POSIMISTIC LETTER 005 - October 1st, 2021 (Copy)

Welcome To October 🎃

"if you want to be normal, normal is broke, normal is stressed, normal is overwhelmed, normal is discontent, normal is out of shape, normal is miserable. " -Joshua Millburn, 2021

This letter is not for normal people. It's for those who want to achieve great things in their life. To be above average in every domain in life! There aren't really any voices out there for the above-average man. It's time to change that narrative. With that, let's kickoff spooky season with a new Posimistic Letter! Enjoy, my friend! -Elvis

Icons = Categories

🌟 = SELF (Self-Actualization & Spirituality)

🍏 = HEALTH (Physical & Mental Energy)

💵 = WORK (Making Money & Service)

💞 = LOVE (Social & Relationships)

TOPICS:

🍏GYM MUSIC PLAYLISTS: All My Gym Playlists For Workout Gains & Enjoyment (+572 Bangers)

🌟OBSTACLES = GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES: +30 Setbacks Life Gives Us To Grow & Get Stronger

🌟MINI-NUGGETS: Lessons Learned Last Month

🌟The Cure To Perfectionism

💵Business Mindset Shift

🌟The Time When A Human Changes

🌟How To Listen To Feedback For Your Artistic Creation

🌟Why I Stopped Using A Gratitude Journal

🍏Solutions For Global Warming

🌟How To Deal With Politics

💵A Simple Bonus To Include In Your Offer

🌟How To Tell If You're Wise (Quick Test)

🌟Favorite Mindset Last Month

🌟Success In Today's World

🌟My Thoughts On TikTok

💵AGENCY JOURNEY: Going From $0 To $100,000/mo: Updates

🌟MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL: Updates

🍏GYM MUSIC PLAYLISTS: All My Gym Playlists For Workout Gains & Enjoyment (+572 Bangers)

Music Of The Day (MOTD): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgGYfNI1Ho-P-iTCQJhxEDN

Gym Heavy Hitters: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmhYsLO1HdE8mBPTkSpMyc0K

Gym Classics: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmjeTjCqm-lM_vlRKlThvQWy

Future Bass Majestic: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmhHrpQ68KCI_DvjMQtLGLUC

Heavy Metal / Death Metal: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmhONMYGZd8IWoy2q4mufwPA

Future Funk: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmhxt__iU67McK1wYyEdYgqC

Epic Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmjX0jJV107S630cIMZQgnNq

Cyberpunk / Synthwave: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmjs7_fMqSvAn8TUyakWvCYe

Classical Orchestra Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmjEyhHUtFQ4cuMiWlbG-cdY

Groovy 80's Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgkiUR3d94ROl8ilvwdwwLy

Dubstep: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgo-uIm_PTqYLzhtwOL_mno

Hardstyle & Hard Bass: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgWnoimkQyDtKTqq5Y5OJZO

High Energy Japanese Style Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmjb07s9Tlh27FT8tLvZKWmY

Spicy Latin Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgfVfOcLS2s7mxIEB5B6JgE

Drum & Bass / Drumstep: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmg7pi1GI8nDwlG6YjgIkqHg

Swing Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmiDSYIJUnVoFppIBnhkjHdq

Positive Upbeat House Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgxDdzG-OVtTYAGl0vs6fBt

Big Room / House High Energy Music: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmhTeENXR4kZGU0anCTb7oof

Psytrance: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmgqofMiBV6aBXq4UqHPuBXq

Tips:

Don't listen to multiple songs you love at a time. This way you enjoy each song to the max!
I've noticed I develop a love for each song for a maximum of 2 days. More than 2 days doesn't give the same feeling (starts to rot). Less than 2 days is too little (still ripe).

P.s. If you have some music recommendations, DM some of your favorites my way!

🌟OBSTACLES = GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES: +30 Setbacks Life Gives Us To Grow & Get Stronger

Setbacks will always happen in your life. But we don't have to suffer when they happen. We can choose to either let it break us or fuel us for growth. It's all in the way we CHOOSE to respond. So I've created a monster list below showcasing the 3 mindsets we can choose to view them: Fragile, Resilient, & Growth focused!

