My name is Rod Miller
and I’m a Creator & SoloPreneur
Welcome to the Wild, Wonderful World of Solopreneurship
An Introvert’s Guide to Building a Business Without Losing Your Mind (or Soul)
If you’ve landed here, chances are you didn’t wake up one morning and think, “You know what sounds fun? Ditching security, leaping into the unknown, and building a business from scratch.” Nah. You’re here because something deep in your gut whispered — or screamed — “There has to be more than this.” More autonomy. More purpose. More say in how your precious hours are spent.
I get it. I spent over two decades knee-deep in corporate IT, tap dancing through meetings, decoding office politics, and pretending I cared about quarterly synergy. I liked the puzzles, loved the problem-solving… but the environment? It drained me faster than a battery-powered fan at a Florida picnic. As an introvert, I wasn’t just tired — I was hollowed out.
Then it hit me — maybe I didn’t need to change jobs. Maybe I needed to change the game. I didn’t want to scale the corporate ladder; I wanted to disassemble it and build my own damn treehouse. One with fewer meetings and more meaning. One where I could breathe.
Enter solopreneurship — not just a business model, but a life model. A quieter, deeper, saner way to work and live.
This book is for you if you’re over the office grind and allergic to buzzwords like “hustle” and “grind.” It’s for people who want to do work that matters without losing their minds or personalities in the process.
This isn’t a “rah-rah” playbook. It’s not about pretending to be someone else or spinning your wheels in a frenzy of busywork. It’s a practical, sometimes blunt, always honest roadmap to building a business that’s as unique as you are.
We’ll cover the essentials — strategy, mindset, marketing, money — but also the messier stuff. Like how to keep going when the momentum dies. How to stay sane when it feels like you’re doing everything alone. How to stop burning out while you’re trying to “make it.”
This isn’t about chasing someone else’s definition of success. It’s about designing yours — from the inside out.
Take a deep breath. Shake off the doubt. You don’t have to rush. You just have to start.
Welcome to your solopreneur journey. I’m here for the ride — step by imperfect, glorious step.