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Hey rebel solopreneurs 🦸♀️🦸♂️
Most creators think sharing wins means choosing between two bad options.
Brag too much? You sound like a jerk. Your audience rolls their eyes.
Undersell everything? You stay invisible. No one knows what you've achieved.
That's not true.
Here's what actually works: A 5-part framework with two AI prompts that turn any achievement into an engaging milestone post in 5 minutes.
⛳️ Why this works
Before you share a win, you face a choice.
Stay quiet and stay invisible. Or share it and risk looking like you're humblebragging.
Most creators choose invisibility. They hit a milestone and... nothing. No post. No celebration. No acknowledgment.
Why? They're terrified of sounding arrogant.
Here's the thing...
Your milestone post is like a storefront window display.
Most creators either leave the window empty or stuff it with trophies and awards. "Look at me! Look at me!"
The empty window? No one knows you're open for business.
The trophy case? People walk by. Too salesy. Too self-absorbed.
But a great window display tells a story. It shows the journey. The struggle. The breakthrough. The lesson learned.
When you share a milestone with story and context, readers don't see bragging. They see relatability. They see someone who struggled like them. They see someone who figured it out.
And they think: "If they did it, maybe I can too."
The 5-part framework fixes this. Milestone. Story. Thanks. Impact. Future. Each piece answers a question your audience actually cares about.
When you follow the structure, you're not bragging. You're teaching.
Turns out, story beats trophy cases every time. BOOM.
Let's see how Jordan figured this out...
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Jordan runs a productivity newsletter for solopreneurs.
But here's their problem. They just hit 1,000 subscribers after 6 months of grinding.
That's huge. First major milestone.
But they froze. Should they share it? What if people think they're showing off?
They'd type a draft. Delete. Type again. "Just hit 1K subs! So grateful!" Too generic.
Delete.
"After 6 months of work, hit my first 1,000 subscribers." Too boring.
Delete.
Three hours gone. Still no post. The milestone sat there uncelebrated. Their audience had no idea.
Here's their real fear. Share it wrong and look like they're bragging. Or worse, sound desperate for validation.
Then Jordan found something. A 5-part framework from multi-million dollar newsletter creators.
Changed everything.
Jordan decided to follow these steps:
Step 1: Unpack their milestone using the 5-part framework Step 2: Generate the milestone post with their AI sidekick
Step 1: Unpack their milestone using the 5-part framework
Jordan opened a doc.
They needed to get the details out of their head. The framework had 5 parts. Milestone. Story. Thanks. Impact. Future.
But wait. How do you even structure this without sounding fake?
They spent 5 minutes answering the prompts...
Here's what they tried...
The milestone unpacking prompt
Spend 5 minutes thinking through your milestone and write down the 5 key talking points for your post.
Answer these questions:
1. MILESTONE: What happened? (Be specific with numbers)
2. STORY: How did you get there? What struggles? What pivots? What lessons?
3. THANKS: Who helped you? What will you give back to your audience?
4. IMPACT: What do the numbers mean? Why does this milestone matter?
5. FUTURE: What's coming next? What are you building toward?
Jordan's AI sidekick didn't generate anything yet. This was just the thinking stage.
They wrote down their answers...
Milestone: Hit 1,000 subscribers in 6 months
Story: Started with zero audience, wrote every week, pivoted from general productivity to AI-powered workflows after month 3, open rate jumped from 18% to 34%
Thanks: Thank readers who shared posts, give away free workflow template
Impact: Not just a number - proves AI productivity content resonates, validates 6 months of effort
Future: Building toward paid community, launching course on AI workflows
Five minutes. Done.
Now they had the raw material. Not a post yet. Just clarity on what to say.
Step 2: Generate the milestone post with their AI sidekick
Jordan had the framework. The answers. The structure.
But they still didn't know how to write it without sounding braggy.
They opened ChatGPT/Claude (their AI sidekick).
Here's what they tried...
The milestone post generator prompt
Hey ChatGPT, I need help drafting a simple, clear, and engaging milestone blog post in full markdown.
I just {WHAT YOU ACHIEVED}—and I want to write a post that resonates with my {TARGET AUDIENCE}.
It should read like a cohesive narrative while maintaining clarity and engagement.
Here is an outline of what I want to cover:
- MILESTONE: {I made my first..in the last...and I grew...}
- STORY: {Before I had..and now I have...but it wasn't easy...I learned}
- THANKS: {Thank you..to show my thanks...}
- IMPACT: {It's not just a milestone...it is a...}
- FUTURE: {I'm not stopping here...here is what is to come...}
- Call to action
Things you must avoid:
- Avoid jargon
- Avoid being salesy
- Avoid being overly enthusiastic
Things you must do:
- Vary sentence length to make it engaging (8-12 words each)
- Be clear and simple
Their AI sidekick generated a complete milestone post.
Not just bullet points. Full narrative. Story arc. Clear structure.
Jordan read through it. Made a few tweaks. Removed one emoji. Adjusted the tone slightly to match their voice.
Total time from blank page to ready-to-publish post?
Five minutes.
No more crumpled sticky notes. No more second-guessing. No more impostor syndrome.
They hit publish. The post went live.
🏆 Jordan's results after publishing their milestone post
Before:
Hit milestone but stayed silent for 3 days
Spent 3 hours trying to write one post (still unpublished)
Afraid of looking like they're bragging
Missing opportunities to connect with readers who achieved similar wins
After:
Published authentic milestone post in 5 minutes
Got 47 comments from readers sharing their own wins
Landed 2 new consulting clients who saw the post
Positioned themselves as someone who celebrates growth transparently
Their process now:
Hit milestone, open doc (30 seconds)
Answer 5 framework questions (5 minutes)
Paste into AI sidekick with generator prompt (30 seconds)
Review, tweak tone, publish (2 minutes)
Total time: 8 minutes. Not 3 hours of paralyzed staring.
Their AI sidekick handles the awkward self-promotion in 30 seconds. BOOM.
🧩 Your turn
Got a milestone sitting uncelebrated?
Copy the two prompts above into your AI sidekick.
First prompt: Spend 5 minutes unpacking your milestone with the 5-part framework.
Second prompt: Paste your answers into the generator prompt. Your AI sidekick creates the full post.
Review it. Tweak the tone. Publish.
Generation time: 30 seconds. Time to publish: 8 minutes.
Don't limit it to one platform. Share everywhere. LinkedIn. Twitter/X. Your blog. Medium.
The more eyes on it, the better.
That's it, my fellow outliers!
Yours 'making AI work intelligently while you sleep' Vijay peduru 🦸♂️