No B.S. Progress Report #4
Our fourth and final weekly progress report
🤩 We Made It 🤩 … almost
Today marks the fourth week of consecutive posts here on SubStack, and wow - what a journey it's been.
Four weeks of :
✍🏼 Writing (even when the words didn't want to come)
💡 Exploring ideas that challenged and excited me
⚡️ Sparking conversations that matter
🫱🏻🫲🏼 Building connections that feel genuinely meaningful
It’s been awesome.
This post breaks down the future of Soul Mana, shares our monthly engagement recap, and delivers a personal message to you - the incredible humans who've made this journey what it is.
Quick note: This will be our last weekly progress report. Moving forward, we'll be celebrating our wins together monthly, allowing us to track bigger-picture growth and deeper community impact.
Let’s dive right in.
What Comes Next?
After this post, I've got two more pieces coming to round out the full 30-day goal. Then, we're evolving into something even more intentional:
Posts every Sunday and Wednesday
I'm shifting to a twice-weekly rhythm that allows for deeper exploration and stronger content. Here's the plan:
Sundays will be our anchor - where I'll share in-depth, carefully crafted thoughts about life and our place in it. These posts will dive deep into the questions and insights that shape our human experience.
Wednesdays will continue our "Unfiltered Thoughts" series - raw, unfiltered streams of consciousness straight from my heart or mind to yours. These posts have become some of our most engaging conversations, and I'm excited to give them dedicated space.
Deeper Connection
With more breathing room between posts, I'm thrilled to focus on what matters most - building real connections with all of you:
More active engagement in SubStack Notes, connecting with and promoting other amazing writers (some of my most meaningful interactions this month have been with fellow creators)
Growing our subscriber chat into a vibrant space for deeper discussions about each post
Creating a Discord server where our community can truly flourish - think monthly events, focused discussion channels, and real-time conversations that matter
Soul Mana’s Future
As our community grows, I want the brand to evolve alongside it. Here's what's brewing:
🎥 Youtube
With a strong foundation of written ideas established, I'm launching a Youtube channel to bring more depth to our conversations. Remember that "Idea Funnel" I shared?
It's been my guide for distilling thoughts into words, but in real life, I'm a rambler - more verbose, more animated.
Youtube will let me share the full context behind the words, bringing new life to both past and future posts.
🕸️ Building A Website
More than just a digital space, this will be our community's home base - featuring opportunities for in-person connections, spotlights on other creators, and carefully curated resources that align with Soul Mana's ethos.
I've got big plans for making this a place where our community can truly thrive.
💭 Your Voice Matters
As a Product Manager by day, I live for user feedback.
I want to hear YOUR vision for Soul Mana.
What would make this community even more valuable to you? Drop your ideas in the comments - every single one helps shape our future.
Monthly Recap
While I aim to keep the focus on connection over metrics, I want to be transparent about our growth story with you.
These numbers represent real people, real conversations, and real impact.
It’s been beyond exciting to see our community grow in the last 30 days. “Excited” is too mundane of a word to describe just how eager I am to see it continue to grow into the future 🙌🏻.
A Message From Me to You
One month ago, I was just going through the motions, living what Thoreau called a "life of quiet desperation."
That creative itch was constant, the desire to do more almost overwhelming, yet I remained stuck in inaction.
Today? My cup isn't just full - it's overflowing with purpose and possibility.
The best way I can describe what your support means to me is this: You know that feeling when someone remembers something you mentioned in passing months ago, surprising you with it at Christmas?
That moment of feeling truly seen, valued, heard?
That's what you've given me these past 30 days.
I can't wait to cross this 30-day finish line with you all.
Tomorrow will bring a shorter post, leading into my final piece for this challenge: My Story. I hope you'll be there to share in it.
With deep love and sincere gratitude,
Brady