You might be thinking: Isn't the opposite of fragile, resilient?" The answer is no and here's why. Let's take the example of packages. We see the stickers they put on the side of the box that says "Fragile" which means we should take extra care of it because any little hit that it gets will damage the package. If a package was resilient, it could get hit and would still be standing with no harm whatsoever. Now imagine a package that's "Anti fragile." A package that got stronger with every bump it got. This means every hit it receives, it GETS STRONGER! Could you imagine such a beast! You punch it, it hardens. You drop it, it strengthens. In this case its now BENEFICIAL that we introduce lots of stimulus towards it to make it the strongest it can be!

This is the case for humans as well.

The more challenges life gives us, the stronger we get. That's if ONLY, we choose to respond to it with a growth mindset. With that analogy, I'd like to show you +30 common "setbacks" life gives me & you so we can become stronger! Are you ready to dive in? Let's go!

Death Of Loved One

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & makes us worse off. Feelings of guilt arise. We begin to think if things were different, then life would be better.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & we become emotionally stronger! Our experience of seeing death hit so close makes us aware of our own mortality & wakes us up to focus on the things that matter the most. Time to make them proud, my friend🤝

Bankruptcy

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & sets us back permanently.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & gives us valuable lessons learned for the future! Our experience going through bankruptcy makes us aware that we never really needed an excess of some of the stuff we were using! Now we know what truly matters & more doors start to open out of nowhere. Time to get moving again, my friend! 🤝

Didn't land the job

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & we begin to listen to the false negative self-talk. We start to learn helplessness & think we aren't worthy enough.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve our skills & learn what we need to do next time when the better job opportunity arrives! Time to start improving, my friend 🤝

Got Rejected

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & we begin to doubt ourselves. We start to believe that we aren't attractive enough & there's nothing we can do about it.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Tries asking again without changing anything & still end up rejected.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & see why we got rejected. We take a step back, put ourselves in their shoes and ask "Why did they reject me?" "What are they looking for?" "What can I do to make them attracted to me?" Let's make them wish they never rejected us in the first place. Time to start adapting, my friend 🤝

Robbed

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & sets us back permanently. We start to think we can't do X because we were just robbed.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Nothing changes.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & see how we can increase security or decrease the chances of getting robbed again. Let's make the robbers wish they never robbed us in the first place. Time to get to work, my friend 🤝

Can't Pay Bills

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & sets us back permanently. We start to think there's no other thing we can do & have to suffer the loss of X service.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. We'll wait till the last minute & collect interest & forced to take action.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & find ways to increase our income or create other methods of payment. Let's make our future selves proud by learning a new skill, getting another income source, & make sure we never end up in this situation again. Time to get started, my friend 🤝

Got Fired

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & sets us back permanently. In +12 months we are in a worse spot than ever before.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Nothing changes. Going to get another same-level job that's comfortable.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & self-reflect to see if this was truly what we were meant to do with our career! Let's start learning new things, applying to higher-paying jobs, & show our old employer what he's missing out on! Time for an upgrade, my friend 🤝

Got Bullied

Fragile Mindset😢: Every punch they throw at us, we get bruised not just physically but mentally as well. Every time we think of them we get fearful & shrink up. No sign of hope or getting better in the future.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Continue to act the same around them & experiences pain

Growth Mindset😃: Every punch they throw at us, we get stronger. We start doing pushups daily. We use that pain as fuel for the gym. We learn to become confident in ourselves which results in getting respect from every guy we meet in the future. Let's make them wish they never picked on you! Time to get stronger, my friend 🤝

Didn't get funded

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us to stop searching for more sources & to give up on our dreams.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Wondering what happened & clueless.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & find other ways to succeed which may be better in the long run. Let's make our inner child proud by doing whatever it takes to succeed! Time to get moving, my friend 🤝

Lost a client

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & we start to question if whether or not pursuing this business is worth it.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. No changes were made. Same results.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve & see what it was that made the relationship go stale. Start improving everything & let's make our new clients feel like the most important people in the world. Time to adapt, my friend🤝

Got Injured & Ended Up In Hospital for X Months

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & makes us hopeless. We begin to think "What's the point of continuing?" & End up using this time to complain.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Once we healed & leave the hospital, we come out the same.

