This walks you though how to use the group, everything from access to the courses, networking, Q&A calls to billing. 00:01 Introduction to the Business of Life 00:34 The Importance of Metrics, Systems, Processes, and Protocols 01:19 Accessing Full Training and Resources 02:21 The Free Mini Course: Four Pillars of Growth 03:40 Joining the Program and Accessing the 14-Day Free Trial

I just added a new video series showcasing the building blocks of the 4 pillars system. This is the framework that I use to help you achieve business mastery and the self awareness to let opportunities flow in your business and life. The system that gets you the mental, financial and emotional freedom we are all looking or as entrepreneurs and to clear those final blocks and limiting beliefs to our growth - moving from mission to outcome. You will also see I have added two weekly coaching calls and the price of the program is $47pm with 14 days free trial. I want to remove all barriers to entry and make sure that any business owner can have the information to improve your business and life. The masterminds for my 7 and 8 figure clients are where I spend most of my time, I know I will see some of you there as well. In the next couple of weeks I am going to move this group to paid only, for those of you have been in the mastermind that is included, same for my 1:1 clients. Though don't worry, you will get at least another 2 months to use this group for free, so please make the most of it. I have just unlocked the full course for all of you as well, let me know what you think and jump on those weekly calls. The purpose of this group, now it is paid, is to help you build out your businesses, for some of you that means moving from creative ideas to launching, and others may just want to drop in to ask question or gather insights. When you are ready to explore your business and life deeper then drop me a DM, or even better book a 15 minute intro call to see how I work and what is best to help you. speak soon.

Everyone is invited! I set up two free Q&A calls this week on how to align business and life. Helping you to get unstuck from whatever situation you are facing and moving quickly to making more informed decisions and finally breaking free of fear, beliefs or behaviour. Why? Because we all want emotional and financial freedom. We need to earn to support our lifestyle, we want to be happy doing so, feeling that there is some purpose and clarity to what we do each day and that changes over time. More importantly we want to make sure that what we chose to do next is aligned to a mission which support us and that way we stay congruent with our intended outcome. We also don't repeat any past mistakes. So come and join me 5pm EST Wednesday and Friday, 7am Sydney time this Thursday and Saturday - ask me anything from specific business strategy to relationships and everything in between. The link is in the events tab and you can also use this - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6600781271 See you then. thanks Ed

Paid ads are not the silver bullet that almost every marketer spruiks to business owners, though there is definitely a place for them in your marketing stack. Over the past 10 years I have invested well over $500,000 on ads and before that I spent thousands a week before digital really kicked off. I say most agencies because people like @Aaron Parkinson has one of the best agencies on the planet, we have worked together for a while. He is one of the few that will tell you how it is, I have complete trust in his team and him. If you are in any of Cole Gordon's programs, you will know Aaron from running his ads calls. The main lesson is that if you want to grow a highly engaged, loyal audience who know like and trust you - there is really only one way. Produce organic content and build your audience. When that works then you use ads to amplify your message and drive conversions faster, at much less cost to a warm audience. That may take 1-2 years and for many people that is too far in the future so they don't invest. Yes there are methods of getting there faster, they require a complete commitment to a platform, you have to be a weapon at creating content and responding to it. It also depends on your aim - ie how quick do you want a business to support you financially, what are your short, medium and long terms goals. Everyone is different. Yes. There are plenty of insta famous marketers who say their account got up up very quickly, maybe in the old days though it is harder now, possibly with the exception of Tik Tok, or they had serious assets behind them. Ie large podcasts, books etc. They will not tell you this unless you do some digging. Why? Because otherwise they have nothing to sell. One thing I can pretty much guarantee is that they put in a huge amount of time to get there. If you want to take a deep dive listen to how Mr Beast built his platform, spending thousands of hours with his friends pouring over thumbnails and videos trying to identify virality. You can learn from him.

As your business grows you will be offered many different opportunities to invest in and expand. The question is how to know which ones to pursue without taking too much risk, stretching yourself too thin or falling victim to shiny object syndrome. Have a listen, leave any comments with your thoughts, if you like it then subscribe to the channels, share it so more people can benefit. thanks

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Do you know what it is? It is the same skill that Jeff Bezos and Einstein use for critical decisions. It is the one skill that when mastered protects you from harm and creates harmony between mind and body. Why is that important for business? - It minimises your exposure to risk - It allows you to spot opportunities others miss. - It provides clarity and gets you out of your logic mind which expands your thinking. Let me know below what you think it is and we will discuss tomorrow on the call. talk then

it is my pleasure to welcome @Mohammad Arkan to our community. Please join me in extending a welcome. Please share a little bit about yourself and what you are looking to learn or share.

