✍🏼 As a writer and connector, I offer ghostwriting and branding strategy services to help you build an online presence that embodies your unique voice and attracts your ideal audience.

🌎 I am a perpetual learner in pursuit of knowledge, and a broader understanding of people, culture, and the ways in which we engage with one another. 📚

🤝 Through unique personal (having moved 10+ times before college) and professional experiences (working in non-profits, higher education, and tech), I have gained a perspective resulting in impressive communication skills and a talent for making friends. 🙂

📝 I love words and believe in their power to build bridges, impact and inspire our lives, and to drive change. ❤️

Lyndsee Nielson

A dream come true 🥹



I set out to make younger me proud this year. To give the version of Lyndsee, who thrived in art class and daydreamed about pictures she wanted to paint, a chance to explore. To revisit the little version of me that would color and draw to her heart’s content.

My muse: the young woman who applied and got accepted to art school, believing her days would be spent in the studio covered in paint, but was deterred by those that told her there was 'no money in pursuing art!

But it was never about the money. It was about seeing, and feeling, and creating. It was about something tangible, putting hand to paper; layering and playing and building. My mind made manifest in colors and shapes.

This year I decided to pursue my art earnestly. To make time for it and to get back to what fills my soul. And for the first time I got to see it hanging in a gallery in London 🥹

If it's important, then I'm going to make time for it and I'm going to do everything I can to achieve it.

Thanks to those who have supported me and cheered me on the whole way; those who continue to show up for me physically and emotionally. I'm so proud of this moment and grateful to have you along for the ride. So grateful for all of the new friends this journey is introducing me to and excited for all that lies ahead 🥰

Thank you also to my lovely and dear friend Meridith for being with me this weekend and taking all of these photos for me! ♥️

Your personal branding spirit guide ✨🔮

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I was feeling adrift at the end of last year.


Things—𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨—weren’t working.

I felt unsure about my work,
Confused by where to go and what to do next,
Anxious about committing to anything,
And was stuck in a cerebral loop.

So I decided that I was finally ready to seek help from a coach.

I needed some guidance.

Because solopreneurship can feel really lonely and overwhelming.

And even when you have a support system, no one quite gets exactly what you’re navigating, both externally and internally.

And after a call with Karen Canham, NBC-HWC, E-RYT I knew she was exactly the coach I’d been waiting for, and why I hadn’t yet chosen to work with someone else.

✨

With Karen’s guidance and the work we committed to for three months, I began to unpack what the concerns and emotions I’d been experiencing for the last six months were rooted in.

🫠 This near-constant fear of “the other shoe dropping” versus being excited about how things had been progressing.

😬 This heaviness of succeeding and a pressure of making it on my own.

😑 This fear of abandonment and anxiety around money, stability, and security.

Because it was all a part of my internal narrative, and a nervous system that needed regulating.

So I listened to my body, visited that deep inner knowing and, during a somatic meditation, I found self trust again.

Instead of feeling 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, it started feeling like I was able to compartmentalize these domineering thoughts. I was able to realize that I could trust myself, my instincts, and my capabilities.

And with some clarity, my needs and desires became more clear too.

I wanted to embrace my creativity.

Then I saw an ad on Instagram that was like a sign from the Universe.

I wanted to be a working artist.

I wanted to give that version of me who had planned to attend art school, spending everyday in a studio covered in paint, and who had always wanted to be an artist when she grew up some space to explore that very pursuit.

She was still there.

She never left.

She just got pushed to the side while I was trying to do a million other things.

So I’m doing it!

I created a few new pieces in January and got them accepted into a small community show in London next month 🥰

I’m prioritizing my art (as I put on my mood board)

I’m taking risks (pursuing what I want for myself)

I’m listening to the Universe (taking more creative projects in addition to my writing)

It’s a lot, it’s different, and it’s just one area of work that I’m putting my energy towards, but it’s fun and fulfilling.

Younger Lyndsee would be proud 👩🏻‍🎨

Photos:
1-Current Lyndsee; really proud/excited
2-One of the signs from the Universe (black ball cap saying “Working Artist”)
3-Other sign from the Universe (@inspiredtowrite’s Instagram post saying “What if you’re walking into the most creatively abundant year of your life?”)
4-Another message on my mood board from @inspiredtowrite

I was standing in front of a room full of people I’d just met.



