Transcendent Solopreneurship

What if hustle culture is not the path to success, but the thing keeping you stuck? In this episode, Scott Perry of Creative on Purpose joins Dharma Funder for a deep conversation about building a business that funds and fits your life without growth hacks, algorithm chasing, funnel gymnastics, or performative marketing. Scott shares why he walked away from a successful digital marketing business,...

Based on the attached transcript. Most Substack growth advice starts with the wrong assumption: that more is always better. More subscribers. More impressions. More reach. More badges. More algorithmic approval. But growth for growth’s sake often creates the opposite of what purpose-driven solopreneurs actually want. It attracts the wrong people, dilutes the signal, burns energy, and pulls creator...

What if the best growth strategy is not posting more, hacking the algorithm, or building a better funnel? In this episode, Creative on Purpose ’s Scott Perry joins Social Media Escape Club ’s Seth Werkheiser to talk about a more human and sustainable way to build a business, creative practice, or body of work. Instead of chasing platform metrics and digital marketing tactics, they explore what hap...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit creativeonpurpose.substack.com Most solopreneurs don’t need a better funnel. They need better conversations. In this episode, Creative on Purpose ’s Scott Perry a preview from this month’s Circle Deep Dive Workshop on The Conversation Engine — the tactical layer of Be a Blessing Marketing. If the posture of Be a Blessing Marketing is pr...

What if building a successful business had less to do with chasing tactics and more to do with becoming clearer about who you are, what you’re good at, and who you’re here to serve? In this conversation, Scott Perry joins Erin Gregory Creative to talk about solopreneurship, Substack, personal branding, positioning, and the messy middle of building work that actually fits your life. They explore wh...

In this Creative on Purpose conversation, Circle member Seth Werkheiser from Social Media Escape Club leads a candid discussion about audience growth, Substack, email lists, and why chasing followers is usually the wrong game. Instead of treating social media as the center of your business, Seth makes the case for building trust through email, Substack, conversations, collaborations, and consisten...

Based on the same transcript. Digital marketing funnels are often sold as the essential path to growing an online business. But for purpose-driven solopreneurs, creatives, coaches, consultants, and Substack writers, funnels can quickly become a trap. In this episode of Creative on Purpose Live , Scott Perry challenges the assumption that funnels are a necessary evil. He explains why traditional di...

What if your book didn’t need a massive audience, a complicated funnel, or an ad budget to succeed? Thanks for reading Creative on Purpose. This post is public. Please share it with someone who needs it! In this episode, Creative on Purpose ’s Scott Perry pulls back the curtain on the launch of Intrepid: Dare to Make a Difference and explains how it became his most successful book launch so far us...

What happens when a book doesn’t just inspire you, but helps you admit you’re building the wrong thing? In this conversation, Katherine Palmer ( Finding My Slow Groove ) welcomes Scott Perry to her first Substack Live to talk about Intrepid: Dare to Make a Difference and the unexpected impact it had on her own creative path. What began as an attempt to troubleshoot a stalled business became someth...

What keeps smart, capable, purpose-driven people stuck? In this conversation, Scott Perry unpacks the central question behind his book, Intrepid: Dare to Make a Difference : Do you care enough to commit? Together, Scott Perry and Alice Sparks (aka New Paths with Sparks ) explore why so many people get in their own way, how to stop trying to solve the wrong problem, and why fear is often a signal t...

On this episode of Business for Nerds Live , Dr. Brie-Anna Willey welcomes cornerman and author Scott Perry for a conversation about his book, Intrepid: Dare to Make a Difference . This is a warm, candid conversation between two people who clearly know and respect each other’s work. Brie introduces Scott not just as a guest but as someone who has personally shaped her journey as a coach and busine...

CSA : Intrepid is now available! Click here to order your copy (includes ebook, audiobook editions, and companion guide. What If You Don’t Have a Motivation Problem — You Have a Commitment Problem? In this conversation, Scott Perry of Creative on Purpose joins Patricia Hidalgo Espinoza of Blissful Daily to talk about Intrepid: Dare to Make a Difference — his latest book built around one essential...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit creativeonpurpose.substack.com Most Substack “growth” advice trains you to chase false proxies: likes, restacks, viral Notes, badges, and other easy-to-measure numbers that don’t reliably create conversations, clients, or paid subscribers. In this free preview from the February 2026 Circle / Inner Circle workshop, I show you how to stop...

