<![CDATA[Brian Decoded]]>https://read.briandecoded.comhttps://read.briandecoded.com/img/substack.pngBrian Decodedhttps://read.briandecoded.comSubstackWed, 17 Jun 2026 12:08:42 GMT<![CDATA[AI is coming for your job (future proof yourself)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/ai-is-coming-for-your-job-futurehttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/ai-is-coming-for-your-job-futureMon, 04 May 2026 03:04:12 GMTThis is what happens when intelligence becomes a commodity.

Why you need to get good at getting good.

Learn what is the execution layer.

This is the future:

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]]><![CDATA[How To Use AI Better Than 99% Of The People (become an AI Disruptor)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-to-use-ai-better-than-99-of-thehttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-to-use-ai-better-than-99-of-theMon, 13 Apr 2026 17:02:34 GMTAI is forcing hands.

Employees are getting laid off, companies are crumbling, losing sales and market share.

You can choose to be laid off, or you can be the change agent. It takes a little bit of soul searching…

Let me explain.

AI events push us further than the others, and force us to think.

Every once in a while, you need to make a bet.

Now is that time.

Ev…

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]]><![CDATA[The #1 Reason for Layoffs in 2026 (I couldn't believe this)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/the-1-reason-for-layoffs-in-2026https://read.briandecoded.com/p/the-1-reason-for-layoffs-in-2026Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:16:35 GMTAmerica is accelerating the layoffs. People are nervous.

Many think that economy will crash, but the real reason?

Covered in the latest video.

Enjoy!

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]]><![CDATA[90 Days With Claude Changed Everything I Knew About Work...]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/90-days-with-claude-changed-everythinghttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/90-days-with-claude-changed-everythingSat, 11 Apr 2026 03:38:41 GMT20 years.

That’s how long I’ve been in tech. What started as a hobby turned into a really good business. One that pays well, runs smoothly, and lets me be permanently remote.

Life was comfortable, selling other people’s labor. I could match clients to my team, and business printed.

Now everything is about to change…

Luckily I never stopped learning. Even wh…

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]]><![CDATA[A Harvard Doctor Told Me 'I Want to Be Free Like You']]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/a-harvard-doctor-told-me-i-want-tohttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/a-harvard-doctor-told-me-i-want-toMon, 06 Apr 2026 14:47:29 GMTI was standing in a medical facility, helping my friend, a Harvard trained doctor, to prep a 40k medical fridge for a sale and pick up.

That single fridge costs more than every piece of technology I use to run my company.

He’s shutting down parts of his large medical center to rent it out, start consulting and go remote-first.

And while we were clearing ou…

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]]><![CDATA[63 minutes ago someone called to tell me I was dead]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/63-minutes-ago-someone-called-tohttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/63-minutes-ago-someone-called-toFri, 13 Mar 2026 14:22:16 GMTAnd they wanted everything:

• My Google Workspace account
• My entire digital presence
• My business domain
• My emails

The caller introduced himself as David Odza from Google Support.

Professional voice. Palo Alto phone number. A legitimate Google confirmation email sitting right in my inbox.

Everything checked out.

Except one thing.

I knew it was a scam.

The pi…

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]]><![CDATA[How I Went from 9 to 5 to 50K/Month Freedom (While Moving to a New Country)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-i-went-from-9-to-5-to-50kmonthhttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-i-went-from-9-to-5-to-50kmonthFri, 30 Jan 2026 12:48:20 GMTLet me address the elephant in the room.

There’s a special kind of anxiety that comes from watching people live the life you only dream about.

Scroll long enough and you’ll feel it. That quiet panic. The fear that everyone figured it out except you.

FOMO on entrepreneurship has become an epidemic.

People are burning out creating content about freedom they d…

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]]><![CDATA[Mathematics Behind a Minimal-Risk Business (100% Remote Model)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/mathematics-behind-a-minimal-riskhttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/mathematics-behind-a-minimal-riskFri, 09 Jan 2026 18:17:10 GMT50% of Companies Die Within 5 Years. Nobody Warns You About This Part.

The mind is terrible at pricing risk.

It doesn’t calculate. It hallucinates like chatGPT on a bad day.

That’s why about half of companies fail within 5 years. And that only counts registered businesses. The invisible graveyard is bigger.

Starting a business is simple.

Most make it complic…

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]]><![CDATA[One Habit That Puts You Ahead of 99% (And Keeps You Healthy)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/one-habit-that-puts-you-ahead-ofhttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/one-habit-that-puts-you-ahead-ofThu, 08 Jan 2026 13:24:07 GMT80% of small business owners report symptoms of poor mental health

And it shows up like this:

  • 64% feel anxiety.

  • 66% cannot focus.

  • 24% report panic attacks.

  • 63% deal with disrupted sleep.

  • 37% report symptoms of depression.

So when someone says, “I want to start a business, but I cannot think,” I believe them.

Entrepreneurship is not hard because tactics are comp…

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]]><![CDATA[The easy way to make 2026 your best year yet]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/the-easy-way-to-make-2026-your-besthttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/the-easy-way-to-make-2026-your-bestFri, 02 Jan 2026 18:46:03 GMTNew Year’s Eve is behind us.

I started this first business day with a sprint.

My plan was already set, and I zero-ed in my focus into my first “rock”. (stay tuned to see how you can use this concept to create the foundational year).

