breakfast (30–40g protein):
• 3 eggs
• Greek yogurt
• Sourdough with butter
• Black coffee (after food)
• Optional: Bone broth protein powder

Lunch (40–50g protein):
• White rice
• Broccoli or asparagus
• Grilled chicken or lamb

Dinner (40–50g protein):
• Grass-fed beef or lamb
• Roasted potatoes or pumpkin
• Green beans, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts with olive oil

Snacks:
• Cottage cheese + fruit
• Greek yogurt with berries
• Protein shake with raw milk

Rule: 3 real meals per day. No grazing. Protein at every meal.


𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (3 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬/𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤)

Resistance Training (90 minutes total):

• 3 x 30-minute full-body sessions
→ Squats, presses, pulls, hinges, carries
→ Progressive overload (get stronger each week)

Conditioning:

• 1 high-intensity session (short sprints, sleds, bike intervals)
• 1–2 low-intensity sessions (Zone 2 cardio, jog, cycling)
• Daily: 8–10k steps

Principle: Minimal input, maximal return. Preserve muscle, support metabolism, and balance stress.


𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞
• 5g creatine daily
• Walk after meals (10 min)
• Blue light blocked at night
• 7–8 hours sleep (lights out by 10)
• Meditation/breathwork (5–10 min)
• Fiber stack (psyllium husk) once daily
• Hydration: 3–4L water, always mineralized
• Morning sunlight within 30 minutes of waking

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲:
• 3 mobility/yoga sessions
• Sauna sessions (3–4x)

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬:
It regulates insulin.
It builds lean muscle.
It makes fat loss automatic.
It calms the nervous system.

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I’m opening 3 spots this month for executives, lawyers, and entrepreneurs who want to:

✔ Build lean, athletic muscle
✔ Lose 20–30 lbs of stubborn fat
✔ Finally have a clear plan for training and nutrition that fits real life

No calorie tracking.
No 6-day-a-week plans.

If that’s you, DM me “Interested” and I’ll send you the details.

Elite Health Consultant for Former Athletes Turned Executives | Helping people 45+ fix their metabolism to drop 20lbs with systems that fit demanding work & travel schedules | 350 Clients Served | 🇳🇿 Rep Athlete | MSc

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The most powerful supplement isn’t protein, caffeine, or pre-workout.

It’s creatine.

Over 1,000 studies prove it boosts strength, focus, recovery, and longevity.

Here’s what it actually does, and why you should be taking 5g daily:


1. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 = 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥

Your body runs on ATP, the energy your cells use to function.

Creatine’s role is to recharge ATP faster.

More creatine = more energy for your muscles and your brain.


2. 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬

Research shows creatine increases:

• Power output
• Training volume
• 1-rep max strength (by 8–14% in 4 weeks)

No other legal supplement comes close.


3. 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬

Your brain uses 20% of your body’s energy.

Creatine improves:

• Mental clarity
• Working memory
• Focus under stress or sleep loss

I recommend it to entrepreneurs and executives as much as athletes.


4. 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Creatine increases water and glycogen inside muscle cells. 

That means:

• Bigger pumps
• Faster recovery
• Better hypertrophy

It also activates satellite cells, essential for muscle repair and growth.


5. 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Early research shows creatine protects against:

• Oxidative stress
• Age-related decline
• Traumatic brain injury

It’s being studied in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and depression.


𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡

The idea that creatine causes hair loss came from one flawed 2009 study on rugby players.

No other study has replicated it.

There’s zero clinical evidence that creatine causes baldness in healthy adults.


𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞:

• 3–5g per day
• Any time of day
• No need to load
• Mix with water, juice, or food, or take capsules
• Look for creatine monohydrate (Creapure is the gold standard).


𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬:

• Drink more water
• Don’t cycle, just take it daily
• Stick with third-party tested brands
• If you get stomach issues, use creatine HCL


Creatine isn’t just for bodybuilders.

