How to express the sheer magnitude of this...
First, I guess I should apologize in advance for any inadvertent hyperbole. That’s not the goal here and, in fact, it’s something I try to steer completely clear of. So, um... sorry if this goes askew.
Second, I should mention that I’m sitting in the dining room rather than at my desk. It’s actually because of how long I was at my desk that I needed to relocate. So now I’m here.
It’s been kind of a long day. I was up early and made time to read to with my coffee before diving into work-mode. I used to be really good at making time for that but I’ve admittedly slipped a bit lately. Good to feel like “I’m back at it,” though.
When I did jump into work, I was in the zone almost immediately. I recently discovered that, where some folks have “resting bitch face,” I have resting Ron Swanson Face. Picture a furrowed brow, taught jawline, and a focused pair of pursed lips beneath a mustache. It’s a firm gaze that bridges the gap between resignation, introspection, and judgement. At least, that’s how I read it when Nick Offerman plays Ron Swanson making that face.
That’s what I imagined I looked like earlier today.
But it’s certainly not what I look like now.
It’s been been hot as hell, so working inside with the AC was fine by me. These pale-blue, slightly hazy days are deceptively brutal. I also sweat more than the average human (so I’m told).
ANYWAY.
I’ve been trying to figure out this technical issue with one of HubSpot’s built-in modules for months. Come to think of it, maybe it’s been years. I’ve been trapped by the limitations of what this module will and won’t connect to. It’s been insanely aggravating. I looked for alternatives, tried to use integrations from other software products, and reworked entire content strategies because of this hurdle. Nothing. Brick walls at every turn. Welp, recently I had enough.
Without walking through all the boring configuration details (maybe I’ll do that another time), I’ll just share a couple important points.
I finally sidestepped HubSpot’s system.
I had to pass through HubSpot’s system to do it.
I had to start from scratch using a third-party CLI (Command Line Interface).
HubSpot’s AI assistant couldn’t do it and told me I was wrong. ChatGPT couldn’t do it and told me I was wrong. YouTubers walked through why it would fail. But I wanted to combine existing parts to make something that wasn’t already available, hence my predicament. So I looked for ways to do that.
And I was right.
It worked.
So now I’m sitting in my dining room, sans resting Ron Swanson face, feeling absolutely ecstatic at what this unlocks.
More to come but, for now, happy Friday.
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