🌱 This simple system was an unlock

Upwork. Systems. Choice.

Mitchell Cohen
March 30, 2025

Here’s your 3 insights in 3 minutes.

I could never find talent on Upwork.

Missed deadlines.
Unclear deliverables.
Constant back-and-forth.

But the truth is...

The problem was me (and lack of a system).

So this time, I did things differently (re-launching my personal pod):

No more guessing or scrambling. Just clarity.

With a system in place we still had back and forth...

But since it was organized (& he's great to work with) I was EXCITED to keep going.

And also gave him 250% bonus for first payment.

Best of all, we're off to a GREAT start working together.

As Michael Gerber said in The E-Myth Revisited:

"Systems run the business and people run the systems."

Both critical parts of the equation.

This one hit me.

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”

— Abraham Lincoln

It’s become clear to me recently that I’m very excited to publish more on my own channels (specifically YouTube + podcast).

No big plan. Just following excitement.

Here’s what clicked:

By not taking a tiny step toward what we want most, we’re actually choosing against it.

Of course we don’t know the exact path.

But clarity comes after the first steps, not before.

My goal for March was to publish 1 video on my personal YouTube channel. (I just published this clip on overthinking and also this clip on building confidence.)

What’s yours in April? (Hit reply and let me know!)

Salud,
Mitchell