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

I just want you to know, it’s possible to become a full time writer. 

It might take longer than expected. It might not happen the way you expected. But it is possible. 

Please, on the hard days, remember that.

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

I ghostwrote for 6 months with zero pay.

3am writing sessions to hit deadlines. Then I’d teach college classes from 8am to 6pm (exhausting).

I tracked every win. Saved the screenshots. Studied what worked.

That invisible work became my portfolio.
That portfolio landed my first paid client at $3,000 a month.

To get paid, get proof.

I’m 31, Canadian, introverted, and run a small online writing biz with my high school best friend.

Last year, we did $315,000 in revenue.

What we sell (copy us if you like):

– Social media ghostwriting: $4,700/mo + 10% commission
– Newsletter ghostwriting: $2,000 /mo
– Ghostwriting coaching: $5,700/qtr
- Ghostwriting course: $500
- Paid Substack newsletter: $99/yr

How we market:

– Post on LinkedIn 5x/week
– Post on Substack 7x/week
– Post on Twitter 14x/week
– Email my list 2-3x/week
– DM 100 people/mo on LinkedIn

Tools we use:

– Loom (SOPs and audits)
– Stripe + Whop (payment processors)
– Calendly (calendar bookings and pre-sale automation sequences)
– Heartbeat (community platform for coaching)
– Eden (all writing + my entire life in systems)
– Notion (company systems)
– Claude + ChatGPT (AI assistance)

Where I started:

4 years ago I was a college teacher who knew nothing about business, marketing, or sales. I just wanted more control over my time and to make a little more money. Today, I have exactly that.

if you do a fraction of this, you can make $100K /yr on Substack alone. You just need the right offers, strategy, and time.

I hope this gives you some direction.

—Taylin

My tiny writing biz did $315,000 last year.

If I were starting over and wanted 6 figures, I’d ghostwrite newsletters on Substack.

Go to LinkedIn, find business owners, health coaches, and tech founders. DM them. Show them how a paid newsletter will make them more per mo than they pay you.

Do this well and you’ll have more clients than you can handle.

Funny... After 31 years of exploring, my happy life turned out to the simple one.

• Reading great books
• Going on walks to think
• Writing what I’d love to read

A little breathwork. A lot of time with my gf.

That’s it. That’s happiness.

Build in public (show your process)
Think in public (share your insights)
Write in public (show your skill)

Public credibility creates private opportunities.

If you want to level up in life, you must create more than you consume.

Create art, books, content, products, and businesses. Shape your body, mind, and environment. Build your ideal life one tiny step at a time.

Most people are stuck because they only watch. Don’t be like them.

Create something. Anything.

You only need 1 client.

Not one who underpays, drains your energy, and ignores boundaries.

1 client who pays more than most corporate salaries, treats you like a professional, and builds with you long term.

That single client will permanently change what you think is possible with a one person business.

You're exhausted because you have too many open loops.

Too many books you’re reading. Articles you’re writing. Skills you’re learning. Businesses you’re building. Problems you’re solving.

Pick one thing (for now). And grieve the rest. 
Energy will follow.

Don’t write with AI. Write assisted by AI.

AI can come up with ideas. You decide which are worth writing.
AI can research. You fact-check.
AI can give feedback. You choose what to keep.

You think. You write. You lead.

You bring the perspective, taste, and truth that no machine can.

AI saves you time.

Not so you can write less, but so you can write more, write better, and write more you.

Solo building is overrated.

Find your people. Meet daily. Build cool sh*t together.

I’m creating a newsletter ghostwriting course with two close friends and it’s the most fun I’ve had in months.

Few things beat building with people who care as much as you do.

The happiest people I know are not doing more. 
They are noticing more.

They pause to celebrate small wins others ignore. Ten minutes of focused work. One uncomfortable email sent. An honest start on a low-energy day.

That habit will make you effective.

Because people who notice progress keep going.

Multi-passionate people get stuck because they over-consume and under-create.

You don’t have to give up learning. But you do need to devote yourself to producing work daily.

Create for 2-4 hours in the morning. Explore for 1-2 hours in the evenings.

That’s how you both learn and earn with multiple interests.

You don't need motivation to achieve great things.

I don't always feel like writing.
I don't always feel like working.
I don't always feel like exercising.

Honestly, MOST days I don't feel like it.

But I do it anyways.
And I never regret it.

The future won’t belong to specialists who refuse to change.

It will belong to people who can become someone new again and again.

Technology is moving too fast for fixed identities.

Agency, learning speed, and keeping cool under uncertainty are the new job security.

A lack of pressure leads to an abundance of procrastination.

New milestone: 100 paid subscribers on Substack!

Writing about creative work and human potential

D1 Football ➟ Writer, Podcaster & Creator Consultant

Jack Moses

Recently, I’ve been dressing nice and going to boujee cafes and lounges to work (instead of wearing a hoodie and sweatpants at my desk).

I'm using vintage leather journals and gold pens.

Wearing Ra Optics daylight glasses.

Working out first thing in the morning and getting clean-shaven.

Why?

Everything is downstream of your identity.

When I imagine my identity 5 years from now and visualize what I'll be wearing and where I'll be working, I see myself in nice clothes, in nice places, writing and doing high-level deals.

To bring this future vision into the now, I'm simply acting as if I were already living in that future.

The way I write...
The way I send messages...
The way I talk about my offers...