We’d been doing introductions, so I told them I was a ghostwriter and content creator, then we went on about our business…



Three months later I got a message on LinkedIn from one of the people in that room.

She said a friend of hers had asked if they knew any ghostwriters and she “immediately thought of” me!

That referral turned into a paid project.

That project turned into the achieved goal of the client.

That connection turned into trust and possible future endeavors.

So, that’s the reminder: 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤.

You never know when it might result in:

- an introduction
- a referral
- an opportunity
- a friend

🙂

“Maybe you’re already doing it..”

This is what someone said to me a long time ago.

I’d been telling them about how I’d been in a car accident, junior year of high school. “I’ve been in a helicopter,” I said, “but I don’t remember it. Actually, I don’t remember four weeks of my life. They thought they were going to have to reteach me how to walk, talk, and feed myself.”

I wish I could remember who I was talking to (blame the brain injury), but I’ve also told the story many times.

It always makes me reminisce: “Thankfully they didn’t have to. I didn’t have to start all over. I think it’s because I was meant to do something great with my life.”

“Maybe you’re already doing it,” they said.

This week alone I have never felt that statement more.

𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵.

✨

Having an existential conversation with my Uber driver, broadening our understanding of human behavior in a 45-minute ride from the airport. A new forever friend.

Not shying away from my nurse telling me, “It’s a scary time for people who look like me. I pray for the safety of my children every day.” “I know,” I said, “I’m so sorry. I hope that there are more of us that see how wrong this is and would be willing to stand up for one another.” “There is,” he said. “There is more good than evil.”

Meeting Zenia, a coffee shop owner in Hackney, and her patrons, Peter and Clark, two elderly gentleman walking in arm and arm to have an afternoon tea. “That’s an attractive accent,” Peter said, “where are you from?”

Speaking with the ladies in a secondhand shop, talking about vintage clothes and the style from their younger years. Their eyes sparkling as they think back to those times.

✨

Maybe my friendliness, my willingness to speak with people and actually see them and listen to them, are making a difference.

Maybe that smile to a stranger while walking down the sidewalk makes a difference.

Maybe that “Aw thank you, you’re the best!” really does hit the chef in the heart when he sits my gorgeous (and very tasty) pizza down on my table and preemptively brings a takeaway box.

Maybe I am creating ripples.

Maybe I am setting a different model.

Maybe I am making a difference one encounter at a time.

I guess there’s a lot we could be doing with our time here. May we be leaving the world better than we found it.

♥️

Post inspired by Emily McMahon. There is always space for more positivity ✨

The best part about the game:

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. 

#badbunny ♥️

Happy Friday the Thirteenth 🖤


Some may associate it with the scary movie
Some may think it a bad omen or superstitious

But to me…

Friday is my favorite day of the week
13 is my favorite number
And together they’re weird and wonderful ✨

And that is my wish for you!

May you have a day that surprises you in the best way

May you remember the *weird* qualities are just what makes someone or something unique

And to celebrate the strange, the unusual, and the beautiful…

Sometimes it’s all about perspective ✨



Photo by Oliver Mayhall | @oliver.mayhall on Instagram

Founder @ Growth Habit | Author of Die Before They Do | Alcohol Free for 10+ Years | 🎧 Ex-DJ/Producer

YOU'RE DOING THIS WORK BECAUSE.....

You want to do work with meaning while creating freedom for yourself.

But it's hard...

✔️ You want to grow your business but not your stress + workload 

✔️ You know you're a good coach but you don't know where your next client is coming from

✔️ Everyone comes to you for support + guidance, but who do you go to?

✔️ You know you need to get your message out there (marketing) + enroll people (sales) but don't want to do anything that feels icky

✔️ You have an exciting vision but not the frameworks, methods, and systems to get there


What if there was an easy way to have Dream Clients coming to you? 

I know, it’s a bold statement.


—————
ABOUT ME

💎 Serial entrepreneur of profitable businesses
🚀 Helped 410+ coaches + consultants 
💻 Ex-People & Culture leader in Tech
💥 Featured in Forbes + Entrepreneur
🎧 Retired DJ/producer
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Proud papa x 2


Hey there, I’m Robb....

