You Don’t Need More Ideas — You Need Fewer Decisions
Stop Collecting Ideas. Start Choosing Them.
There comes a point in every solo business owner’s week where you realize something:
You’re not short on ideas.
You’re drowning in them.
New freebies. New course platforms. New sales pages. Reels, carousels, podcasts, lives. Maybe start a Substack? A quiz funnel? A second Instagram account for your dog?
Sound familiar?
You don’t have a creativity problem. You have a decision problem.
Let’s fix that. 🧰
The Real Reason You’re Stuck
You’re doing what most smart solopreneurs do: you collect information.
You save videos. Download PDFs. Join webinars. Sign up for 21-day email challenges. And somewhere along the way, your brain gets so full of possibilities that you freeze.
That isn’t laziness.
That’s unfiltered input without a clear decision system.
What you need isn’t more content. It’s a process to choose. One that takes you out of the research loop and puts you into action — without burning out.
Here’s What To Do Instead:
Let’s keep it simple. Here’s a decision filter I give every beginner stuck in idea quicksand:
Ask These 3 Questions:
Does this idea directly help me build my list, serve my list, or sell to my list?
Can I realistically do it with the time, tools, and energy I have this week?
Will this help me get one step closer to a clear, finished offer?
If the answer isn’t a clear yes to at least 2 of those, put it in the parking lot. Not forever. Just not now.
Story Time: The Canva Spiral
A client (let’s call her J) once spent six hours on a new lead magnet. Not writing it. Just designing the cover in Canva.
She had seven variations.
Seven. Covers. For a freebie she hadn’t written yet.
By the end of the day, she felt like she’d "worked hard," but nothing was done. Sound familiar?
We walked through the three questions above.
Guess what? That idea didn’t pass the test.
She parked the freebie. Focused on finishing one welcome email instead. Sent it. Got replies.
For the first time in weeks, she felt momentum.
The One Decision You Need To Make This Week
Ready?
Pick one single activity that moves your list forward:
Finish your welcome sequence
Clean up your opt-in form
Send one value-packed email to your current list
Create a simple lead magnet (think checklist, not ebook)
Then close your tabs.
Mute your podcast queue.
And give yourself permission to do just that one thing until it’s done.
The Big Lesson
Ideas feel exciting. But too many of them act like sand in your gears.
You don’t need to be everywhere.
You don’t need a funnel for every offer.
You just need a decision-making filter that fits where you are.
And permission to do less, better.
Proverb To Remember 🧠
"One finished thing is worth more than ten half-built ideas."
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Email Subject Lines + Pre-Headers
Subject: The cure for your 36 open tabs 🧠
Pre-header: You don’t need another strategy. You need one clear decision.
Subject: Read this before you design your next freebie cover...
Pre-header: Six hours in Canva? Been there. Here’s what to do instead.
Subject: You’re not lazy. You’re overloaded.
Pre-header: And this simple filter is going to change everything.
🎯 Next step: Would you like me to turn this into a lead magnet, write a follow-up email, or help you map Elena’s first email sequence?
Till next time,