I Have a Problem (And I'm Happy About It)

Because I'm going to solve my problem and turn it into an ebook

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One of the best ways to create a product is to solve a problem.

Even better is when you can solve a problem you have and document the process. That’s what I did with my Medium Money book, and it’s done very well for me so far:

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With Medium Money, my problem was not making enough money to buy a slice of pizza.

But once I figured out some things, my account began to grow, and I started making much better (and steadier) income from the platform.

All I did was solve my own problem, and then write out what I did and turn it into a book.

It’s so simple!

So yesterday, when I stumbled on a new problem, I was excited!

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I just finished 75 Hard, and I’m looking for something new to try. My husband and son mentioned they wanted to try a carnivorish diet.

I said, “You know what? I’ll try it too!” (And my daughter’s coming along for the ride…)

We decided on a mostly animal-based diet that will consist of:

• Meat, dairy, eggs, honey, fruit, real maple syrup, a few nuts, seasonings, soy sauce or coconut aminos, and a few veggies like garlic and onions for flavor

• We’ll do this M-F

• Saturday dinners will be relaxed because we like to go out or order takeout

• Sunday we have Italian lunch feasts with my in-laws, so that will be a totally free day

I’ll also be counting calories because I still want to stay on target with that.

I like the idea of this diet because it isn’t super strict, but I think we’ll see some benefits of eating mostly animal-based throughout the week.

It’s an experiment, so we’ll have to see!

So here’s my problem…

I went to YouTube to see if I could figure out what people eat and if they have any interesting meals.

I typed in:

“Animal-based meals for families”

And nothing that came up satisfied me.

I got a lot of buff body-builder-type dudes who showed their “what I eat in a day” videos.

They were somewhat helpful, but not quite what I was looking for. I don’t need to know how to make steak for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

I need some variety for my picky family.

Enter…

ChatGPT!

My favorite use for ChatGPT is recipes.

I love that you can be very specific with it.

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It gave me 5 recipes to start, and I also asked for one more using cod.

I’ll try some of these recipes next week and play around with ChatGPT to get even better results.

As I try the recipes, if they’re good enough, I’ll add them to an ebook.

My product will be an ebook using the best animal-based recipes ChatGPT gives me.

This is going to be so much fun!

As a reminder, my paid subs will get any ebook I create for free.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress with this one, and the other books I’m working on.

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