It’s for:

• Parents
• Athletes
• Students
• Executives
• Anyone who wants strength, focus, and long-term health

If you care about:

• Muscle
• Fat loss
• Recovery
• Longevity
• Mental clarity

Take 5g creatine monohydrate daily.

It’s safe, inexpensive, and the most researched supplement on earth.

Most people waste money on supplements while ignoring the habits that actually drive fat loss and performance.

That’s where my clients win.

I coach high-performers over 40 to build muscle, burn fat, and optimize metabolism with a proven system (including a personalized supplement protocol).

DM me “Interested” if you want the details.

Most people don’t think about longevity until it’s too late.

They wait for a wake-up call — an injury, a diagnosis, or a friend’s health scare — before realizing how fragile things really are.

The truth is, longevity isn’t something you chase later.
It’s something you build now.

Every decision compounds:

How you sleep.
What you eat.
How you train.
How you recover.
How you handle stress.

Most chronic diseases—heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s—don’t appear overnight. 

They’re the result of decades of signals your body’s been reading.

And that’s the good news.

Because if it’s built through habits, it can be rebuilt through habits.

9 Longevity Habits Anyone Can Use to Stay Lean, Strong, and Healthy for Life

Most people chase fat loss backwards.

They cut calories hard.
Watch the scale drop.
Feel accomplished.

Then six months later, they’re right back where they started, or worse.

I see this all the time with high performers in their 40s and 50s.

They drop 15 pounds in 8 weeks and think they’ve cracked the code.

Three months later, they’ve regained 18.
Their shirts fit tight again.
They have no energy by 2pm even with 7 hours of sleep.

The problem isn’t effort.
It’s that they lost the wrong kind of weight.

When you drop weight too fast or without the right stimulus, your body doesn’t just burn fat — it breaks down muscle tissue for energy.

And muscle is expensive.

It burns calories at rest. 
It keeps your metabolism efficient. It’s what allows you to eat more and stay lean.

Lose muscle, and your body starts conserving energy.

Your “maintenance” drops from 2,200 to 1,800 calories.

The same plan that worked before suddenly stops working.

So you eat less.
Train harder.
Sleep worse.
Stress more.

You end up being the person living on 1,600 calories and black coffee, still carrying the same 20 pounds around your midsection.
Fat loss that lasts isn’t about how much weight you lose.

It’s about what kind of weight you lose.

You want to drop fat while protecting muscle mass.

That means:
• Eating 0.8–1g of protein per pound of your goal body weight
• Lifting weights 3–4x per week
• Prioritizing recovery and sleep
• Being patient with the process

Do that, and your metabolism stays intact.
Your energy holds steady through long meetings.
Your body composition improves even if the scale barely moves.

That’s when it becomes easy to maintain.

You’re not fighting your biology anymore.

You’re leaner at 48 than you were at 25.
You’ve got more strength, better focus, and a body that actually works for your lifestyle.

That’s the difference between a diet that works for 12 weeks and a body that works for 12 years.

Ozempic won’t fix your metabolism.

It can make you eat less.
It can make the scale go down.

But if your metabolism is inefficient, the results won’t last.

An inefficient metabolism looks like:
• Cravings
• Poor sleep
• Plateaued fat loss
• Afternoon energy crashes

Most people over 40 already have this after years of:
• Chronic stress
• Poor recovery
• Under-eating
• Overtraining

Ozempic doesn’t change that.
It just suppresses appetite.

When you stop, hunger surges.
Weight comes back.

You need to fix your metabolism first:
• Sleep well
• Build muscle
• Keep blood sugar steady
• Eat enough to signal safety

Do that, and your body lets go of fat naturally and for good, without relying on an injection.

The workouts that kept you fit at 25 stop working at 50. 

Your body—and the environment it’s operating in—has changed. 

At 25, your hormones were forgiving. 

You could skip sleep, drink alcohol, train hard, eat anything, and still look decent. 

