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The Nugget with Michelle Martello

nerd out

Published 4 months ago • 2 min read

I think I've met my match.
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Turns out my nephew might just be a bigger nerd than me.
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I'm headed to Norway soon to celebrate his birthday and we've got grand plans to eat our way through Scandinavia.
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Yesterday he texted me a screenshot of his excel spreadsheet outlining our proposed daily itinerary.
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​Now I love a thorough color-coded spreadsheet. It's why I created Launch Brain.​
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But this kid has every 30 minutes marked off with a new activity.
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​I chortled at the hour-long detour at the local Ikea. He really wants to see if the meatballs taste the same abroad.
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​But before my nephew and I stuff ourselves silly with Copenhagen pastries (and yes, we're totally inspired by The Bear), I gotta geek out on a few more things ...
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​Here's what I'm nerding out about this week:

  1. Designing a new supplemental guide and graphic updates for the next launch of Talking Shrimp's Inbox Hero.*
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    An unexpected side benefit of designing for stellar clients? I get first access to their content. Laura's the person who taught me the art of email-based storytelling and her epic guide is a masterclass in how to inject life into your emails. I'm pretty proud of the text-based design that makes it easy to review and understand just how to transform your emails. Drops next week. ​
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  2. Turns out my love language is automations. Today's my 18th (!) wedding anniversary. Zane and I celebrated by starting a brand new company together. Official docs and everything. More soon on what we're cooking up.

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you've got this,
Michelle
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p.s. Looking to automate and delegate more of your work? My super smart business ops friend Sandra Booker is hosting a brand-new workshop series called the 3 Keys to Win Back your Time. Learn practical strategies around streamlining, automating, and delegating in your business in order to save you hours every month. Grab your free spot here. (not an affiliate link, just a fan of her brain.)
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p.p.s. If you've got Bergen, Copenhagen or Berlin recs, send 'em my way. The nephew wants to eat in a rotating TV tower / restaurant in Berlin, natch. I'm looking for non-revolving options.
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The Nugget with Michelle Martello

Digital Product Design + Online Business Strategy

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