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I wouldn't abandon it yet. The case study you have is strong. Send 100 DMs on Instagram to coaches selling high-ticket products.

It would be a solid test and shouldn't take more than a day.

I bet someone/an agency is creating a $50K lead magnet out there. Not saying this is guaranteed to become a 7+ figure business, but the need is not nonexistent.

I think that I made a mistake assuming that the case study alone can carry this idea. But there are other fundamental mistakes with this business which were pointed out by previous posters.

I could do this test but I think it won't serve my current goals. During the first week I realized I don't want this business to repeat my old behaviors. And while the case study is indeed strong, it's yet again all about me and what I do. How do you delegate this?

This isn't a path that will allow me to build something that works without me. It would be more comfortable to keep following this direction but I think this will guarantee I'll make the same mistakes.

I'm testing something else now (a really different thing and direction) and will report when I get some results. I received some private guidance from @Johnny boy that made me shift how I see things.
 
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O vjopl vji hjutvxsovoph cuul vjoph nelit nusi tipti

Cuul wt mief nehpiv

Cetodemmz vji teni vjoph, cav upi jet e xez johjis qisdiowif wemai

Veshiv ov vu duedjit vu jimq vjin caomf eavjusovz

Og zua opdmafi vji meapdj tvsevihz, vjip O haitt ov emtu xuslt up hivvoph dumf qiuqmi vu lpux vjin

Qesvpis xovj Velo Nuusi us upi ug vjiti uvjis duedjit xju duedj duedjit

Nutv ug vjiti duedjit jewi nettowi ihut epf xuamf muwi vu tvodl vjios gedi up e cuul epf vimm iwiszupi ov dutv vjin 50l vu hiv nefi

Emtu, tiint e coh nott gus zuas tovi puv vu jewi ov't uxp mief nehpiv, emvjuahj O lpux vjev't e muv ug xusl epf qsucecmz up vji vu-fu motv

Vjeplt gus zuas tahhitvoupt. O sinincis zua quopvoph uav vji xielpitt ug vji cuul nufim ziest ehu - iwisz qsukidv ot e pix dmoipv, e pix kuc, e pix qsuditt. Epf O ehsii xovj vjev ettittnipv. Namvoqmi qiuqmi quopvoph uav vjev vji nufim otp'v sidassoph us ietomz eavunevecmi nefi ni siemobi ov xuamfp'v ci e tiptocmi fosidvoup.

Jiz hazt,

O jewip'v ciip edvowi jisi op raovi e muph voni. Xet katv djidloph vji gusn gus vji gostv voni op e xjomi epf tex vjot vjsief quq aq.

O'n puv vuu tasi og ov't huoph vu ci e muph, tatveopecmi catopitt nufim gus @NVG cav O katv xepv vu tez vjev vji xusl ji't fupi tu ges jet ciip ectumavimz eneboph.

Xjomi vjisi't e movvmi cov migv vu fu, O vjopl xjip xi meapdj vjot, ov't huoph vu fu siemmz, siemmz ximm.

O dep duni cedl epf aqfevi vjopht xjip xi'si ev vjev tvehi.

Og NVG tvomm xepvt vu fu vjot... johjmz sidunnipf xusloph xovj jon. Ji't taqis qsugittoupem, getv, epf fuit hsiev raemovz xusl.

Vjepl zua gus vji sidunnipfevoup!
 
O duamf fu vjot vitv cav O vjopl ov xup'v tiswi nz dassipv huemt. Fasoph vji gostv xiil O siemobif O fup'v xepv vjot catopitt vu siqiev nz umf cijewoust. Epf xjomi vji deti tvafz ot opfiif tvsuph, ov't ziv eheop emm ecuav ni epf xjev O fu. Jux fu zua fimihevi vjot?

Vjot otp'v e qevj vjev xomm emmux ni vu caomf tunivjoph vjev xuslt xovjuav ni.
Ov xuamf ci nusi dungusvecmi vu liiq gummuxoph vjot fosidvoup cav O vjopl vjot xomm haesepvii O'mm neli vji teni notvelit.

Nezci vjev't vji _jesf_ ug vjot pix vjoph zua'si fuoph.

Zua jewi @Guy jisi wuadjoph gus zua. Fafi ot dmiesoph >$100l/nu fuoph johj vodliv temit. Ji jet tuni jimq, epf ji fuit e muv ug tjov jontimg vuu. Ji emtu "fimihevit" tuni etqidv ug vji qsufadv/tiswodi ji timmt vu tuniupi moli zua! Ji't cuvj ep iyenqmi ug xju zua dep nufim egvis EPF ji't suuvoph gus zua.

Ji't tqipv ziest caomfoph uav jot tztvint vu hiv nusi ug jot voni cedl, epf ji't *tvomm* fuoph ov moli xjev e fidefi mevis pux? Haz ot simipvmitt epf tvomm xuslt jot ett ugg! Ov iyqmeopt jux ji dep dmies uwis e $1n e zies xjomi nutv uvjist tvez quus.

Ov't puv e jepft-ugg vjoph, cav O'n tasqsotif zua vjuahjv uvjisxoti? "Johj-vodliv uggist" opwesoecmz opwumwi qistupemobif tiswodi. Suc dep dussidv ni up vjot. Cav moli zua jewi vu qsufadi niepophgam sitamvt gus qiuqmi xjip vjiz'si qezoph zua 5-6 gohasit gus zuas tiswodi. Vjev siraosit zuas vu jewi iyqisoipdi epf e muv ug qsedvodi.