At 50? 
• Recovery takes longer 
• Cortisol is less forgiving 
• Muscle is harder to build 
• And the margin for error is smaller 

That’s why most high achievers in their 40s and 50s eventually hit the same wall: 

They’re training hard but not getting leaner. 
They’re eating less but not seeing results. 
They’re working with outdated inputs that don’t match their current biology. 

It’s not that they’re doing nothing. It’s that they’re doing the wrong things for this phase of life. 

That’s where precision matters. 

• Training that focuses on strength, mobility, and nervous system health 
• Nutrition that prioritizes muscle retention and metabolic signals 
• A structure that actually fits your life and still drives results 
• Recovery that builds capacity, not just reduces soreness 

When you make these shifts, the difference is immediate. 

You sleep better. 
You feel strong again. 
Your body composition changes. 
And fat loss stops feeling like a battle. 

I have spots to work with 4 more people over 45 this month. 

Our goal is to build a coherent system of training, nutrition, sleep, supplements, and circadian health that you can follow for the rest of your life. 

You’ll get 1:1 access to me and a clear plan to follow. 

If you’d like the details, message me “Interested” and I’ll send them over.

Hormones decide whether you burn fat or store it.

Fix them, and fat loss feels automatic, energy stays steady, and hunger finally calms down.

The problem is, most busy professionals are unknowingly working against their hormones.

Long workdays, poor sleep, and skipped meals keep insulin, cortisol, and thyroid out of balance.

Most of my clients have been there. 

They’re pushing through 12 hour days, skipping meals, feeling wired but tired, and carrying stubborn fat even though they’ve made some changes to their diet.

Results come when you start supporting your hormones instead of fighting them.

Do this, and fat loss stops feeling like a battle.

That’s how you win back control.

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This is exactly what I help my private clients with.

We reset their metabolism so that it defaults to burning fat rather than storing it.

This means you don't need to track calories or spend hours on cardio equipment.

I have 3 spots open this month.

Message me "Interested" and let's see if you're a good fit.

(Note: You must be in a place where you're ready to invest in getting into the best shape of your life)
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5 Science-Backed Ways to Fix Your Hormones For Easy Fat Loss and High Energy

Most people over 40 don’t struggle with fat loss because of effort.
They struggle because their body doesn’t feel safe.

My client, Nina, is a high-performing lawyer and mother to a young son.

She thrives on structure, deadlines, and discipline — the same traits that built her career.

But lately, her body wasn’t keeping up with her ambition.

She trained six days a week, attending HIIT classes at the nearby gym, and she followed every “clean-eating” rule she could find.

On paper, she was doing everything right.
In reality, she was making her situation worse.

Despite the workouts and the salads, her weight stayed the same, her energy always crashed mid-afternoon, and her sleep was awful.

The harder she tried, the worse she felt.

The problem wasn’t effort, because that was definitely there. It was signaling.

Her body was reading the signals as a threat, and subsequently protecting her.

When stress is high and food intake is low, the body reads “danger” and holds onto fuel, slows metabolism, and blunts hormones.

The key wasn’t to try harder, it was to make her body feel safe again.

So we built a plan that worked with her biology and phase of life instead of against it:

→ 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: We replaced endless high-intensity classes with strategic strength sessions matched to her stress levels — workouts that built muscle without spiking cortisol.

→ 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: She wasn’t eating enough to support recovery. We raised calories through protein-rich, nutrient-dense meals. She didn’t use any tracking apps and instead just had a clear structure that stabilized blood sugar and hormones.

→ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥: Nine hours wasn’t realistic, but small shifts in her evening routine (light, temperature, and wind-down timing) helped her wake up restored instead of wrecked.

Within weeks, the changes were visible and measurable:

Nina’s energy returned.
Her clothes fit differently, her focus in court sharpened, and she no longer relied on caffeine to make it through the day.
Her body started releasing what it had been holding: tension, fatigue, and stubborn fat.

Most programs would’ve told Nina to “train harder” or “eat cleaner.”
But those plans are built on stress, not safety, and that’s why so many high achievers plateau.

My clients succeed because we flip that.

The metabolism-first framework we use restores energy, protects hormones, and makes the body a partner again.

