Get Unstuck

🔑 The Unlock

Three Places to Look When You’re Stuck

1. Check Your Definition
Are you solving the right problem—or just being busy?

• Redefine the problem in a single sentence. Example: “My audience doesn’t understand how my offer helps them solve their pain points, and my current social media posts aren’t making it clear.” Or:
  “I’m spending hours creating content, but it’s not converting into engagement or real leads.”

• Reground yourself in who you’re serving. Who’s the real audience? Your ideal customer? Future collaborators? A niche community?

• Ask: Is this even the right hill to climb? Am I creating for impact—or just posting to fill the calendar?

2. Check Your Motivation
Have you outgrown the work—is this project meaningful beyond the paycheck?

• Reconnect to your deeper “why.” Why are you building this brand? What change do you want to create?

• Shift focus from recognition to contribution. Swap vanity metrics (likes, followers) for real value (helpful insights, meaningful leads).

• Ask: What would make this meaningful again? What would make this feel authentic and energizing again?

3. Check Your Systems
Are your habits or workflows slowing you down?

• Audit your workflows, processes, tools. Example: “Am I reinventing the wheel with every social post instead of using templates or batching?”

• Bring in fresh eyes and ears. Ask a colleague or audience member what they want more of—or what’s unclear.

• Ask: Where have I become too rigid—or too scattered? Where am I overcomplicating—and where could I simplify? Example: Set constraints (like “1 hour, 1 post”) or repurpose old content in new ways.

📌 Try this: Write down one sentence for each:
→ What problem am I solving?
→ Why does it matter?
→ What system change would help me move forward?

💡 Creative Edge

Stuckness Is a Choice. Movement Is a Practice.

The most effective builders, entrepreneurs, and creators don’t wait to “feel ready.”
They redesign their environment to create motion.

• Shift your routine. Work at a different time or place.

• Invite a new voice. Get fresh feedback.

• Change the shape of the problem. Tackle a different part of the project first.

The goal isn’t perfection. It’s momentum.
When you commit to motion, you stop circling the same stuck point—and start building new paths forward.

 🎲 Prompt Playground

Test drive AI Today with This Very Serious Prompt

This week’s challenge:
Break free from creative stuck-ness with absurd style.

Copy + paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity, fill in the blanks, and see what happens!

🎯 Try it with:

• Profession: Freelance audio engineer and music producer

• Specific challenge: Can’t come up with fresh content ideas for Instagram

✅ Bonus challenge: Ask AI to turn one of the ideas into a step-by-step action plan—with a ridiculous name for the strategy.

Reply to this email and send me your favorite result! I’ll send you my free AI prompting guide to help you unlock even more productivity and fun.

📡 Industry Pulse

• Podcast Listening Moves to TVs
  Podcast consumption on connected TVs (via YouTube, Spotify) is booming—blurring the lines between audio and video.
  Read more ›

• LinkedIn Doubles Down on Creators
  LinkedIn is emerging as a serious player in the creator economy, rolling out new tools and boosting organic reach.
  Read more ›

• Why Comedy Podcasts Still Dominate
  The indie podcast network Adelicious hits 20 million monthly downloads, showing the power of niche audiences.
  Read more ›

• Warner Music Launches Pulse App
  Warner’s new app lets artists track streams, royalties, and fan data in real time—putting more power in their hands.
  Read more ›

• UMG vs. Drake’s Legal Team Heats Up
  UMG pushes to dismiss Drake’s lawsuit, calling the claims “wild conspiracies”—another clash over rights in the streaming era.
  Read more ›

• TikTok Bets on Livestreaming
  TikTok is touting livestreaming as its next big creator revenue stream—aiming to deepen engagement and boost monetization.
  Read more ›

🛠️ Trending AI Tools

• Breed – Instantly identify your dogs breed with AI by uploading a photo_trained by 360+ recognized breeds.

• AI Chat FM – Access every major AI from one interface and save money vs. subscribing to them separately.

• Hedy – Hedy is your AI meeting coach for every conversation, helping 10,000+ professionals improve communication in business, healthcare, and education.

• ViralPulse – Spot viral trends before they explode. Stay ahead of the social curve.

• HeyGen Avatar IV – Generate lifelike characters from just one image and voice script.

💼 Open Opportunities 

In Podcasting:

• Sales Executive, Entertainment – Sirius/XM

• Traffic Coordinator – Ad Results Media

• Digital Media Planning Associate – NPM

• Media Strategy & Deals Manager – Wondery Revenue Operations

• Manager, Podcast Partnership Strategy – Audacy

In Music:

• A&R Manager – Peermusic (Miami, US)

• VP, Head of Marketing – Avex Music Group (US)

• Director of US Social Strategy – WMA Agency (West Coast, US)

• VIP Program Lead – 237 Global (US)

• Director, Artist & Label Marketing – AudioSalad (US/UK)

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⚡ Final Note

Want more Red Threads in your life?

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And thank you for spending time with Red Threads this week. I’m glad you’re here.

~ Jaime

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