This week there has been a lot of CHANGE in my life & business. As I'm sure a lot of you are dealing with the same at different points & seasons. And it's left me with brain fog... it can be scary especially when you need to produce, and put pressure on yourself. (I would know, I feel it now) As @Allan Finkelstein asked me on the phone this morning, if you were driving and it was foggy, what would be the reasonable thing to do? 1. Turn the high beams on 2. Slow down 3. Pull over if it's that bad There is wisdom in slowing down, or stopping completely if you need. Him and I always talk about getting above the dance floor, rather than always being in it. And after looking from above, things are alright. But forcing yourself to output when there's nothing in the tank, leads to subpar output. And that's a shame, because the right word or lesson, at the right time, is like GOLD. I am someone who puts a lot of pressure on myself, and I enjoy everything that's happening lately! I'm having an absolute blast with all of you here. But, how can we be the best version of ourselves when we are lacking clarity & focus? A lot of you don't know what to build, or focus on, and I'm not giving advice here at all. But from my perspective, you might need to get a birds eye view, and truly figure out what you need in peace & quiet. Less is more is typically the right call in most cases. Your output will be 10x better when you're clear and not focused on working yourself because you feel you "need to". Talking from experience, that's my raw thoughts. Much love everyone, I hope this was well received by you all!

Who would be interested in a FULLY setup Claude Code system setup for them? I am working a deal with Hostinger and basically going to setup a template of my setup but host it on a VPS that is duplicatable. That way you can gain access to my file structure, skills, and plugins instantly. The other benefit of running it on a VPS is that you can access Claude Code remotely through Slack or Telegram without needing a mac mini or keeping your computer on 24/7. I realize how powerful automating your day to day with Claude Code has 100x my business game. That's why I wanted some feedback before I rolled anything out. Hit the poll please!

If you joined before the paid ONLY switch, read this. Courses used to be Premium only. Not anymore. Every member now has them. You got in free. You now own every course I've built and every course I drop going forward. Advanced A to Z Claude Code. SaaS Building. Sales and Marketing. 100k Follower Strategy. Founders Toolkit. All of it. BUT only Premium members can jump on the live calls, access the Template Vault, Monthly Workshops, and get a 30 minute Welcome Call with me. New members pay $47 or $97 to walk through the door. No more free members. That's the gift. Use it. I have a TON of work to do beefing up the courses and templates. The work continues. Premium calls will be worth their weight. I'm still here answering every question in the comments. Click OG on the poll below if you joined before April 22.

Hey everyone, I built something for you. It's called the Bottleneck Finder, and it's my gift. 🔑 Get yours here: https://www.charlieautomates.com/diagnose/ 🔑 Here's what it does. You answer a handful of questions (takes 3-5 minutes), and it figures out EXACTLY what the biggest thing holding you back is right now. Not generic advice. YOUR specific bottleneck, based on YOUR answers. Then it spits out a full report. Feed it straight into Claude and you've got a real starting point for solving it, today. It will continually build off the data of everything I feed into it, and everything you all feed into it, with exact references tied directly to the classroom of WHAT will solve that problem for you. Second thing. The curriculum inside Skool has been updated, but we'll be honest, it's covering too wide a surface right now. We're reading every Bottleneck Finder response coming in and using that data to rebuild it around SPECIFIC plug-and-play workflows that match what you're actually stuck on. So run the diagnostic. You help yourself, and you help shape what we build next. Link again: https://www.charlieautomates.com/diagnose/ That's it. Go get your report. Charles

🚨 The biggest problem. Most people are going to run into when building sites with Claude code is simply the fact that it'll print out generic garbage that can't be differentiated from the next guys slop. 🔑 TLDR - I have a CHALLENGE for you at the bottom of this. Brand differentiation is the key, and your uniqueness is UNIQUE to you. Lean into it! Don't recreate the wheel, but you must KNOW THY SELF FAMILY. This is how we can stand out from others, and get the recognition you deserve. ----------- How do we solve this? And I'm sure you're hoping for a command or plug-in that's gonna solve this problem for you. But the real answer to this problem is a bit deeper than just one command or skill. Most of us will go right to executing without properly ideating on things. And honestly, the same is true for knowing ourselves. When I build a website or landing page with Claude code, yes, I'm stacking skills, commands, and custom animations. And what's also true is that I can just tell Claude to build something and give me a product in 10 minutes. But to build a premium website, you not only need outcome oriented sales copy, but you also need to spend time creatively brainstorming. I catch myself doing this often as well. Everybody is asking Google stitch and Claude to create one to one copies of sites they found on the Internet. But the people who created those templates might have completely different missions, values and client profiles. So it's important to spend time thinking about who you are how you wanna be represented and what your company is actually about. There are unlimited possibilities when creating with Claude code and yes, it's true to not re-create the wheel. But we also need to lean into what makes us different as people because that's gonna translate into everything that you build. ----------- 🔥 So my challenge to you is to open up a blank canvas on miro.com: 1️⃣ Write down the values of yourself and your company (both are you) 2️⃣ Write down your elevator pitch