If you’ve been doing “everything right” and still feel stuck, the problem isn’t your body.
It’s your strategy.

And a strategy is exactly what I’ll give you inside High Performance Human.

I’ll work with you 1:1 to make sure you have a plan that fits your reality.

I have 5 spots open this month, and doors close Friday.

If you’d like to learn more, message me “Interested” and I’ll send over the details.

Feeling good is the signal that fat loss is working.

Most people still chase fat loss through calorie counting.
They think if they eat less and move more, the equation will balance.

But the body doesn’t work like a math problem in a vacuum.
It’s an adaptive system that’s always reading the signals you send.

When you eat too little and push too hard, it starts saving energy everywhere it can:

• Fat loss stalls
• Digestion slows
• Workouts feel harder (and become less effective)
• Non-exercise movement drops (further reducing calories out)

That’s biology doing its job to conserve.
The goal is to send better signals, not to starve yourself even more.

The Lean Eating Framework focuses on the metabolic cues that tell your body it’s safe to burn fat while keeping energy, strength, and mood high.

That’s how I’ve stayed around 14% body fat year-round — while running a business, traveling, eating out, and still enjoying things like chocolate and ice cream on a regular basis.

And it’s how my clients lose 10–30 pounds in 90 days without tracking food or fighting hunger.

They start to feel better first, and the fat loss follows. Fat loss is always a side effect of a system that’s running better.

That’s the whole idea behind The Lean Eating Framework — aligning how you eat with how your biology wants to function.

I stay below 15% body fat without counting calories or doing cardio.

The secret:

Put your progress on autopilot with the right habits to make success inevitable.

Here are 9 easy habits you can use to get below 15% body fat and stay there:


1. Don’t sit for more than an hour

Long stretches of sitting slow your metabolism and mess with blood sugar.

Set a timer. Get up. Walk for 2 minutes.

It’s one of the simplest fat loss levers you can pull.


2. Prioritize protein at every meal

Most people eat too little protein.

You need it to:

• Build and maintain muscle
• Stay full longer
• Burn more calories at rest

Start with 30g+ at breakfast. 

Let it compound.


3. Lift weights 3x per week

No long workouts needed.

Just 3 sessions focused on strength, compound lifts, and progressive overload.

More muscle = higher metabolism = easier fat loss.


4. Walk 10,000 steps per day

Walking more enhances your metabolism's efficiency.

Reaching 10,000 steps per day is highly effective for fat loss.

It’s simple, cost-free, and impactful.


5. Sleep at least 7 hours a night

Fat loss isn’t just about food and movement.

Sleep less =
• More cravings
• Slower recovery
• Worse hormone function

Fix your sleep, and everything else gets easier.


6. Use the 80/20 Whole Foods Rule

Your body needs quality fuel.

Eat like this 80% of the time:
• Meat
• Eggs
• Fruit
• Roots
• Raw dairy
• Vegetables

The other 20%: No guilt. Eat what you enjoy.


7. Make movement enjoyable

If you hate your workouts, you won’t stick with them.

I play hockey and hike. You might bike, golf, or wrestle your kids.

Movement should energize you — not feel like punishment.


8. Drink coffee strategically

Caffeine supports fat burning by increasing fat oxidation and lowering appetite.

But timing matters:

• After breakfast (not fasted)
• Before 2 p.m.
• 1–2 cups max


9. Stay hydrated

Mild dehydration slows metabolism and increases cravings.

I aim for 3L/day minimum.

Add electrolytes, especially if you’re low-carb, active, or drinking coffee.


Most people over 40 think the only way to lose fat is to restrict harder and train longer.

But I’ve helped hundreds of high-performing professionals get lean without:

• Counting calories
• Doing endless cardio
• Cutting out entire food groups

Instead, we fix the system that’s causing fat storage in the first place.

I’m looking for a few more people to lose 15–30lbs in the next 90 days — using a sustainable, proven framework that fits into your schedule.

DM me "Interested" and I’ll send the details.

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