Growth Mindset😃: This motivates us to improve during this downtime! All of a sudden, we now have this huge chunk of time to create something or learn a new skill! That book you've been meaning to write? Start writing. That programming skill you've been wanting to learn? Get learning! Everything happens for a reason, it's up to you to find it. Time to grow, my friend 🤝

Forced to go to school

Fragile Mindset😢: Complains, excuses, the whole 9 yards. "Why me?" in a defeated voice. Begins to hate the world & others which results in more hatred coming back to us.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. I'm just going to do what I'm told & exist.

Growth Mindset😃: Good. Once in a lifetime chance right here to start improving. We know there won't ever be a time like this again in our lives so we use it to study important things, become resourceful for the limiting resources we have, & graduate a new man! Let's make our future selves proud by doing whatever it takes to be set for life! Time to become resourceful, my friend 🤝

In jail innocently

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us & thinks it sets us back.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Nothing I can do to make anything better

Growth Mindset😃: LETS GO BABY! We pull a Nelson Mandela, do whatever we can to let the authorities know we didn't do anything. If that fails, we won't fail ourselves. It's time to adapt or die in this place. Time for involuntary BootCamp boys 🤝

Got shot

Fragile Mindset😢: Got shot? Demotivated. We start to think "I can't do X because I got shot in the past."

Resilient Mindset😐: Got shot? Meh. Life afterward remains the same with no proactive changes made.

Growth Mindset😃: Got shot? Motivated. Lessons learned. New mental toughness limit discovered. If I can get shot & still be alive today, then that only makes me more of a badass! No more. Time to heal & earn the respect of others, my friend 🤝

Lost a limb

Fragile Mindset😢: Lost a limb? Demotivated. We only focus on the negative. A one-way ticket to excuse land.

Resilient Mindset😐: Lost a limb? Meh. Life afterward remains the same with no proactive changes made.

Growth Mindset😃: Lost a limb? Motivated. Lessons learned. A new time slot just opened up to learn a new strategy, new skills, & more. We can either let this set us back or use this time to inspire others letting them know it doesn't matter if you have X, you can still do it! Time to make everyone proud, my friend 🤝

Found out your business partner was siphoning money out of your account into his

Fragile Mindset😢: Corrupt business partner? Demotivated. How could they do this! WHY Me? We start to believe no one else can be trusted thus closing doors for better opportunities.

Resilient Mindset😐: Corrupt business partner? Meh. Yes, we might leave them but life remains the same afterward.

Growth Mindset😃: Corrupt business partner? Good. Lessons learned. We now know how to read people better. New BS detector gets installed & only filters for the high-quality partners to team up with. Which in the end creates a better experience for not only us but for our customers. Time to get back up on our feet, my friend 🤝

Unsatisfied with your haircut

Fragile Mindset😢: Lousy haircut? Demotivated. Ruins our day.

Resilient Mindset😐: Lousy haircut? Meh. Next time we get a haircut we don't make any proactive changes.

Growth Mindset😃: Lousy haircut? Motivated. Lessons learned. Time to document this moment & so we can laugh at it in the future. Are we going to a new barber? Asking for clearer instructions next time? Let's treat this haircut as an experiment & as a step closer to our ideal haircut. Time to document, my friend 🤝

Got cancer

Fragile Mindset😢: Became aware? Demotivated. Starting to complain. Thinks "Why Me??"

Resilient Mindset😐: Became aware? Meh. Life afterward forcibly changes for the negative.

