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So...

Yesterday I turned a year older.

No fanfare. No out-of-country trips. Just another ordinary Thursday.

But the universe had other plans.

I got three unexpected birthday gifts that shifted my perspective (yet again) on this whole "building in public" experiment I've been doing.

Gift #1: Another automation request

A fellow coach reached out asking for help with her video content workflow.

That makes three people in two weeks who've specifically sought me out for AI automation help.

Here's the kicker - 40 days ago, I wasn't "the AI guy." I was just someone experimenting with prompts, trying not to feel left behind in this AI revolution.

Today? People are seeking me out for the exact thing I've been building publicly.

Ang weird but welcome ng feeling. Hehe

Gift #2: My mentor absolutely roasted my sales script

I mean Kenny Rogers level roasted.

Every assumption I had about positioning. Every clever line I thought was brilliant. Every literary flourish I was proud of - dismantled with surgical precision.

Old me would've been defensive. Would've tried to justify why my approach made sense. Would've made excuses.

Instead, I found myself enjoying it. Feverishly taking notes. Saying "thank you" after each brutal correction.

Because here's what I realized - feedback isn't an attack on your ideas. It's data for your next iteration.

The script wasn't supposed to be a literary masterpiece. It was designed to sell to cold traffic. And I was so caught up in sounding smart that I forgot to focus on selling effectively.

Gift #3: Actual surprise cake and ice cream

Thanks to Jex and everyone who made it happen.

Simple pero meaningful.

But here's what hit me as I was reflecting on these three gifts:

The automation requests aren't validation that I've "made it." They're proof that consistency compounds in ways you can't predict.

When you show up daily, even when progress feels ordinary, you create patterns that turn into opportunities you never saw coming.

Yesterday I posted about feeling the weight of this challenge. About questioning whether sharing ordinary progress was worth it.

Today I'm reminded why the answer is yes.

Not because every day brings dramatic wins. But because showing up daily creates momentum that builds on itself.

Three automation requests. Mentor feedback that will make my cold traffic offer 10x stronger. A birthday that landed right in the middle of the most public learning experiment I've ever attempted.

The momentum feels different now.

What patterns are you creating through consistency, ?

What ordinary progress are you dismissing that might be building toward something bigger?

Sometimes the best gifts come disguised as regular Tuesday feedback and unexpected requests.

Shoden "Birthday Boy Builder" San

PS. May gift din ako for you! Check out and use to your heart's desire etong "Pinoy Freelancer Vague Feedback Translator" Haha. It translates your client's very vague feedback into something actionable. Paste mo lang yung service and niche mo, plus yung vague feedback. It will tell you the next steps.

Happy Friday!

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