Expressing gratitude for this group. It’s a privilege to be in the company of people who are at successful stages and keen to grow and evolve. I’m still at the baby biz stage, so it’s pretty cool to hear you guys quote gastronomical prices for your work and worth. I know I’ll get there one day because of it. Yesterday on the call, I shared something about belief. Earlier in the week, I was paid for three days’ work, but when I received the money, I felt depressed because it didn’t seem like enough. I therefore tied it to feelings of failure, low self-worth, and a sense of inferior value. To reframe it, however, I proposed an amount I had never proposed before for a service I uniquely specialise in. And it’s the start of building my long-term, future-self offer and vision. So that’s cool. After our Friday call, I decided to go for it and win the day by sending another quote for a follow-up service to the same client. I quoted a price and package I’d never done before, so that felt good, too. However, when I left the office, I received some information about that project. I was offering writing services (website copy) for an art gallery that was launching an exhibition. The artist sent me the catalogue, and my jaw dropped at the listed prices for their work, as it meant I could have charged much more for the value I was giving the gallery. The past version of me at the start of the week would have felt a bit depressed and maybe berated myself a bit upon receiving this news. The new one, funnily enough, just laughed it out loud at myself and shook it off instantly. Because I know it’s the start of a long road and I’m building something unique to me and my skills. The irony is that my own artworks command similar and greater prices, but I’ve been so out of that loop of selling my work on the art market that I’d completely forgotten that aspect of it. Something to raise my floor on! Nonetheless, grateful to be here.

I've been reviewing and trying to better implement the principles from The Science of Scaling. Working to define the 10X goal with an impossible timeline, use time as tool to identify the crux, and raise the floor by doing less of what doesn't get me to the goal. Still a lot of work to do, but pressing forward. Here is my May 1-Page report. If you have yours, please share it. FYI, I still use Chat for the first pass, but Claude makes a much better finished looking report.

Sharing a few things that came to mind on last week's call, which I've been sitting with recently. I was thinking about how to position and pitch my work better, and did a bit of brainstorming on how to convert features into benefits and transformations. There's so much importance on positioning; value and identity transformation is what you sell, ultimately. In this process, the book Obviously Awesome came up (has anyone heard of it?): https://www.aprildunford.com/books Which leads me to my next point: a couple more bots I've built, because I received the above recommendation from one of them. Caveat: I still haven't moved to Claude, but I am at the point where I see the limitations of ChatGPT. I'm not an open source guy, and while I'm aware there's a whole AI world out there, you can probably still export these. After the upcoming workshops and transition to Claude, I may update this, but if you can export it, please try it if it interests you. The first, and this is funny because Clegg's on the Skool challenge, is the Alex Hormozi bot I built that's based purely on his three books ($100m Offers, Leads, and Money Models). If you want to refine an offer through his tried-and-tested methods outlined in the book, this can be a lot of fun- especially for businesses and potential clients you want to work with: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6a19711d3d08819198a21e0b05618099-hormozi-bot There's another Hormozi GPT on ChatGPT, but it only uses two of his books. The other bot I built incorporates the above Hormozi model with the Rapid Transformation Challenge Dr Hardy bot I made and previously posted about, which is based solely on the Q4 intensive prompts and transcripts. What's fun about this one is that you have the Hormozi method coupled with the 90-day transformation framework, so your business offer merges with your personal growth, too: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6a09c431b2ec8191a0c7a6fe8dae9cea-ben-hormozi

I’m hoping everyone can join.

I’m starting a new health protocol next month. My Functional Medicine practitioner reviewed my blood test results and, in addition to prescribing supplements, has told me to breathe into a ziplock bag every morning and evening for three months. This is an intermittent hypercapnia technique that shocks the body into a state of relaxation. She also prescribed a sauna protocol, a lymphatic drainage routine, and a supplement. I’ve been thinking about something that came up on the call a couple of weeks ago. It was about how not being disciplined about the things you’re meant to be disciplined about makes you reactive. Being reactive sucks. It wastes the weekend. So I’m wondering: what relaxes you all, especially on a weekend? And is this form of relaxation an activity? I struggle to maintain my morning routine on weekends–it just goes out the window. I’ve now decided to focus on just one exercise every day: meditation. (Specifically, Ziva meditation–if anyone wants to know about that, I’m happy to share resources). Something that helps me stay focused on just one task/habit is the 66-day focus challenge sheet from the One Thing book. Attaching it here in case it’s timely for anyone. I intend for it to pull me through the week and the weekends, so I maintain consistency and enjoy the compounding effects of a regulated nervous system. Hope it helps!