It all elevates as a result of my chosen environment and my aesthetic.

You can program yourself to unlock your next level in the same way.

Put yourself into environments where wealth and money circulate.

Dress like the person you wish to be.

Walk around and talk to people as if you were already the person you wish to be.

If you were operating 1 or 2 levels higher - or the version of you 3-5 years from now:

- How would you dress?
- Where would you work?
- What would your schedule be?
- What would you be working on?
- How would you speak to prospects?

Take these answers and embody them today.

I guarantee you'll begin to see a shift.

Former D1 football player turned writer & entrepreneur ∞ Helping entrepreneurs and high-performers achieve peak health and performance through a quantum approach ∞ 6-week Quantum Health cohort starts January 17

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Wake up at sunrise (don't snooze)

Pound water & electrolytes

Go outside (barefoot)

Put your feet on the earth (electron absorption)

Look directly at the sun (5-10 minutes)

Brew a coffee (black)

Pop a focus stack (creatine, theanine, and taurine)

Put your phone in the toaster

Pull up your vision board

Connect to your why & mission

Outline your task-list (3-5 needle-movers)

Throw on noise-cancelling headphones & a movie soundtrack

Lock in for 240 minutes.

This is how you get more done in one morning than most people get done in a week (and feel incredible doing it).

~

I'm running a 6-week Quantum Health Reset cohort to help you get in the best physical and energetic shape of your life, beginning January 17.

DM me "QUANTUM" for more information, or check out the link below:

https://lnkd.in/g84iGcAH

10 Michael Jordan quotes you need to hear:

1) To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

2) I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life, I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it.

3) I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot … When you think about the consequences, you will always think of the negative result.

4) Relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game.

5) If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

6) If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.

7) Look me in the eye. It’s ok if you’re scared. So am I. But we are scared for different reasons. I am scared of what I won’t become. And you are scared of what I could become. Look at me. I won’t let myself end where I started. I won’t let myself finish where I began. I know what is within me, even if you can’t see it yet. Look me in the eyes. I have something more important than courage. I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

8) Focus like a laser, not a flashlight.

9) If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

10) I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

All 10 spots for the Thailand Creator Expedition are filled.

However, a new idea for 5 more people to join has emerged.

The spots filled quickly once my friends Nick Sweeney among some other Twitter writers signed up.

Also, my friend Leigh St.John, an expert meditation teacher and spiritual guide, will likely be joining us for a few days and meditation workshops.

I would love it if there were more space in the Airbnb for more people to join, but the capacity has been filled.

Maybe in the future, I’ll rent a 20-30-person mansion somewhere in the world and host a huge mastermind.

Another vision is to create a holistic community living center for creative entrepreneurs who want to raise the vibration of the planet.

But those ideas are still a bit far out (unless any investors are reading this post ;)

For now, the Thailand Retreat is most immediate.

Since all spots have been filled, but a handful of people still want to join, I have come up with a solution:

Instead of staying with us at the Airbnb, you can still join the retreat from sunrise to sunset from your own hotel, Airbnb, or lodging.

You will still have access to all 7 days of masterminds, creative work sessions, healing sessions, workouts, and any events we attend.

All you have to cover is food and lodging.

5 spots are available for this opportunity.

To join us or to chat more about this, please message me here on LinkedIn.

We would love to see you there,

Jack

(Dates and details below):

https://lnkd.in/gr2Rt35m

When you see food as numbers vs. when you see food as energy and vitality.

Just look at the colors and it becomes obvious how nature intended you to eat.

There is no place on Earth quite like Thailand.

Thai-land literally translates to “Land of the Free.”

And in my experience, I've never felt more alive, creative, expanded, and inspired than when I’m in Thailand.

This is why I’ve created the Thailand Expedition.

It’s a 7-day portal to expand your energy, connect with like-minded creatives and entrepreneurs, and experience the magic of Thailand's southern islands.

Last year’s Expedition was maybe the most fun and expansive week I had in my entire life.

Those who attended said the same thing:

⋆ "I had the best 10 days of my life. It was so much fun. I'm coming back to my normal reality with a completely different lens."

⋆ "If you want to explore the world, meet some cool people, this is the best decision you can make."

⋆ "I'm still digesting the lessons a few months later. That's how profound it was."

If you want to take a leap and spend a week with other creators, entrepreneurs, artists, and travelers in the sun, on the beach, masterminding business, working on creative projects, and expanding your energy, we would love for you to join us.

We meet in Koh Samui on March 21.

6 spots remain.

Message me “RETREAT” or click the “Thailand Expedition” link in my featured section for more information 🛸🌴

Thailand Expedition 2026

I love being a generalist as a coach.

No two calls look the same.

One call, we dive deep into building a funnel, a landing page, a lead magnet, a content strategy, and a marketing strategy.

Next, we go into fixing energy levels, light diet, grounding, sleep, diet, nutrition, caffeine timing, exercise, movement, flow psychology, and nootropics.

And on another, we'll analyze dreams, look at astrology and human design for clues, and talk about quantum physics and the nature of the universe.

Every person is incredibly unique.

Everyone has unique life experiences, circumstances, goals, and problems.

My aim is to use everything in my toolbox and throw "the kitchen sink" at an obstacle to help someone surmount it in a way that actually feels right for them...

No matter if they're looking to get healthier, build a personal brand, find their life's purpose, or live a life of more freedom and alignment.

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