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When giving large presentations, the best thing you can do is be conversational. I learned this back in consulting, and it has served me well in life. People are: -Bored -Distracted -Miserable 50% of the day Whenever you have to lead a room, try this: As a pattern interrupt, ask the following questions periodically. 1. Does that make sense? 2. Are you using any of these tools currently? 3. Have you seen any of that recently in your own network? Change some of the root words to fit your situation, and you'll be amazed at the outcome. You can't command most people's attention for an hour anymore. Keep it conversational and watch the dynamic shift.

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Your entire life could change if you implement this tweet: Discover who you want to serve in order to receive income. Figure out what skills you would need to serve that audience better. From here it's free work or low paying opportunities to leverage testimonials and build your portfolio. This will give you a ton of exposure to what your audience needs and ensure the products you build solve those needs. This can take up to a year but once it's done your work outputs have infinite leverage behind them. Example: Physical trainer takes on 10 free clients. They discover who they like working with most and how to get clients to show up consistently. Now it's time to scale. Instructional videos for common questions, eBooks/mini courses to answer topics on food/workout styles, and eventually maybe online classes. Next, start charging X amount ($250 per month x 10 clients = $2500) for the same work you're already doing. If you've proven value in the marketplace and served before you sell, you will have clients begging to pay you. You've spent nothing but time to get to this point. It’s a service, so there's excellent profit margins. Then with the power of the internet you scale the productized side up, and crack 5-6 figure months doing almost the same level of work. Go get the life you deserve. Your only risk is time involvement.

If you go through life and think everything is a scam: Doors will stay closed that you were meant to open.

If you're not networking on X, you're NGMI. Took a call with @WordsToDollars and @anselmovargas_ last night. Two friends I've made through @growthghosts under the autistic leadership of @WrongsToWrite. (Kidding, Dakota is actually a 7 figure creator in a sea of fakes and the best mentor I've ever worked with.) Three Twitter bros. Three different continents. ('Merica, Canada, and Australia.) Medellín Mike was sipping his pints as he does, while sharing with Anselmo and I about his two recent wins. (Yes, some people on Money X actually make money.) We touched base on some things we're working on this year that we hope to share soon, and I'm always reminded by solid people I've met online: I've made tens of millions of dollars for other people in my lifetime. Products or services. In a variety of verticals. $49 screen protector or a $750k home. The lessons on how to provide value in exchange for resources work on every continent. If you can do this for others. Ask yourself what's stopping you from doing it for yourself? Find people that align with where you want to go. Implement how you can bring value to the marketplace. That should be for your focus for 2024.

20 Lessons for Men in their 20s seeking purpose: 1. The girl that notices the little things. Don’t let that one go. 2. Become an owner. Renting allows someone else to get rich. 3. Sex on Saturday morning is greater than sex on Friday nights. Few. 4. Start saving money now. Invest the excess into what you believe in. 5. Take writing more seriously. Effective communication is a superpower. 6. Open up a Roth IRA. Max it out every year and buy VOO or innovation. 7. Throw the first punch if necessary. Everyone always remembers the first punch. 8. If someone asks you to pack for a cross country road trip without notice. Always say yes. 9. Get in the gym sooner. Nothing will make you more balanced for the hell life brings you. 10. Traveling with the boys is better than traveling with the lady. This isn’t always true, but mostly. 11. Get your heart destroyed, at least once. This will be the ultimate catalyst to building the life you want. 12. Take the free 401k employer match, especially if it vests instantly. You just got a tax sheltered bonus. 13. It’s okay to not get everything you want immediately. The best things in life make you appreciate the process. 14. Treat this chapter as a period of highly calculated risks. Say yes to anything that teaches a future lesson, even if you fail. 15. Enjoy all the good food. Your 30s are basically just everyone complaining how wrecked they feel every time they eat a meal. 16. The most successful people I know built during their twenties. Always send it, but remember this chapter of life goes quickly. 17. Appreciate the little moments with groups of your closest friends. Life happens fast, house parties and football Sunday's will be missed. 18. You should have a handful of stories that are so wild, it would be illegal to recreate it for television. You’re going to really appreciate this one day. 19. Ten years from now, the most successful people around you will have went deep on one specific skill set instead of having multiple side hustles. Lesson here. 20. The world is constantly advertising to men your age. Identify macro trends or technology that you think will strengthen in your 30s and park your money there. Trust.

Every millionaire I've ever known has told me the same thing: We are being told a lie on social media. Scatterbrained, stressed, and overworked, we constantly chase the solution that alleviates our pain the fastest. Ever notice how mass spread marketing materials play to your emotions more than they discuss the actual work itself? "Freedom to travel the world." "Work as little as possible." "Quit your job." Lies. All of it. Here's what actually works from millionaires I personally know and call friends: Get really, really good at one specific skill. Within this skill, create or sell a product or service to individuals in need of your offer. Learn to manage the business by paying as little taxes as possible, widen the margins through leverage and arbitrage, and make sure whatever you sell has a proper sales funnel in place to bring in new business. Stop going ten steps ahead from here. Wealth generation -> wealth preservation. If you have 10 different income streams to get to your first million, you're doing it wrong. One skill. One customer avatar. One incredibly deep and narrow solution. This is the path to financial freedom. Turo, Air BNB, Credit, Ghostwriting, Dropshipping, Real Estate, FBA, Trading. They all work if you learn to do only one of these better than 80% of your competitors in the marketplace. Being scattered is guaranteed to prevent mastery forever. Active income -> passive income. This is what millionaires actually do off social media. What is your one skill you will master to apply arbitrage and leverage?

My company spent $15,000 for this famous sales framework. But I'll give it to you for FREE. I've condensed it into one easy-to-follow doc. so you can: • Book more calls • Close more deals • Master follow-ups Like + Comment "MONEY" and I'll DM it over. (Must be following)

As you get older, be sure to spend time with people who feed your soul. The lone wolf dies in the winter. The pack survives.

As of this morning, I'm officially 1/4th a millionaire. I used to sleep on a couch and wonder where my next meal is coming from. Here are the lessons that have served me best 👇

Reality is simply a construct of the mind

Daily non-nogtiables: • Progressive Overload Strength Training • Gratitude for what one has and where they have yet to go • One activity that moves needle in your personal or professional life Growth is built in the structure of your daily routines.

13 tips to get better at writing today: 1) The less you say, the more attention you convey. 2) Hook someone within seconds. 3) Make sure your reader gets a valuable takeaway. They can't finish a Tik Tok without getting bored. 4) Forest bathing in nature is the greatest way to spark creativity. If an idea hits you on a walk, it's worth exploring. 5) Anytime you see something in your day to day life that would make a good story, write it down. Come back to it later to build on your experience. 6) The best writers are ferocious readers. And they read what they love. 7) Learning writing fundamentals is helpful. 8) Learning captivating storytelling is more helpful. 9) Have you ever read something so captivating that you had to write it down as a future note? Write content people save for later. 10) Mark Twain wrote 28 novels, and yet I bet you can only name "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Fin." Lesson here. 11) Not everything will be a hit, but your legacy is only dependent on one piece resonating with the right person, at the right time. 12) If your creative output betters one person's life, you are a great writer. 13) You either Create Or Serve with your short amount of time on this floating rock in space. Get creating. Follow me @CreateOrServe for more writing tips and how you can make money with your specific knowledge and words.