Ceylan Gunduz (Editor-in-Chief at One Brilliant Arc ) sits down with (Creative on Purpose) to reframe marketing for writers and difference-makers—without the slime, performance, or algorithm chasing. This is a first-principles conversation about storytelling, professionalism, and how to connect your work with the people it’s actually for. In this episode, we cover: * Why marketing feels “icky” for...

If you’re stuck in a decision loop, drained by decision fatigue, or clinging to a path because you’ve already invested so much time, money, or effort—this episode is for you. In this Creative on Purpose Live replay, Scott Perry breaks down what decisions really are (to decide is to cut away ), how opportunity cost and sunk cost quietly shape your choices, and how to use the Zest Barometer to tell...

What if the problem isn’t your discipline… but the definition of “productivity” you’ve been sold? In this episode of Creative on Purpose, Scott Perry sits down with Patricia Hidalgo Espinoza (Blissful Daily on Substack) to unpack “gentle productivity”—a way of creating meaningful momentum by working with your natural rhythms, protecting your nervous system, and refusing the busywork trap. They dis...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit creativeonpurpose.substack.com This is a behind-the-scenes walkthrough of how I audit the previous quarter, identify the real bottleneck, and turn that into a clear Q1 priority + success plan you can actually execute. No funnels. No hustle theater. No digital marketing gymnastics. Just first principles, a simple scorecard, and the numbe...

This was a pop-up “digital campfire” episode—no script, no pitchy nonsense—just a live conversation about what’s on your mind and what you’re trying to move forward. We talk about what I’m exploring next at Creative on Purpose (Substack strategy, coaching business mastery, and Stoic philosophy), how the network effect on Substack actually works, and why I’d rather build a better audience than chas...

Most solopreneurs don’t fail because they’re lazy or inconsistent. They stall because they’re trying to move forward with a vague destination, a fuzzy starting point, and a plan that’s really just hope. In this New Year’s Day episode of Creative On Purpose Live , Scott shares a simple 3-step process to make real progress in Q1 of 2026—without New Year’s resolutions, long-range planning, funnels, o...

If your Q1 planning usually becomes vague goals and busywork, this episode gives you a simple 3-step system to define what you’re building for, cut what isn’t working, and choose one priority that actually moves the needle. In this “pop-up righteous hang,” Scott shares his three-step approach to reflecting on Q4 and setting a clear Q1 2026 priority and success plan—without funnel gymnastics, niche...

Purpose-driven solopreneurs tend to underprice. Not because they’re bad at business, but because they confuse generosity with self-discounting, and inclusivity with unsustainability. In this episode of Creative on Purpose Live, Scott reframes pricing as stewardship: a clear, responsible signal about the scope of the transformation, the level of commitment required, and whether your offer can actua...

This is a free preview of Day 3 of the Purpose-Driven Prosperity Model OS Accelerator: Close the Gap — a simple, repeatable operating system for turning vision into consistent execution. In this preview, Scott walks you through: * The purpose of Close the Gap and why every solopreneur needs it * How to transform clarity into daily traction * Why 90-day cycles outperform every long-term planning me...

This episode is a free preview of Day 2 of the Purpose-Driven Prosperity Model OS Accelerator : Be a Blessing Marketing — the anti-funnel approach to earning trust, attention, and clients without digital marketing tricks. If you’re tired of algorithm-chasing, content mills, and “must-post-every-day” culture, this workshop shows you a better way: Show up generously, do your thing, and let them watc...

Most solopreneurs aren’t stuck because they lack talent, effort, or ideas. They’re stuck because they’re trying to build a business without an operating system—relying on funnels, avatars, content grind, and social media tactics that drain time, energy, and attention without delivering meaningful results. In this live Q&A episode of Creative on Purpose , I break down the Purpose-Driven Prosperity...

This is a free preview of Day 1: The Forever Offer Framework from the Purpose-Driven Prosperity Model OS Accelerator . In this preview, you’ll hear the core foundations of a Forever Offer: * Why most offer advice traps you in avatars, niches, and “power offer” gimmicks * What a Forever Offer actually is—and how it emerges from who you are, what you’re great at, and where you belong * The three anc...