Growth Mindset😃: Became aware? Motivated. Now we know what caused it. New opportunity to focus on the things that actually matter. Time to start experimenting with every solution out there. Let's come out of this stronger & make cancer wish it never entered our body! Time for a wakeup call my friend 🤝

Got someone hating on you?

Fragile Mindset😢: Made a hater? Demotivated. Begin to think "Why me?" Mental trauma gets developed for life.

Resilient Mindset😐: Made a hater? Meh. Life afterward forcibly changes for the negative since we didn't proactively decide to make a change.

Growth Mindset😃: Made a hater? Good. We have a new audience member. Motivated. Lessons learned. Let's help awaken them with our love. If we can't, then let them hate. Time to prove the haters wrong my friend 🤝

Having no clue what to do next

Fragile Mindset😢: Clueless? Demotivated. We think there is nothing else to be done

Resilient Mindset😐: Clueless? Meh. Nothing gets done & no proactive changes get made.

Growth Mindset😃: Clueless? Motivated. Lessons learned. We now have the opportunity to do more research and find another solution that may even be better! Let's not be sitting ducks here & start searching for more opportunities! Time to start researching my friend 🤝

Forgetting to do X, resulting in losing Y

Fragile Mindset😢: Lost Y because you forgot to do X? Demotivated. We beat ourselves up. Blame others & not ourselves.

Resilient Mindset😐: Lost Y because you forgot to do X? Meh. No new proactive changes get made.

Growth Mindset😃: Lost Y because you forgot to do X? Motivated. Lessons learned. New mental toughness upgrade unlocked. From this point on, we set up a system in place to never forget to do X. That way when the next opportunity arrives, we are prepared. Time to start building, my friend 🤝

Parents lose faith in you

Fragile Mindset😢: Lost faith from others? Demotivated. Negative mental chatter starts to control our lives. We begin to think we need to have everyone like us in order to become successful.

Resilient Mindset😐: Lost faith from others? Meh. Just ignore them.

Growth Mindset😃: Lost faith from others? Motivated. Lessons learned in human nature. New mental strength upgrade unlocked. From this point on we know that we don't need anyone's validation for us to become successful. We know that events like this only add more flavor in our movie called life. Challenges give enjoyment. Time to turn the doubters into believers, my friend 🤝

In a re-education center in North Korea

Fragile Mindset😢: This demotivates us since our will to live gets sucked out for our new supreme leader

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Obey, "It's whatever", etc.

Growth Mindset😃: "YOU AIN'T NEVER BRAINWASHING ME!" This motivates us to thrive in here & know deep down when we get out of here, our documentary is going to be wild! Let's prove to everyone that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom! Time to get stronger, my friend🤝

Got beat up in a fight

Fragile Mindset😢: In pain? Demotivated. Develops trauma that will stick with us for the rest of our lives.

Resilient Mindset😐: In pain? Meh. Life afterward will remain the same with no changes made

Growth Mindset😃: In pain? Motivated. New weaknesses & strengths identified. A new positive change happens going forward from this moment on. Let's make sure the next time we have to get into a fight, we come out on top! Time to get training, my friend🤝

Got sick

Fragile Mindset😢: Feel sluggish. Demotivated. Lasts longer in a sick state & more negative consequences start to arise.

Resilient Mindset😐: Feel sluggish. Meh. Life afterward will remain the same with no proactive changes made

Growth Mindset😃: Feel sluggish. Motivated. Lesson learned. Necessary environment change. New habit change. Let's make sure the next time we start to feel sick we're prepared for what's come. Time to heal, my friend 🤝

Event got canceled

Fragile Mindset😢: Demotivated. Enter inner complaining voice.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Life afterward will remain the same with no changes made

Growth Mindset😃: Motivated. Lessons learned. New angles to try. New locations to experiment with. New strategy going forward. Let's make our future attendees proud by finding a better location than the one we previously had planned for! Time to start scouting, my friend 🤝

Car got stolen

Fragile Mindset😢: Robbed? Demotivated. Feelings of self-pity start to arise. "Why Me?"

