In this week's episode:

What Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton rejection teaches us about believing in your vision (even when the President doesn't get it)

Tech Check: YouTube's latest creator updates, including major Shorts changes and new tools you'll actually use

The Copywriter's Corner: A simple strategy from Stephen R. Covey's “Crucial Conversations” that transforms holiday conversations

AI Simplified: Create follow-up emails that actually sound human (with the exact prompt)

Marketing Strategies That Convert: Why real listening beats any growth hack

Mindset Mastery: Handling those well-meaning but clueless holiday questions about your creative journey

Links Mentioned:

• YouTube Studio Updates
• “Crucial Conversations” by Stephen R. Covey

Y'all, this episode is packed with goodies — from that Sony camera bundle no one's talking about (but should be) to a hook formula that had me doing a double-take.

Inside This Episode:

• The Black Friday deals actually worth your credit card swipe
• A surprisingly powerful hook formula (that doesn't feel like marketing)
• The exact ChatGPT prompt that got me genuinely excited
• Why your warm leads are ghosting you (and how to fix it)
• My favorite end-of-year ritual for getting scary clear on what's next

Plus, I'm sharing what happened when I purposely ghosted some top creators' follow-up sequences... let's just say there's room for improvement 😅

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In this episode of CreAItor News Weekly:

Tech Check: Apple's trying to reclaim the editing throne with Final Cut Pro 11's AI features. Will the upcoming M4 chips give them the edge they need against DaVinci Resolve?

The Copywriter's Corner: Master the "4 U's" Formula for sales page headlines that actually convert (with real examples you can use today)

AI Simplified: The exact prompt structure that left me speechless - including the crucial parameters that made all the difference

Marketing Strategy: Stop overthinking your content plans with Ryan Deiss's ICE Framework

Mindset Mastery: A fresh take on turning business challenges into opportunities

Quick but important updates: StreamYard's making changes December 1st that could affect your content.

I'm also sharing Mixkit (a free tool that's the real deal), what's new with ChatGPT's search, and YouTube hooks that actually work.

Every app, platform, and person seems to be competing for your attention right now. But the creators who win aren't the ones chasing every trend or reacting to every headline.

They're the ones who stay focused on their mission and keep showing up for their audience.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the tools and strategies that help you turn down the noise and turn up your impact. From Apple's new M4 Macs that could save you hours in rendering time, to Google's tool that turns written content into natural audio without recording a thing.

You'll discover why some emails get opened instantly while others sit untouched, the psychology behind Early Access launches that create passionate insiders, and a powerful reminder about the one voice that needs to be loudest in your life right now.

I'm also sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how I used these exact strategies to launch this newsletter, and what happened when I did.