I’m passionate about helping people grow their businesses but it all means nothing without the human connection & deeper purpose. Before I started focusing on LinkedIn, I got clients from sharing my message + building audiences on Myspace, Facebook, and Instagram. While the platforms may change, the principals remain the same. It's all about how you communicate your message.

Since 2019, I've helped over 410 entrepreneurs + coaches launch & grow.

———————
WHAT CLIENTS SAY

◆ "things just changed dramatically. Over the three months we worked together I got 19 inbound leads, which is very, very different than what was happening before" - Francisco 

◆ "Robb has a special ability to boil it down to the essence and provide concrete tools, systems, and the accountability you need to achieve (literally) what you dream" - Prieeyya 

◆ "With Robb’s help I’ve put out content that attracts the coaching clients I want to work with at higher rates." - Natalie

◆ "I actually sold over $10k worth of coaching this week. Thank you so much for all your care, your empathy, but really your unique training, coaching, and mentoring" - Joe 

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I help purpose-driven coaches + consultants like you grow your business + your impact. I have an incredible private community of humans doing kickass work, run a six-month Impact Accelerator group program, and work with small number of select people 1:1.

GET LOADS OF FREE TRAINING HERE: https://www.growthhabit.org/blog

GRAB MY BESTSELLING BOOK "DIE BEFORE THEY DO": https://mybook.to/DieBeforeTheyDo

CURIOUS OR HAVE QUESTIONS? Send me a DM :)

Robb Gilbear

People are currently flying in from London, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Virginia, Montréal, and Toronto to join us here. But I had to ask myself a tough question last week...
 
How much of this is my ego?

How much is me hosting this mastermind in Mexico my ego wanting to be able to say "I'm hosting a retreat in Tulum."
 
So I asked myself why. Several times. To get beyond the surface level answers. This is what came up.
 
Why am I hosting this retreat?
 
1. Because I want to be able to expense a trip to a sunny destination as a business expense. And I figured others would also appreciate that.
   
2. Because I want to BE someone who hosts international retreats. Yes, part of that is ego. But it's also about me continuing to shift my identity. This is me Doing Bold Sh*t.
   
3. Because I've attended masterminds in Bali, Mexico, Toronto, and Austin in the last few years. And I experienced major shifts in both myself + my business each time. The best way to learn a new language? Immersion. Putting yourself in an environment where everyone speaks the language normalizes it. It pushes you to learn. And the best way to shift what you believe is possible? Changing your environment + who you spend time with. You can get some of this from being part of an online community with the right people. But massive breakthroughs happen when you get out of your house. Away from your dishes, laundry, and all the little things that act as constant subtle reminders of "who you are". The more drastic your environment change, the more life can start to feel like a blank canvas.
   
4. Because I know I'm on this planet to help others rewrite what they believe is possible for themselves.
 
So yeah, a small part of me is hosting a retreat in Mexico so my ego can pat itself on the back.
 
But a bigger part of me is intentionally bringing together a group of awesome humans by the ocean because I know us being here together is gonna unlock magic for all of us.

Founder @ Growth Habit | Author of Die Before They Do | Helped 430+ Coaches in 17 Countries | Alcohol Free for 11 Years | 🎧 Ex-DJ/Producer

The crazy contrast of breakthroughs people had is one of the highlights for me. From “I have to buy the bed frame” to “I need to get divorced”. And what people said about the event (below) has me teary eyed....

→ “Life-changing. This is why we show up when you make offers.”

→ ”This was one of the most special weekends I’ve ever had.”

→ "I believe I can do what I say I’m going to do now. What I think I can do, I now know I can do."

→ "There’s major weight that I’m leaving behind here, and that opens up clarity of vision, a calmness in my body, and more creativity. Now I'm even more excited to go back to the work that I do.”

"You exceeded my expectations the moment I walked into the villa. I was like woah. This is beautiful, what a setting. I felt immediate comfort. An immediate energy of this feels right. There was a vibe immediately. We had beautiful conversations, we shared ideas, and perspectives. It was a really powerful connection with the beautiful community that you've created. There was space for ourselves, educational content that's really tangible useful sh*t, and incredible spiritual healing exercises. There were magical moments for me."