Resilient Mindset😐: Robbed? Meh. Life afterward will remain the same with no changes made

Growth Mindset😃: Robbed? Motivated. Lessons learned: Keep your valuables secure, park in a secure place, get insurance, etc. Let's make sure anyone looking to rob our car regrets making that decision! Time to get more steps in, my friend 🤝

People wasting your time

Fragile Mindset😢: Uninterested? Demotivated. Wastes this opportunity on filling our mind with more inner chatter.

Resilient Mindset😐: Uninterested? Meh.

Growth Mindset😃: Uninterested? Motivated. Uses this opportunity to practice our eye contact. Emptying our mind. Understanding how we got into this mess & how to prevent this from happening going forward. Time to start practicing mindfulness or adapt, my friend🤝

Stepped in poop

Fragile Mindset😢: Demotivated. Ruins our mood for the day.

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. Life remains the same afterward with no changes made

Growth Mindset😃: Motivated. Lesson learned. Watch where you step. Avoid walking through X. New hidden opportunities open up that would've never done so if we hadn't made that mistake. Let's make sure going forward from now on, we come prepared if we do end up stepping in poop again. Time to learn shoe cleaning skills, my friend🤝

Lost your phone/equipment

Fragile Mindset😢: No equipment? Demotivated. Spend our time complaining instead of looking for solutions.

Resilient Mindset😐: No equipment? Meh. Life afterward remains the same with no changes made.

Growth Mindset😃: No equipment? Motivated. Lessons learned. New methods of completing X task learned. New opportunities begin to open up. Let's make sure from now on, we install device GPS's, purchase insurance, & develop an awareness of our possessions at all times. Time for a slight change, my friend🤝

Got a girl pregnant unintentionally

Fragile Mindset😢: Pull out game weak? Demotivated.

Resilient Mindset😐: Pull out game weak? Meh. Life afterward remains the same if not worse with no positive changes made.

Growth Mindset😃: Pull out game weak? Motivated. Lessons learned. Use protection. Hang with high-quality girls only. etc. Now we know what to do moving forward. Time to learn how to become a positive father figure, my friend 🤝

Depression

Fragile Mindset😢: Depressed? Demotivated. Self-pity arises. We begin to think will never be better or get out of this situation.

Resilient Mindset😐: Depressed? Meh. Life afterward will remain the same once healed with no new proactive changes made.

Growth Mindset😃: Depressed? Motivated. Lessons learned. New mental strength upgrades & opportunities open up. Now we know what put us into this situation. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. From this point going forward, we will prioritize mental health so we can reduce the amounts of time we become depressed in our lives. Time to heal & adapt, my friend 🤝

Getting told you have X days to live left

Fragile Mindset😢: Short life span? Demotivated. We think "Why Me?" & end up wasting this time complaining while feeling sad all the time.

Resilient Mindset😐: Short life span? Meh. No new proactive changes are made.

Growth Mindset😃: Short life span? Motivated. Lessons learned. New opportunity to exercise mental toughness. MRI needed? Bring it. Chemotherapy? Bring it. We know the best stories have the greatest comebacks & we thank God we were given this opportunity (the opportunity to rise!). We use all the free time we have to rest, learn a new skill, & invest in something to come out on top in the end. Time to inspire your loved ones, my friend 🤝

Getting fatter & losing strength

Fragile Mindset😢: Demotivated. We end up in a negative spiral downwards of negativity & add more weight from it

Resilient Mindset😐: Meh. It's nothing. No new proactive changes get made.

