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Since 2020, I've taken December off. At the end of November, 2020, I ended one of my largest anchor client contracts and replaced that work with my work on this - Solo School, and the other things around it. I signed a contract for January, closed my laptop, and parked myself on my parents' couch...

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Nov 28, 2024 weekly updates

What happens now?

Everything I write feels wrong. You know what I mean? I want to talk about why I teach the way I teach. Why I share the things that run through my head to teach valuable lessons, because people can more easily absorb knowledge when they feel understood and connected to that knowledge than when th...

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Nov 13, 2024 weekly updates

Time does not exist ☕

I've come to the conclusion that time is a social construct. Mostly. I was thinking about this today, while getting ready to write this newsletter. See, today was the first day of the Neurodivergent Accessible Provider Certification program. I loved it. I'm in love with this material. It's going ...

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Nov 06, 2024 weekly updates

Different isn't less + burnout, PDA, and the truth about deadlines.

For a long time, I thought that building a business that actually worked for me meant building a business that was... Less than other businesses. Smaller. Less serious. Less profitable. Less likely to make a real impact. Less likely to create good jobs. Less likely to create lasting change in the...

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Oct 31, 2024 weekly updates

True happiness + being certifiable + finding intrinsic motivation without deadlines.

Did you know that before very recently, I don't think I had ever experienced actual happiness? Hear me out. I have experienced joy, excitement, enthusiasm, affection, love, anticipation, relief, and any number of positive emotions. I know I have, because I was there. But admittedly, those are all...

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Oct 22, 2024 weekly updates

Everything feels hard + other thoughts from someone who has succeeded in a neurotypical world, in spite of everything.

I can't cancel my internet hub. Weird email opener, I know. But this is a thing for me right now. Years ago, when we were digital nomads, I got an LTE internet plan and a hub that allowed me to do my work and stay connected on the go. It costs me $150+ per month for a very limited amount of data,...

Oct 16, 2024 weekly updates

Marketing tasks (for when you can't do big things but need to keep marketing your business.)

There's an undeniable truth in business, especially for ND folks like us, that a lot of marketing educators (especially neurotypical ones) try to ignore. It's basically this: If you're a service provider, you have to spend 80% of your time on client work, admin, and communications. That leaves 20...

Oct 08, 2024 weekly updates

Niches are for neurotypicals, all the places I need a trash can, and deadlines are 💀 to me.

It feels weird writing about this now, because I feel like I actually have finally found a niche and stuck with it for more than a hot minute... ... but I honestly believe that for the most part, the way we think about niches isn't meant for us. There are two main reasons for this: 1. We get bore...

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Oct 02, 2024 weekly updates

How to win friends and be a people.

I'm moving my weekly newsletter updates here! My essay of the week + current ways to work with me will be available to everyone, but if you want to see what I'm reading, my adaptations and resources, and my updates on 100 Days Without Deadlines, you'll need to subscribe. It's free! People-ing ca...

Sep 17, 2024 weekly updates

Why we feel resistance to selling + what to do

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Sep 12, 2024 weekly updates

Persistence IS more important than consistency + the last chance to get everything

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Aug 28, 2024 weekly updates

Computer Crashes + Rest + No Deadline Test Results (so far)

by Cheryl Woodhouse — Aug 23, 2024

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