In another thread, @Katie James writes: "The unbroken rule in every group I'm in but this one is 'Don't talk about money' Which sort of sucks because earning money is a necessary part of life." Even in this group, we don't talk money all that much. Let's change that. I don't even know where to start. But in the interest of getting money talk off the ground, I'll take a stab at a first money topic, one that's not too intimate but that can still be enlightening (we can build up to intimate). So here's my question for you. Answer it based on your gut feeling, not logic: ====>>>> How much money is there in the world? In other words: Is money a finite quantity, like real estate or diamonds, so that if you get some, somebody else has to be denied? Or is money effectively infinite, where we can all have as much as we are comfortable with, like air or sunlight or ideas? Let's talk money. If you're game, write in the comments below how much money you think there is in the world, because getting clear on this can help you make more money. And like Katie says above, that's a necessary part of life.

We need a thread for gratuitous fun: Stuff that has nothing to do with marketing, business, copy, daily emails... but that is fun for fun's sake. (Even a little bit of fun is better than none.) I'd like to kick things off with the attached (and real, not AI) photo of a beaver, which I put in an email a long time ago, apropos of nothing. If you have jokes, funny pictures, memes, ideas for "disconnected infotainment," put 'em in here. On Fridays... or really on any other days.

In a thread from last week, @Neil Sutton wrote: === I’ve been in some accountability groups that were very successful. It’s not an “all of us” getting together kinda thing, but those created an opportunity to bond with and become friends with people I might never had met otherwise. The best one was when I was in Brian Kurtz’s Titans group. He assigned the groups of 3 or 4 then we went off on our own and met monthly. We came up with 3 questions we took turns answering in each call and the others would offer feedback and support if needed. It was definitely optional. You put your name in to be assigned to a group if interested. Then you'd be grouped with a few others. I had to look back, and there were just four groups of 3 each. (I was teamed up with the amazing Kira Hug & Shannon McCaffrey.) === Are you interested in this? More importantly, will you actually participate? I'm happy to put the pods together. But ultimately, this is about you, and having a regular little mini-mastermind with two or three other folks in this group, and helping each other out, and socializing, and keeping each other on track. It won't work unless you participate, and regularly. So do you want this? Let me know below.

In another thread, @Gc Tsalamagkakis asks about email stories, like the equivalent of social media updates: "Like, I have a cool new update about something coming up, but I don't wanna write a whole ass email to my list about it + I might already have a different email programmed for the day." About that, I already have my emails scheduled for this week. So let me try a Skool story. I have been almost completely away from this group for the past week because I have been on a boat in Greece. Mostly without reception. And in any case away from the computer. I gotta admit, it's been great! Photos attached for proof. ⛵🌊🇬🇷☀️🧿🐬🍉🍷⚓🏝️😎🐙🔥🛥️💸🌞🧜‍♂️🐟🍾🌬️📍😵‍💫💙 #BornToYachtForcedToWork #HellenicMainCharacterEnergy #SponsoredByTzatziki #MarinaMenace #DrunkOnOliveOil #AegeanSeaEmotionalSupportProgram #CertifiedIslandHopper #HydratedByOuzo #AncientGreekInfluencer #ZeusTakeTheWheel #FloatingTaxWriteoff #NoLandlordCanReachMeHere #MykonosMentallyDelusional #SailFirstAskQuestionsLater

Over the past few days, I've been teasing a Tour de Commandments event I will be running starting May 11, to mark one year since I published my 10 Commandments of Con Men etc. book. My plan for this event is to offer people a bunch of valuable, sexy, irresistible bonuses if they get multiple paperback copies of my book. I already have a few bonuses in mind. One of these will be an implementation call, which multiple people have told me they want. Basically, examples of how I have used these 10 commandments in real life, in my own newsletter and the surrounding business... along with an opportunity to workshop how you can use them in what you do. I also have other bonuses in mind. But before I reveal those, I want to know, what would you want me to offer? What kind of a bonus could I create or make available to entice you to get, say, 5 copies of my book? What would make it a no-brainer? Let me know below and odds are good it will become reality.