Day 15.5
Crazy how things work out with the tiniest amount of faith…
What a month! I may not have written on here as much as I wanted to, and yet, even with that being the case. This month has still been nothing short of amazing! Yes, even through the episodes and cold…
After considering book sales and how I could encourage more people to feel confident when purchasing from me, I decided to create a 5-day guide, which is now available on my BuyMeACoffee.com page. I set it to a minimum of $ 1, but you can choose your own price. While brainstorming this guide, I was invited to a part of another person’s book launch, and once again, although I was excited, I was also extremely nervous. So much so that the nights leading up to it became hard for me to even fall asleep from my mind racing. While working on building out this guide and doing my best to prepare for my first-ever in-person book launch. I did my best to stay engaged here on Substack, but the truth is my mind was in so many different places I couldn’t sit down to even brainstorm what to write as a publication or a note. But oddly enough, I still managed to hit 200 subscribers just yesterday! And this is after feeling like I had been stuck in slow motion for a while, and not just with book sales and progress, but growth on here as well.
I’m so grateful to all of you for being a part of my journey and growing with me! It’s truly an honor that I don’t take lightly for sure.
And even though I like to get caught up in the present moment, I did remember to take a few pictures this time! So I will be posting those in a note or 2 later on today or tomorrow!
As always, all my links will be listed below. Please subscribe if you haven’t already and check out the new guide on my Buy Me a Coffee page! Available as a PDF to do online, and I also created a mostly black and white version for anyone who would like to print it out! I will also include my linktree link with all of my other content pages, as well as link to Lost But Not Left!
5 Day Guide and donations are under this link!
Love always,
Johnell Newman
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There’s a real discipline in what you’re building here—balancing creation, product development, and audience trust all at once. What stands out most is how you didn’t wait for perfect conditions to move; you created the 5-day guide as a confidence bridge for your audience while still stepping into something uncomfortable like your first in-person book launch. That’s not just momentum—that’s strategy under pressure.
Hitting 200 subscribers in the middle of what felt like “slow motion” is actually a signal, not a coincidence. It suggests your ecosystem is working even when your output fluctuates—your message is resonating, your positioning is clear, and people are choosing to lean in. That kind of traction usually comes when someone is building with intention rather than just chasing activity, and it’s evident in how you’re thinking about accessibility (pricing flexibility, printable formats, multiple touchpoints).
I’m curious—how are you thinking about converting this growing audience into a deeper, long-term community around your work, beyond the guide and book sales?