I just think that what I do is too obscure and that people doing stuff that's objectively of low-value (look at your average influencer) get more rewarded. So it makes no sense to invest so much effort to appeal to such a small number of people who do find value in what I do. Why write long, thoughtful articles and work on my newsletter if people posting 5-second social media videos get more engagement and all the money.
Damn Gary was such a great writer. I never saw this ad but it's awesome (and also a bit sad at the same time).
I guess if I were getting paid for this then I probably would care less about whether people are using it or not. But since I'm neither getting paid nor having any impact then it seems senseless to do it.
Which probably means I'm in the wrong business (if I can call my newsletter a business).
Yeah I live a good life. I challenge myself daily, though, so I have a lot of discomfort in my life as well.
As for the second paragraph - definitely. I was very driven when I needed to make a lot of money. Once you do, and money was a strong driver for you, nothing can replace that motivation (and you can't bring back the same desire to make money).
Brother, if I may be so bold, you're strategy is just way off.
If you want me to take a look at your stuff let's go through it. Send me your offer, landing pages, funnels, copy, and let's just clean it up. You have something to share with the world, it's probably just not positioned properly. These are solvable problems.
I've got some time today if you want to send it over. Email or here or whatever.
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