Who Am I to Tell You?

"I Escaped the paycheck-to-paycheck trap. Now I share the blueprints."

I graduated high school with a 1.6 GPA. My family was on welfare and food stamps. Nobody was betting on me to figure anything out.

But I did.

Today I'm a senior manager at a Fortune 200 company. I've got three master's degrees, a wall of credentials, and a career that took me from "barely graduated" to top 5% of U.S. household income. Not because I was special — because I learned how the game actually works.

Here's what I figured out: most people don't get promoted because they deserve it. They get promoted because they know how to show they're ready — using the company's own criteria against them. I call it the Job Rubric Method. I used it to skip two levels in one promotion. I've been teaching it ever since.

I write for people earning $40K–$60K who are stuck — talented, working hard, doing everything "right," and still not moving up. I've been that person. I know how frustrating it is to watch less qualified people leapfrog you because they understood something you didn't.

This site is the playbook I wish I had 20 years ago.

I'm not here to sell you motivation. I'm here to show you how advancement actually works — so you can stop hoping and start positioning.

— Scot Free

In 2016 I wrote Dream Life Architect: The Ultimate Blueprint for Mastering Thought, Conquering Fear and Creating the Life of Your Dreams — a book about getting out of your own way and building a life with intention. It's the foundation a lot of this work is built on.

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Your career advancement shouldn't depend on luck, politics, or hoping the right person notices your good work. Whether you're seeking promotion within your current company or building a business around your expertise, there are systematic approaches that dramatically improve your odds of success.

The difference between professionals who advance quickly and those who stay stuck isn't talent or effort - it's understanding how advancement systems actually work and positioning themselves accordingly.

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Download my free guide Below: "Get Double-Promoted: The Job Rubric Method" to learn the exact framework I used to get recommended for a double-promotion. This 13-page guide includes templates, scripts, and systematic approaches for demonstrating promotion readiness using your company's own advancement criteria.

Ready to advance strategically instead of hopefully?