Growth Mindset😃: Motivated. Lessons learned. New opportunity to get stronger & hit our workouts with more fire under our ass. New calorie goal installed. We know the best stories have the greatest comebacks. If our life was pure perfection it would be boring & uninspiring. Time to show everyone its possible, my friend 🤝

Did you notice a pattern? Every "negative" thing that we encounter has a hidden opportunity in it to grow. Of course, it's hard to initially remember this at first which Is why I wanted to create a huge list of common setbacks some of us will face in our life. I could've added in +50 more setbacks but that would just be overkill lol. Either way, feel free to refer back to this list whenever you face a "setback" in your life. I know for a fact it will shift your mind into viewing the positive in every situation like it did for me! 🤘

🌟MINI-NUGGETS: Lessons Learned Last Month

Big Ideas In Bite-Sized Pieces. These are lessons learned last month. These mini topics could become main topics in the future with more content added if you like. Just DM me, let me know, & if enough people want it I'll deliver! NOTE: Whenever I give credit to someone, it does not mean I endorse their worldviews 100% now or later. I just agreed with what they had to say at this moment in time. I think you'll find value in it as I did. Ok, Let's get it into it!

🌟The Cure To Perfectionism

"If you're always trying to say the exact right thing and do the perfect performance then you live life like a test. What are the most stressful times during school? The tests." -Kanye West

💵Business Mindset Shift

Make sales to make customers > make customers to make sales" -Alex Hormozi

🌟The Time When A Human Changes

Observation: Change occurs when one is fully aware of their problems, accepts it for what it is, decides to make a change, & knows the solution

🌟How To Listen To Feedback For Your Artistic Creation

"Art is not a democracy" -George R. R. Martin

My Take: If the purpose of your art is to make money, then give the fans what they want. If the purpose of your art isn't to make money & just to be out there, then art is not a democracy. Not 100% though! Just a raw thought to consider!

🌟Why I Stopped Using A Gratitude Journal

I stopped using a $12 gratitude journal I bought on Amazon a year ago for a couple of reasons. 1) I got to a point where I was writing the same things down every day. This resulted in not feeling grateful anymore and instead started making this habit feel tedious. 2) Having a gratitude journal or for example, a "5min gratitude routine" showed me I was only being grateful for a small part of the day. True gratitude is being grateful for no particular reason. Inspiration: Andrew Kirby on YouTube.

🍏Solutions For Global Warming

Observation: Mark my words, there will be entrepreneurs out there who create the next solution to this global warming problem. The same way Elon Musk created Tesla vehicles. I hope that whatever you decide to create in your lifetime, it helps others increase their level of consciousness. Sources: Charisma On Command Podcast https://youtu.be/Pjjn3USIMfI & Minute earth https://youtu.be/lOQqGKt52X8 P.s. Here is my YT Playlist on SolarPunk to give you optimism for the future: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbLC5woSAmicvnCgVuhoqWoxp6wkLm8T

🌟How To Deal With Politics As A Posimistic Individual

Ask yourself "Are you willing to die on this hill?" If not, don't spend time with this! It's not worth it! Which is like 99% of the short-term political topics we see on the news today. Focus your attention on something you can control and the things that YOU WILL die for. Inspiration: Watching myself see people be Anti or Pro covid vaccine

💵A Simple Bonus To Include In Your Offer To Help Push Someone Into Purchasing From You

Sell Accountability - Most people don't need more information to change their lives, they need to take action. They already know what they need to do, offering accountability makes them perceive they will actually achieve X result this time around. Sources: @You'sXP Twitter

🌟How To Tell If You're Wise (Quick Test)

"Can you learn without suffering?" Someone wise learns from the mistakes of others. Those who only learn from their own mistakes live the shortest because a majority of their consequences lead to suffering, misery, & oftentimes death. Sources: Leo Gura & Curt Jaimungal interview https://youtu.be/YspFR9JAq3w

🌟Favorite Mindset Last Month

"Everything Is Easy" -@ComedicBizman on Twitter

It's so simple yet easy to forget!

