I curate great questions.
Stems from how openly the ancient patriarchs asked questions. (Often of God. And which He answered, just as often with another question.)
Here are some of my favourites, in no particular order. #ship30for30
Entrepreneurs and copywriters ....
If you miss this, there's a scorching corner of Hell with your name on it .... π₯π₯π₯
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Most people are DEEPLY uncomfortable with Money.
I havenβt got enough! you say. Pul-EEZE! Iβd be happy if I just had enough!
Tommeyrot. Hereβs why:
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Want more money? Want a better life?
Mull on this:
βBeware those who do not value themselves, because .... they will not value you either.β - Bob Gass
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Readers aren't looking for a reason to read your essay. They're looking for a reason to NOT read it.
Don't give it to them. You've got 3 seconds.
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This essay is about Strategic Losing.
(If that sounds dull, it's not. But my brain wasn't cooperating this morning when I was trying to think of a nice little catch-phrase that would make everybody go, "Oh wow!"
So Strategic Losing it is. I'll be catchy tomorrow. Promise!
Late bloomer lesson: Human beans are highly valuable.
And good relationships with Other Human Beans are even more valuable. Just like hand-blown glass.
Kudos to my good friend Bill Rabow for sharing with me this strategy for dealing with Imposter Syndrome (which I call I-Don't-Feel-Good-About-Myself-itis).
Whatβs the stuff youβve already attracted that isnβt doing you any good?
Hereβs why, if youβve got your creative juices flowing, youβre alive and itching at the best possible time.
Something big is around the corner. It may even be here already .....
What's the Impossible? (Hint: As soon as you define that, it immediately becomes possible.)
Here's how I found this out. π
I'm not knocking them. They raised me the best they knew how. But when it comes to MONEY, a lot of what they taught (and MODELLED), I now know to be false. You might recognise yourself here too.
Check it out π
The worst outcome when you practise Grateful Expectations .... (nod to Dickens) .... is you have a bad day, but still feel kinda happy for who/what you have.
Thatβs the WORST.
The odds are, Today will be BETTER.
And you might have some pleasant surprises along the way.πππ
There are people out there who need you.
They have problems. And YOU .... can help them. You have what they need.
So HELP them. But sign up to the Guru's Code.
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I find my morning routine indispensable to the success of a day. Here's why: πππ#Ship30for30
Didn't find this on a job board, but it's a posted job requirement nevertheless. #ship30for30
There's terrific power in having one lo-o-o-ng conversation with a great Fantasmagorical Human Bean.
It's the way we were wired, man.
Twitter is one GIANT copywriting playground.
Where EVERYTHING you do is copywriting.
EVERYTHING (like it or not)
And here belies a terrible truth, that you'd better be switched on to ... ππππ
Nobody does pageantry like the British. NO. BODY.
Watching coverage of Prince Philipβs funeral, it reminds me of my own (rather humourous) memory of Windsor Castle .... ππππ#ship30for30 #WindsorCastle
Have you flown on an A380?
If so, you were flying on my wing.
Closest I've ever come to burnout was designing the A380 wing. But it was worthwhile. Here's the story ....
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You have hangups about Money. And they're holding you BACK.
They're holding the rest of us back, too. Because some of us would like to pay you REALLY WELL for the services you provide, IF .... you'd just challenge your own hangups.
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Nothing beats the buzz when you luck upon a short-cut, that gets you there FASTER and BETTER. #ship30for30
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I joined my first Twitter Space last week. (Just as a listener. Donβt worry, I wasnβt crazy.)
Next day, I joined another as a speaker. (OK, now you can worry.) And right after it, another.
Hereβs what I learned. (HINT: You wanna try it .... )
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My first big Aha moment about Money came in a dentistβs chair.
I was 36. Money was SUPER tight. And I had a wife, the PROMISE of a job, and two tiny mouths to feed.
Donβt wait as long as I did to learn this. #ship30for30
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I can think about this issue only in short bursts. Otherwise I get too scared ....
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The copywriter in me is always on the prowl for cool emotional βhooksβ. Especially when they kill two birds.
Here's one: Mental Wealth.
21st Century-speak for WISDOM. And it has a cool side benefit: ππππ
What a wild ride. The last month. FASCINATING.
Incredible conversations, incredible people. By tweet, zoom and Twitter Space .... I feel like I've been strapped to a high-speed whale. It's friendly, but .... GULP, not at top speed yet. #ship30for30
h/t @aflorescpywtr
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Success has a Nasty Little Brother. Jason. (You know. Goalie mask?)
And if you want to succeed, you'd better be prepared for Nasty Little Bruth-errrrr, my Preciousssss ....
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There's a variation on the 80/20 principle, called 20/120.
80/20 says, 80% of your customers, colleagues, friends, etc .... give you just 20% of the benefit.
20/120 says, just 60% do that. The other 20% do .... what? πππ
