# build life (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover build life. Page: Feed: --- ## [The weird grief of realizing people don't really know you](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/the-weird-grief-of-realizing-people) _2026-08-17 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ I’m not even sure how to articulate what I’m about to share because it feels like a weird thing to say. ## [Every New ICE Detention Center Tells a Bigger Story](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/every-new-ice-detention-center-tells) _2026-08-17 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A new 1,600-bed private ICE detention facility is set to open in Minnesota. Dilley and Delaney Hall show us why we should care about what happens inside. ## [AI Networking Intelligence System: Know Who You’re Meeting Before You Walk In](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/ai-networking-intelligence-system) _2026-08-17 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Research anyone in minutes: understand their journey, company, priorities, and the questions that create better conversations. ## [Belonging Notes: Here's what you might have missed this week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-heres-what-you-might) _2026-08-15 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Last Night, Minnesota Chose a Different Kind of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/last-night-minnesota-chose-a-different) _2026-08-12 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Peggy Flanagan said we should stand with immigrant communities even when it isn’t politically convenient. Last night, Minnesota voters chose her. ## [Most Immigrants Aren’t Asking for Special Treatment](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/most-immigrants-arent-asking-for) _2026-08-10 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ They’re asking for the same things most people want: safety, stability, opportunity, care, and the chance to build a life. ## [Belonging Notes: What We Talked About This Week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-what-we-talked-about) _2026-08-08 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Being Welcomed Is Not the Same as Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/being-welcomed-is-not-the-same-as) _2026-08-07 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A welcome can open the door. Belonging lets us walk through it without leaving our language, culture, or identity behind. ## [Friendship Standards & Boundaries ALL High-Achieving Women MUST Have](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/friendship-standards-and-boundaries) _2026-08-07 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ ...if you want friendships where you're genuinely supported, celebrated, and understood instead of always being the strong friend everyone depends on. ## [The Ballot Is More Than a Right. It Is a Place to Belong.](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/the-ballot-is-more-than-a-right-it) _2026-08-05 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ I came to America at five, became eligible for citizenship at eighteen, and did not begin voting until my twenties. Here is why I joined 1000 Miles to Memphis. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZamGdAGf0JgF) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [#2 Build Your AI Brand Strategist: Train AI To Understand Your Voice, Story & Audience](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/build-your-ai-brand-strategist) _2026-08-05 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Give AI the context it needs to become your personal brand strategist. Stop giving AI random instructions. Build the context it needs to become your personal brand strategist. ## [Take These Books on Vacation With You!!](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/take-these-books-on-vacation-with) _2026-08-05 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ There's not a dud one here, I promise ## [ICE Isn’t Just Tracking Immigrants. It’s Marking Them.](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/ice-isnt-just-tracking-immigrants) _2026-08-03 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ How electronic surveillance turns immigration enforcement into public stigma—and creates profit from the people being watched. ## [How to Live a Meaningful Life | Bill Burnett](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/how-to-live-a-meaningful-life-bill-burnett-dave-evans) _2026-08-02 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ A meaningful life is built through what we and our ability to be fully present for the life we have already created. Learn how to build a life with meaning. ## [How To Tell The Truth About Parenthood](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/how-to-tell-the-truth-about-parenthood) _2026-08-01 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ just something I've been thinking about ## [The battle between the life you want and the life that's expected of you](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/the-battle-between-the-life-you-want) _2026-07-29 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ The invisible battle high-achieving women face when they finally decide to stop living for everyone else and start living for themselves. ## [Welcome to Beauty of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/welcome-to-beauty-of-belonging) _2026-07-29 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Immigrant stories deserve more room than politics, struggle, sacrifice, and success. ## [#24 July!](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/24-july) _2026-07-29 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ strap in because this one is unhinged!! ## [The System High Perfomers Use to Run Their Lives](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/high-perfomance-systems) _2026-07-26 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ If you’re tired of feeling scattered and constantly juggling work, personal growth, finances, health, and decision fatigue, here’s how I try to build my life intentionally. ## [The end-of-year speech I gave my Year 7s 😭](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/the-end-of-year-speech-i-gave-my) _2026-07-25 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ Miss Williams has some things she'd like to say!! ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MVMpHbtFnpWW) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [It's the end of the school year!](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/its-the-end-of-the-school-year) _2026-07-22 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ It's the end of the school year and this is what I'm reflecting on ## [Want A Mentor? First, Be Someone Worth Mentoring](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-a-mentor-you-need-to) _2026-07-19 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Stop positioning yourself as someone who needs mentoring. Start being someone who is actively building something worth paying attention to & worth mentoring. ## [I Got a Past Life Reading](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/i-got-a-past-life-reading) _2026-07-18 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ it was actually kind of great ## [#1 Build Your AI Personal Brand Audit: A Clear Roadmap for Greater Visibility & Influence](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/ai-personal-brand-audit) _2026-07-15 