→ "I knew I would learn more about business frameworks, messaging, platforms, and approaches that would help me grow. Which I got in droves. I knew I would get that coming here. What I didn't expect was to have so many new friends, that I know for years and years to come will be in my orbit that I can call upon if I have a question, a gut check, or need counsel. I knew that I'd meet really cool people because that's all that you have in your Growth Habit community is really cool people. But I didn't expect the depth of those relationships in over just two days. What I also didn't expect was having some very significant existential questions about one of my businesses moving forward. And two of the masterminds here were complete experts at the two sides of the question coin. And the first night, I asked them if I could pick their brains and I got a complete masterclass on how to think about the problems, how to solve the problems, and how to approach the problems in a way that was even better than I could've ever expected. It was $50k worth of counsel over 30 minutes after dinner. The other thing that I could not expect that I got from this, which made the entire experience priceless, was transformation. You created a container each afternoon for us to go into the deeper work. And in the depths of those journeys in this safe beautiful space that you created, I healed 40 years of trauma. I reconciled problems I had with family members, and all this internal work that I didn't expect."

^This is why I do this.

❤️

P.S. Our next big in-person event is Do Bold Sh*t in October. 
Here's the deets: 
https://lnkd.in/gtP5xTf2

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I'm coming to a city near you. After everyone left Tulum, I spent an extra week in Mexico to reflect + refuel. And 2 things became abundantly clear....
 
1. The intimate mastermind in the sun will become an annual event.
2. We're going to start doing more international in-person events. Some will be dinner meetups, others will be workshops, and a few will be bigger transformational experiences.
 
Starting with:
 
→ Athens in May
→ Ottawa in June
→ Paris in October
→ London in October
→ Toronto in October
 
And we might even host a little something in Thunder Bay in April.
 
So if you know someone in those places who you think might like to attend, tag them. And if you'd like us to do something in a city that's not listed, say where.
 
Looking forward to spending time with you face to face.

I have a pet peeve about the coaching industry: People who clearly have a niche (that niche being coaches) telling you that you don't need a niche. Which is them speaking to a precise pain point they know you have:

The difficulty of figuring out your niche.

And they're able to do because THEY DO have a defined niche. That's why getting clear on exactly who you are serving is so important. It allows you to make those you serve feel seen because you're speaking to their specific dreams/challenges/desires/ and pains.

After helping hundreds of coaches figure out who their Dream Clients are, here's 3 common mistakes people make:

1. GETTING TOO FIXATED ON "DEMOGRAPHICS" (age, occupation, gender, race). And not going deep enough on "psychographics" (values, attitudes, personality). Aka what's truly important to them + how they see the world. My guess is you probably don't care if they live in Montréal or Memphis. And you're not going to turn a client away because they're left-handed. So focus on their head + heart. Who do they need to be as humans for you to love working with them? 
   
2. NOT GETTING NARROW ENOUGH. There's 8 billion people on this blue rock flying through space. And most coaches are only looking to work with 10-15 people at a time. You can get way more specific. Plus, there's over 2 million career coaches on LinkedIn (and over 4 million leadership coaches on here). You want to be so specific that people know exactly who to refer to you.
   
3. NOT BEING SPECIFIC IN YOUR MESSAGING. There's a big difference between saying "you want to feel more confident" and "you want to feel confident presenting in front of the senior leadership team, even when your passive-aggressive co-worker (who you think is secretly out to get you) is in the room." I could say "you're not sure what do to next". But it's not going to stand out to you the same as "you're not sure what to do next, and if things don't change soon, you're worried you're going to have to give up on this dream and go back to a job".

Getting this specific can feel scary.

But all my clients who are living a life that feels like a dream (making awesome money while loving the work and feeling in control of their schedule) are super specific. And my clients that are going to crack a million this year? (there's four that I'm aware of) They're so insanely clear + narrow with who they serve it's almost shocking.

I just signed an agreement where the DEPOSIT I have to pay is $21,770. I realized that's about how much I had in credit card debt 10 years ago (with another $7k ish owing on a line of credit on top of that). It's wild how much things have changed in the last decade.

I credit much of the shift to Doing Bold Sh*t.