Can you feel the momentum of 2026 being formed? Don’t get left behind…

Before we proceed:

Check out Yearly Planning workshop fo…

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]]><![CDATA[Are you getting the most out of Q5 2025?]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/are-you-getting-the-most-out-of-q5https://read.briandecoded.com/p/are-you-getting-the-most-out-of-q5Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:31:42 GMTMerry Belated Christmas.

With holidays behind us, we are in the Q5 of 2025.

This is the time of the year when real ones are documenting their goals into existence.

Only 9% of Americans successfully keep their resolutions throughout the year.

Most people who fail to stick to New Year’s resolutions fail to do so in the first few months.

I try to focus on the p…

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]]><![CDATA[You're About to Fail Your New Year's Resolutions Miserably]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/youre-about-to-fail-your-new-yearshttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/youre-about-to-fail-your-new-yearsFri, 26 Dec 2025 18:15:33 GMTMost people treat their lives like hobbies.

Then they wonder why they get mediocre results.

Others treat their life like a business.

Then they wonder why they feel empty, stressed, and unhealthy.

Neither is the move.

Real progress happens when you observe life holistically:

  • Health

  • Wealth

  • Happiness

  • Relationships

If I were to help you plan the best year of your lif…

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]]><![CDATA[Merry Christmas from Brian]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/merry-christmas-from-brianhttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/merry-christmas-from-brianThu, 25 Dec 2025 21:49:17 GMTMerry Christmas friends.

I appreciate all of you who kept up with me over the course of 2025.

May 2026 bring you lots of health, prosperity and timely education that will help you achieve your dearest and most important goals.

As we bring the year to an end, and enjoy the time we spend with the loved ones, I want to remind you that we are embracing a last …

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]]><![CDATA[SEO isn’t dead. Your workflow is.]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/seo-isnt-dead-your-workflow-ishttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/seo-isnt-dead-your-workflow-isWed, 24 Dec 2025 19:45:52 GMTAI is not killing SEO.

But it is KILLING search engines as we know them. (Keep reading for an actually good freebie)

After 15 years in SEO, I have come to a harsh realization:

The game is shifting from ranking pages to influencing answers.

In my own workflow, one app has replaced Google for most research. Not because Google is useless, but because it’s slow.

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]]><![CDATA[Developer made $3,246 mistake that blew up our advertising budget. ]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/developer-made-3246-mistake-thathttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/developer-made-3246-mistake-thatWed, 03 Dec 2025 21:26:48 GMTWhen I worked at eTech, the SEO team pushed a site update in the middle of the day...

• No warning.
• No coordination.
• Just a routine update.

Except it crashed the website.

And our Google Ads kept spending.

For three straight hours, every click went to a dead page.

By the time the site came back up, we burned $3,246 on nothing.

That one screw-up taught me a r…

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]]><![CDATA[You're running out of time]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/youre-running-out-of-timehttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/youre-running-out-of-timeSat, 29 Nov 2025 22:48:01 GMTPeople flex with watches.
But owning your time is the real flex.

Most people signal status with what is on their wrist.
I use mine to remember I never want to sell my time again.

I own three watches:

• A $1,000 Apple Watch Ultra
• A $5,000 Breitling
• A $500 Tissot

You would think I wear the Breitling the most.

I do not.

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The Apple Watch used to run my life.
Notifi…

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]]><![CDATA[The Black Friday Lesson I Learned While Earning $700 a Month Offshore]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/the-black-friday-lesson-i-learnedhttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/the-black-friday-lesson-i-learnedFri, 28 Nov 2025 11:51:00 GMT

The first time I “celebrated” Thanksgiving, I was not even in America.

I was in a small apartment overseas.

Cracked laptop. Weak WiFi.

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Working remotely for an American tech company for $700 per month.

On my screen I saw what Thanksgiving was suppos…

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]]><![CDATA[How my Web Design Agency hit $500,000 this year]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-my-web-design-agency-hit-500000https://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-my-web-design-agency-hit-500000Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:37:31 GMTWe went from 80% one-time projects to 80% recurring revenue in under 90 days by changing how we sell, deliver, and retain clients.

Here is exactly what we did:

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1. Build an infinitely recurring offer

We stopped selling random projects.
We…

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]]><![CDATA[How to make it in America (and internet)]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-to-make-it-in-america-and-internethttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/how-to-make-it-in-america-and-internetTue, 25 Nov 2025 18:32:27 GMTLanded in Chicago 12 years ago (photo from THE South Side)

Rented room
Cracked laptop
Safety Net ZERO

No investors. No agency mastermind.
Just wifi and the decision to figure it out.

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Fast forward.
Last quarter my agency helped clients add multiple seven figures in revenue.

Concrete wins, not theory:

• Around $2,000,000 in revenue for a disability law firm
• Over…

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]]><![CDATA[Why 99% Stay Addicted and 1% Get Rich]]>https://read.briandecoded.com/p/why-99-stay-addicted-and-1-get-richhttps://read.briandecoded.com/p/why-99-stay-addicted-and-1-get-richSun, 23 Nov 2025 22:21:24 GMTWhen I was a kid, technology was a TV in the living room and a plastic shovel in the sandbox.

Today I walked past my old kindergarten and remembered how we used to dig holes in the playground.

No screens. No apps. No notifications.

Just dirt, tiny plastic shovels, and a group of kids trying to reach the center of the earth.

Now look around.

Heads down. Blue …

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