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Use AI to analyse your personal brand, identify growth opportunities, and create a roadmap to become more visible and influential. ## [Who I Was Before I Was A Mother](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/who-i-was-before-i-was-a-mother) _2026-07-15 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ Sometimes it isn’t about who you should become - it’s about remembering who you were. ## [You’re loud about what impresses people and quiet about what you actually want](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/hiding-your-dreams) _2026-07-14 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ On hiding the life you actually want while proudly introducing the one that earns you approval. ## ["Should I prioritise the better school or my daughter's existing friendships?"](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/should-i-prioritise-the-better-school) _2026-07-11 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ Agony Aunt #4 ## [Build Your Family Chief of Staff with AI](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/build-your-family-chief-of-staff) _2026-07-08 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Reduce your mental load by managing household admin more efficiently. ## [Taking the Train to The Alps for 16 Days is Costing Me Less Than 4 Days at Disneyland](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/taking-the-train-to-the-alps-for) _2026-07-08 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ And I thought you'd like to know that! ## [The Unravelling Finale: The End of an Era](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/the-unravelling-finale) _2026-07-05 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ On becoming who you were meant to be while grieving the version of you that got you here. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YMYecJX5bXxc) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Joy Dump!](https://laurajanewilliams.substack.com/p/joy-dump-3ac) _2026-07-04 · Laura Jane Williams · How to Build a Life_ Happiness lately, from Costco cakes to a new comb ## [“I think you can stop the rain. I’m not going to lose.”](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/i-think-you-can-stop-the-rain-im) _2026-07-01 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Rafael Nadal's Netflix documentary: Lessons you can learn from his career and mindset. How he endures 20 years of suffering & why he's the ultimate TENNIS GOAT. ## [Why high-achieving women don't like airing out our business to be "relatable"](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/high-achievers-and-relatability) _2026-07-01 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ It's not because we're hiding something, it's because your "support" usually comes with a side of judgment. ## [Every Claude Term Explained Simply](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/every-claude-term-explained-simply) _2026-06-30 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ These are the terms you will encounter as you use Claude. No jargon. No unnecessary complexity. Each one explained the way you would want it explained before a meeting. ## [How to become the version of yourself you've always known you could be](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/how-to-become-her) _2026-06-29 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ The five shifts that helped me stop filtering myself, own who I am, and build a life around what I actually wanted. ## [Cool, Useful Things I've Built With Claude & AI So Far ... 🤖](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/cool-useful-claude-workflows) _2026-06-28 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ ’m obsessed with turning AI into something I can actually use to make better decisions, save time, reduce mental load, and supercharge my life. ## [Your life would be easier if you stopped trying to manage how you're perceived](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/managing-how-youre-perceived) _2026-06-20 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ To the woman who wants a bigger life but is scared of how she'll be perceived ## [Content creation wouldn't feel like a chore if you stopped treating yourself like a brand](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/content-creation-is-draining-you) _2026-06-09 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ Building a personal brand is draining you because you forgot about the personal part ## [To the high achiever who built the life that was expected of her but is secretly tired of it](https://diaryofahighachiever.substack.com/p/thriving-but-performing) _2026-06-04 · Sensi Charlery · Diary of a High Achiever_ On living a life that looks good on paper while feeling completely out of alignment — and what it actually takes to walk away from it. ## [What the Boundary Waters gave me — and what we stand to lose](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/what-the-boundary-waters-gave-me) _2026-04-21 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A personal story and a call to protect it ## [The Women Showing Up for Minnesota](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/the-women-showing-up-for-minnesota) _2026-03-10 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Organizing, responding, documenting, advocating, and caring when communities need it most ## [If You’re Afraid to Speak Up, Read This](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/if-youre-afraid-to-speak-up-read) _2026-03-03 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ What I’ve learned about influence, backlash, and using your platform when it actually matters ## [Rent, Resistance, and Responsibility](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/rent-resistance-and-responsibility) _2026-02-25 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ The community gathers at Minneapolis City Hall to call for a moratorium ## [Life as an immigrant in Minnesota](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/life-as-an-immigrant-in-minnesota) _2026-02-23 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A personal essay on fear, community resistance, mutual aid, and the emotional impact of ICE. ## [If You Want to Help Minnesota, Start Here](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/if-you-want-to-help-minnesota-start) _2026-01-16 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ From legal rights guidance to food drives and mutual aid — for people affected and those who want to help. ## [What I’m not willing to look away from](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/what-im-not-willing-to-look-away) _2026-01-14 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Minnesota is grieving, protesting, and demanding accountability — this is why I’m speaking up instead of scrolling past. ## [I’m not rushing into 2026](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/im-not-rushing-into-2026) _2026-01-07 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ This is a quiet beginning. A reflection on choosing steadiness over urgency, and entering a new year without rushing myself. ## [Making a Synthetic Cell](https://seansimonini.substack.com/p/making-a-synthetic-cell) _2025-12-09 · Sean Simonini · Sean Simonini_ Observations and ideas for how to build life from the bottom up ## [A Return to the Beginning](https://seansimonini.substack.com/p/a-return-to-the-beginning) _2025-05-28 · Sean Simonini · Sean Simonini_ An honest examination of what I am doing, and why I am here.