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Russell Nohelty
Feb 10, 2024
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Hi friends,

Wanna hear something wild?

Nobody who meets you after today will know any of the dumb stuff you did before today. They will read your bio, accept the good things, not check the stuff you regret, and experience your brand as if you knew what you were doing all along.

I have been a USA Today bestselling author for years. It only happened once, and not one person has commented on it, nor the anthology I was part of that got it, for years.

I just finished redesigning series covers that had needed a refresh for years. Nobody will ever check to see the old covers.

Everyone who experiences you after this moment will enter with a clean slate…

…and there are WAY more people who have never experienced you than those who have. I have met thousands of fans around the country, and every time I do I meet 100x more people who have never known me than those who have.

I’ve spent a decade doing this work at a high level and still 99.9% of the people I’ll ever meet are in front of me.

If you want t…

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