And this simple strategy I live by:

1. Do Bold Sh*t that scares you.
2. Reflect + learn as you go. 
3. Share what you're learning to teach + inspire others. 
4. Repeat.

...

Did you know that I host an annual conference called Do Bold Sh*t? Last year, we had people from 5 different countries in the room with us. It's was freaking magic. See for yourself here: doboldshit.com

.

Are you willing to spend 8 hours on one short video?
 
This video took: 
→ 2 hours to draft the outline. 
→ 4.5 hours to edit + refine the script. 
→ 27 minutes to record. 
→ 1 hour to edit.
 
8 hours of uninterrupted focus work to create a single video that I can only use for 3 weeks because it's for an upcoming live event.

[Event details here: 
https://lnkd.in/eNYVYPvF ]
 
Why would I spend this much time on a video that's less than 5 minutes long?
 
1. It's making it easy to enroll people into my training on the 27th.
2. I feel more clear + confident with my messaging from the process.
3. I know the next one won't take nearly as long. Practice, baby!
 
There's loads of tools, mentors, and maps to make your journey easier.
 
But at some point, you just got to do the work.

I don't know that I've ever made a promise like this. But if you're a coach who wants to get more clients + make more impact: watch this. You'll know exactly where you need to focus. In just 71 seconds. 

But it'll only work if....

You're honest with yourself.

And you listen to my instructions to not choose 7. 😂

In 2023, I hit a wall. 
My LinkedIn content was getting loads of views, I had plenty of followers, people were liking and commenting and even sending DMs that I was "inspiring" or sharing "great insights." But none of it mattered. 

My business had plateaued and I wasn't signing new clients.

I'd wake up every day thinking about what to post, spend hours commenting on other people's content, and do all the things the LinkedIn gurus said you sure do.
But trying to win the popularity contest wasn't magically bringing in clients. And it had me worried. If things didn't change, I might have to go back to working for someone else.

Then something hit me.

When I first launched Growth Habit, I signed 12 coaching clients in the first two weeks. Twelve. I didn't have a big following, I wasn't posting every day, and I definitely didn't have some fancy content strategy.

So what the hell had changed since then?

I'd lost sight of what actually worked. I'd gotten so caught up in creating more content and chasing engagement that I'd forgotten the thing that made me successful in the first place. I wasn't creating demand anymore, I was just creating noise.

So I stopped.

I stopped trying to chase the algorithm and stopped doing what people with hundreds of thousands of followers said I "should" be doing. I went back to what actually worked: understanding what needs to happen in someone's brain for them to go from "that's helpful" to "I need to work with this person."

Here's the part that blows my mind:

In the last two years my revenue has more than doubled while my LinkedIn views have dropped dramatically. I spend less time on here but am having more impact. Because I’ve focused on creating demand instead of chasing engagement.

I'm breaking down exactly how I do this in a live 90 minute training on Feb 25th.

[Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eNYVYPvF ]

You'll learn exactly what to say to attract "I'm ready to go" clients, the messaging framework that creates demand for you, and the buyer psychology shift required for people to say "I need to work with THIS person."

It's a private session I'm running for clients.

But I've made a limited number of guest spots available.

Open article: LinkedIn by growthhabit.org

Let's start with why LinkedIn sucks.... 

• People using engagement pods to artificially boost their content (and make you feel inferior about getting less likes). 
• AI slop posts (with robots replying to each other in the AI filled comments).
• Getting asked “are you taking on new clients?” (before being slapped across the face with a pitch).
 
But if you can avoid those pitfalls, you’ll find….
 
Incredible humans + opportunities. 
The most supportive online community. 
A platform where most people are logging in for leadership, learning, business, and growth.
 
And....

If you learn how to navigate LinkedIn LIKE A HUMAN (and use all it’s incredible features), you can chart your own path. You can get your message out in a place where the average household income is over $100k for more than half of the people on the platform. 

You can build a business doing impactful work.

P.S. I'm running a live training on March 25th where I'm breaking down exactly how I'm getting clients on LinkedIn in 2026, without pitch-slapping strangers, spending hours a day on the platform, or other cringy sh*t. 

Deets here: https://lnkd.in/eRrcWG2b

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