When an idea stops feeling right, it’s often only clear in hindsight. It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrapped up my first ExitLab project.Long enough to get some distance — and to see what actually happened. One thing became very clear: These projects take more time — and more energy — than you
Most financial advice stops working when money gets tight. Save 10% of your income.Invest consistently.Cut unnecessary spending. On paper, it makes perfect sense. In real life, it’s often a different story. There’s a hidden assumption behind almost all of this advice. That you actually have room to choose. Because as long as you can prioritize
Escape feels like freedom. For a long time I believed it was the same thing as exit. Save some money. Leave. Travel. Breathe again. For more than eight years I worked in aviation and travelled a lot. This was back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a few years before and after the millennium
If you’re looking for simple digital products to create, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve had the same thought many people have: “I know a lot of things.But what could I actually turn into a digital product?” That question stops more people than a lack of ideas ever does. This is where many people get stuck.
Press publish to exit the hamster wheel.It is one of the things that matters more than almost anything else when you’re building something online. If you don’t, nothing happens. No one can find what you’ve made.No one can click on it.And no one can buy it. The Productivity Trap I was reminded of something while
How can I start using AI? Maybe you’ve asked yourself that. Not in a hype-driven, “I need to automate everything” kind of way (at least not yet). But quietly. In the middle of your workday. When you’re stuck on a blank page.Overthinking a decision.Or postponing something that shouldn’t take this long. You know AI is
I wish this was a victory post. It isn’t. It’s something more useful. Seven weeks ago, I set clear goals for this project.100 published designs.A completed social media campaign.$100 in revenue. None of those goals were reached. If you only look at the targets I set in January, then yes — the project failed. But
How do you sell your digital product without feeling like a salesperson? Selling has a bad reputation. When people hear the word, they imagine pressure. Persuasion. Pushy messages. Someone trying to convince them to buy something they didn’t even think they needed five minutes ago. No wonder so many creators hesitate. They don’t want to
ExitLab – Week 6Online business maintenance sounds boring, right?It does — until your hosting provider sends a security warning and WordPress greets you with alerts.Suddenly, “maintenance” doesn’t feel so dull anymore. This week in the ExitLab wasn’t about growth.It was about stability. It started with an email suggesting that my website may have been compromised. “May.”Just
Your first digital product could be the beginning of your way out of the hamster wheel.Not overnight, and not by magic — but it can be the first real step toward more freedom, more options, and less dependence on a single paycheck. Maybe you’re tired of living month to month.Maybe your job drains more energy