🌟Success In Today's World

"Success in today's world is: -Is a set number of keystrokes away -Is a set number of videos published -Is a set number of podcasts made -Is a set amount of value created Inspiration: Andrew Kirby on YouTube

🌟My Thoughts On TikTok

After not downloading TikTok since the new year (+8 months ago) I decided to re-download it. And you know what? It's a much different place now than what it was perceived as back then. Here's what I realized: it's not the platform that people hate/cringe at, it's the people who post content. All TikTok is is a platform where you can upload short 60 sec videos. That's it. Same with Instagram and photos. Same with Twitter and tweets. If you use these platforms right, you can benefit from them. I've been loving TikTok lately since I trained it to feed me content that's educational, wholesome, positive, aesthetic, sparks creativity, and more. No, TikTok isn't holding a gun to my head lol. It's where the future is headed. Look around you. Everyone knows what it is, if you don't like the content you get served, click "not interested" if we want to stop the stigma of making X social media platform cringy/toxic for our future generations, we have to be the change. Which means if we want to prevent the next generation getting over sexualized from seeing underage girls half naked twerking on their For You Page, we have to replace that content with something else that grabs their attention MORE than the former. Right now there's not a lot of positive content which gives us, Posimistic creators, an opportunity to use Tiktok's traffic for our businesses & build our cult-like following. TikTok isn't going anywhere. Adapt or we will be left behind.

💵AGENCY JOURNEY: Going From $0 To $100,000/mo: September Updates

Welcome to a new section! Every month I will document my growth for my agency. This way you can see what's working in real-time so you can apply lessons I learn for your own service-based business. The highs! The Lows! The things we don't see on Instagram! Here I can be fully transparent with you & hope it inspires you to know what to expect on the journey.

Context: I've started my agency back in 2016 but didn't really commit to it until Jan 2020. I restarted it to build an additional source of income to fuel my main passion project: Posimistic Planner! (THIS BRAND!) The day will come when I will be able to order more planners & hopefully integrate The Posimistic Letter & The Posimistic Planner TOGETHER! That way you, the reader, will be able to get your hands on one here sometime in the future (when this agency gets to a good level!).

Highs:

Got the "Rising Talent" badge on Upwork (It only took me 9 months!)
Bought a new laptop for web design (Lenovo Yoga C930 2-in-1 4k display 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD (not sponsored)

Lows:

9 Rejected proposals
Couldn't work on projects at all in Sept. because my previous PC broke. This is also why there weren't a lot of topics above for 005 (I will get back into the flow of things in the next letter I promise!).
Had to take out a loan for all this business equipment including the new PC
Rethinking if I should even continue creating websites or move to a different niche!

Lessons:

💵If you want to sell 5 figure web design jobs for X niche, you have to feature that niche in your portfolio. Remove the small 3 figure ones. -Finsweet YT channel
💵It's not the features that determine the value of a high-priced site, it's what the client wants. -Finsweet YT channel
💵Ask for how much the client wants to spend at the beginning (empathetically & unforced). -Finsweet YT channel
💵Sell the prospect on ONE thing on the call, then include more bonuses in the onboarding (This is how you overdeliver) -Finsweet YT channel
💵Contract tip for agency services: 1) The longer & clearer the better for you (the service provider). This is to protect you if the client ever tries to get you to do something else that wasn't mentioned on the onboarding. -Self Made Web Designer YT channel
💵"The job is no longer to design, build, send over the website, take the money & run. It is 1) Build a web experience for your client 2) Create client updatable systems for content 3) stand by for design updates as they scale. Change accordingly & scale." -@Camduncannnn on Twitter.
💵Q: "How do I ask for more work?" Answer: "Don't ask for more work, bring ideas that pay for themselves." -Jamie Brindle https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUTuuduJKHK/?utm_medium=copy_link
💵 Follow-ups: avoid the selfish follow-up message (hey, just following up, did you see my previous message?). Instead provide value & share articles, big ideas, funnel strategies in your follow-up. -Jeremy Haynes on IG https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUQlBM3rCcl/?utm_medium=copy_link

🌟MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL: September Updates

Nothing new this month! - The next model will replace illustrations with a "Description." I can already see it! Stay tuned for the last quarter of 2021!

Conclusion - See You Next Month! 👋

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