I want to invite you to the Q&A call tomorrow, it is for the Business of Life paid members, however, if you are not a paid member already you can join below for a 7 day free trial and come on the call, if you like then stay, there is no obligation and no payment for 7 days. Use this link. See you tomorrow https://www.skool.com/the-business-of-life/classroom/63e98b68?md=02dae3b167f04627a430a3cf8d23bb1a

#How To Be Accountable I always say "i made the best choice I could at that time with the information that was available to me." Sure, we can always reevaluate our decisions after the fact as we learn more, but that only changes the emotion attached to the past, not the facts of the past.

what are your thoughts on how to create boundaries and let go of those who intentionally hurt you, even when they say they joke. Walking away is the easiest path. It is not failure. Just a recognition that you do not want to expend any more energy. Of course if you really love them then you can explain graciously why you are walking away, though you don't need to. If you do this anticipate the reply and protect yourself from a possible barrage of unpleasantness. If you cannot protect yourself then walk away quietly and quickly. Have you done this with family, friends, jobs?

don't forget 2pm tomorrow PST Wed 15th March, 5pm New York, 9pm UK and 7am Brisbane time Australia Thursday 16th. Ask me anything, the best possible way to get a direct response to your questions or insights, all for free exclusive to members once per month. See you tomorrow. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86381449474?pwd=NnBYMnRzZG14Ui9vR0c1U3kwRnR2dz09 Link is in the calendar as well.

I have just introduced monthly accountability calls for all members of the group. The next one is next week - Wednesday 15th March 2pm Pacific time (US), 5pm New York, 9pm UK, 7am Australia (Brisbane) check the calendar for the links. This is for us to get to know each other better, a chance for you to ask any questions about your business, career and life, insights you have for the community, learn about the mastermind, challenges you have in the training and generally for us all to hang out and see how we can help each other. Looking forward to seeing you. thanks Ed

When I hear someone say I am 'stuck', it could be in a relationship, a business decision, what career, passion or purpose to pursue or may something more simple, it just means that the system they are applying to solve the problem is not working. Often this is as a result of a binary mindset - "I need to decide between X or Y". Being stuck is an expression of the inability to explore another solution by applying the same system that may have worked before though no longer works today, or just not having a system to apply at all. So what happens is your mind takes over and churns through the same process over and over again, hence 'being stuck'. The solution - stop, slow down, engage creative thinking, opening the mind and heart to other opportunities. Asking deeper questions, what am I trying to solve, what is the result I desire the most, what information do I have already. Do I have any conditioned bias? The mind will trick and manipulate the heart every second of the day, every day of the week - if you allow it. So now we need to feel into the answer, allow intuition to arise, then reflect and observe. Don't force the outcome, it will arrive when you are calm and open to exploring. You will need more information. The other part is the state of harmony - the mood states - that exists when trying to solve the problem. An extreme or false high or a low mood state will impact the decision making and the ability to make any decision, certainly a wise informed one. Hence again why we need to slow down, be able to observe, feel and reflect opening our channel to infinite creativity. Meditate and breathe. (yes there are other steps though binary thought is the main killer of creativity and problem solving) Thoughts, how do you get unstuck?

I am curious what do you think is the second key you have to find to unlock change. I was having this discussion this week about someone who cannot move past step 1 as much as they really want to. Do you even think that change is sequential? There are certainly hoops we have to jump through to evolve, let go and create a different journey, to find that personal freedom we all crave as humans. Here are a few options: 1. Changing Your Environment - physical, spiritual, emotional 2. Curiosity - the willingness to explore 3. Letting Go of fear, limiting beliefs, patterns 4. Slowing Down includes meditation / breathwork 5. Accepting only we can change ourselves. These are all parts of the process and there are many more. One of them is more foundational. Thoughts? (and I will explain it later)

In business we use objectives and key results, in life we talk of mission and goals, they are essentially the same thing. Everyone I work with is always asked the same question, what do you want to achieve? That is creating a mission / objective. A common response could be "I want to achieve financial stability within 12 months". That is specific on the timeframe though vague on the objective. So we dig deeper, financial stability means an income of $120,000 pa for that person. That allows them to buy a home, save for a college fund for their kids, take a course so that they can start a business. It could be anything. The response is I want X so that I can do why, you can do deeper why is Y so important to you? The goals are what keep you aligned to that mission and everything you do has to be congruent with that mission, no distractions. Goals then come into play which allow that mission / objective to be met. They also need to be specific. It could be taking a new job to earn that money, paying down debt, ending / beginning relationships. Taking free courses first. The mission is the overarching theme which everything else follows. What is your 12 month mission and what goals have you set / accomplished in getting there?

This is a feature of Skool that rewards direct engagement, you get points for likes and comments on your posts. The point of Skool is to encourage community, we learn and share together. It leans into the Ripple Effect. I did ask to have it switched off so we can focus on content, insights and value as I know some of you may be less willing to share and I want you all to benefit. That was not an option at the moment. There are rewards as you engage more, the first step of joining me on the Q&A is an easy one though I am mindful that if you are already in the accelerator you get that anyway. My question is what other rewards would you like to see and also to make them attainable?

Welcome to the group. I am very excited to have you here and looking forward to getting to know you, helping and sharing as best I can. The best community are ones which actively engage so please don't worry about asking a silly question, the only silly questions are the ones never asked.🙏