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Michael Lim

🏆 x 5 Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur. Sold my first one-person business at 28. Currently traveling Southeast Asia.

the most expensive purchase 🏘️

G’day friends, Let’s start with quiz: What’s the most expensive purchase you’ll ever make? You might think: Car. House. Vacations. Well, you would be wrong, wrong, and wrong. The biggest life expense? Tax. Yes, that boring thing you hire someone else to think about. But there are only 3 guarantees in life. Death. Taxes. Michael mentioning durians. So, understanding how to control your tax liability is the #1 wealth generating skill you can learn. (as well as loving durians) Especially for...

getting that ‘promotion’ 👨‍💻

G’day G’day friends, You’ve done all the right things. Studied for those good grades. Worked those semi-pointless internships. Networked like crazy. Hustled your way into an entry level job. Put in the hours and hard work. Got the promotions. Got the fancy car and nice hours. You’ve got nice sounding title and the material success. Everyone thinks you’ve made it. But you feel empty inside. You were sold a version of success that doesn’t exist anymore. You thought that if you climb the ladder...

The 6-fig biz opps in 2026 🦴

G’day G'day Launch Pilots, We are living in an incredible time. But also a highly uncertain time. Tech accelerating faster than ever. The worst job market in living memory. Geopolitics, conflict, and economic change. But the same technology that is destroying the 9-5, is the same technology helping solopreneurs create a business they love. This is contradiction we live in. In my days working in government policy, a politician once said: “never waste a crisis” Crisis creates uncertainty. And...

boring service = profitable 👛

G’day G’day friends, I was speaking to a friend who wanted to start a business. They were super excited. Talking about: Artificial Intelligence this, Blockchain that. Using complex and unproven business models. Sounds great on paper. But almost impossible to start for a new entrepreneur. I didn’t want to burst their bubble. I love the energy and spirit of entrepreneurship. But this is where the biggest mistake can be made. Sexy ideas are overrated. Boring execution is underrated. Don’t try to...

I went a bit craaaazy, oops 🤪

G’day G’day friends, I’ve lost the plot. People are calling me crazy. Others think I’ve gone mad. But I’m so excited. Recently, I completely revamped my branding: I was getting sick and tired of my old branding. I created it back in 2022, and by 2025, it got stale. Professionally shot and edited photos. Colours that didn’t offend anyone. That worked well 3-4 years ago. Everyone back in 2022 then was too unprofessional. Selfies in the mirror. Pixelated photos. But now that’s changed. AI makes...

install this for unlimited leads ⚙️

G’day G’day friends, On the 12th of September, I launched something bold. The Solopreneur Assessment. This was a $0 - $20k per month roadmap for one-person businesses. Why did I do it? Well, I kept getting asked the same questions. Most solopreneurs struggle the most getting from $0 - $20k per month. Most fall below $5k per month. My email inbox was full of the same questions. Sensing a theme, I decided to build a product. So, I put all that data and questions into an assessment tool. I made...

the job market is cooked (again) 🍳

G’day G’day friends, Getting employed is crazy hard right now. I’ve heard from recruiters that this is the worst job market they have ever seen. Not just in 2025, but in decades. Some are even saying that this market is worse than Global Financial Crisis in 2008. Corporate mangers, directors and executives are finding it hard to get jobs. These are people with decades of experience. But can’t even get a second interview. Or they get pass the interviews and then get completely ghosted. And...

The golden AI opportunity 🪙

G’day G’day friends, I had lunch with an AI Founder in Bali last week. He’s built a successful AI business that’s scaling across the world. Despite his success, he was refreshingly skeptical about AI’s potential. While building in this space, he knows the limitations of AI. He told me that the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ is a misnomer. “AI isn’t intelligent, it’s a probability prediction algorithm”. Based on the words you give it, it guesses what should come next. That’s not intelligence,...

Karen from HR 😵‍💫

G'day G'day, In my 9-5 job, I had one of the worst colleagues. The entire 5 years we worked together, we never got along. She would constantly undermine me or hit me with subtle jabs. Insults disguised as ‘banter’ or ‘jokes’ But I could always feel there was a malicious intent. The worst bit? She was never outwardly hostile. For a few weeks, I’d think we would be turning a corner. We would get along well with each other. We would get lunch together. Things seemed to be going well. But then...

The BIG change in 2026 🧞‍♂️

G’day friends, I’m excited for 2026. But there are going to be huge changes in the online world. The biggest change will be: Community. People are going to pay a premium for in-person events. I’ve already seen it with events this year. People are travelling long distances to be part of them. At these events, there’s a craving for face-to-face connection. People almost seem desperate for them. Like an itch they are looking to scratch. I can’t blame them. We’ve endured the last 5 years of...

🏆 x 5 Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur. Sold my first one-person business at 28. Currently traveling Southeast Asia.