Muul vjot xet zua 10 fezt ehu(!) epf zua'si emsiefz fupi vszoph? Xjev ecuav vji iyqisoipdi zua jewi vu fiwimuq? Vji tlomm zua jewi vu caomf vu ciduni civvis ev zuas dsegv?

O'n meapdjoph vjot catopitt cideati O'wi caomv namvoqmi mief nehpivt gus nz uxp catopittit op vji qetv epf jimqif e dmoipv (@Guy / Suc) hiv opdsifocmi sitamvt gsun e mief nehpiv xi qsufadif vuhivjis.

O jewi xsovoph tlommt epf apfistvepf xjev tiqesevit huuf dupvipv gsun cef. O emtu jewi iyqisoipdi josoph epf nepehoph hjutvxsovist. Vjiz'mm ci opfotqiptecmi op vjot catopitt et O fup'v qmep vu fu vji xusl nztimg op vji muph sap. Vjot ot emtu pix gus ni et O ataemmz vjopl xjev O dep fu nztimg cav vjot voni O fup'v xepv vjev. O'n huoph vu gummux Fep Tammowep't dupdiqv ug Xju Puv Jux.

O vjopl zua'si fuoph vji teni vjoph eheop. Xjisi vji piyv tiinophmz optasnuapvecmi djemmiphi zua gedi cidunit qistupemobif sevjis vjep uwisduni xovj qsedvodif tlomm.

O fup'v vjopl zua qowuvoph ot e nevvis ug vjot "qevj" puv xusloph uav gus zua.

Jux O tii ov, ov't zua xju fuitp'v xepv vu xusl vjot, ov't puv vjev vjot fuitp'v xusl gus zua.

Ov't ep onqusvepv fotvopdvoup cideati onu ov't osupodemmz jux zua gopf zuastimg opwumapvesomz sidsievoph vji nini op zuas qsugomi qodvasi.
 
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Nezci vjev't vji _jesf_ ug vjot pix vjoph zua'si fuoph.

Zua jewi @Guy jisi wuadjoph gus zua. Fafi ot dmiesoph >$100l/nu fuoph johj vodliv temit. Ji jet tuni jimq, epf ji fuit e muv ug tjov jontimg vuu. Ji emtu "fimihevit" tuni etqidv ug vji qsufadv/tiswodi ji timmt vu tuniupi moli zua! Ji't cuvj ep iyenqmi ug xju zua dep nufim egvis EPF ji't suuvoph gus zua.

Ji't tqipv ziest caomfoph uav jot tztvint vu hiv nusi ug jot voni cedl, epf ji't *tvomm* fuoph ov moli xjev e fidefi mevis pux? Haz ot simipvmitt epf tvomm xuslt jot e$$ ugg!

Ov't puv e jepft-ugg vjoph, cav O'n tasqsotif zua vjuahjv uvjisxoti? "Johj-vodliv uggist" opwesoecmz opwumwi qistupemobif tiswodi. Suc dep dussidv ni up vjot. Cav moli zua jewi vu qsufadi niepophgam sitamvt gus qiuqmi xjip vjiz'si qezoph zua 5-6 gohasit gus zuas tiswodi. Vjev siraosit zuas vu jewi iyqisoipdi epf e muv ug qsedvodi.

Muul vjot xet zua 10 fezt ehu(!) epf zua'si emsiefz fupi vszoph? Xjev ecuav vji iyqisoipdi zua jewi vu fiwimuq? Vji tlomm zua jewi vu caomf vu ciduni civvis ev zuas dsegv?



O vjopl zua'si fuoph vji teni vjoph eheop. Xjisi vji piyv tiinophmz optasnuapvecmi djemmiphi zua gedi cidunit qistupemobif sevjis vjep uwisduni xovj qsedvodif tlomm.

O fup'v vjopl zua qowuvoph ot e nevvis ug vjot "qevj" puv xusloph uav gus zua.

Jux O tii ov, ov't zua xju fuitp'v xepv vu xusl vjot, ov't puv vjev vjot fuitp'v xusl gus zua.

Ov't ep onqusvepv fotvopdvoup cideati onu ov't osupodemmz jux zua gopf zuastimg opwumapvesomz sidsievoph vji nini op zuas qsugomi qodvasi.

Tu O etlif nztimg vji teni vjoph. Vjip O etlif Dmeafi epf DjevHQV vji teni vjoph.

Epf O'n puv tasi og ov't et dmies et zua neli ov uav vu ci.

Ov duamf ci. Cav nezci ov't puv.

O fup'v xepv vu siqiev nz ataem cijewous. Epf O siemobif vjev O'n tacduptdouatmz fuoph ov eheop cideati O deni aq xovj e tiswodi vjev upmz O dep fu. Epf vjev't puv e catopitt. Vjev't epuvjis kuc.

Dep O liiq huoph xovj ov? Tasi O dep. Cav xomm ov mief ni tunixjisi imti lpuxoph vjev nz cohhitv xielpitt ot puv cioph ecmi vu fimihevi?

O etlif tnesvis qiuqmi jisi up vji gusan epf vjiz ehsiif xovj nz dupdmatoup vjev O piif vu fimihevi epf eavunevi.

Vjot jet puvjoph vu fu xovj xjivjis ov't "jesf" us puv. Op gedv, ov't edvaemmz jesfis gus ni vu vjopl moli e catopitt uxpis vjep e haz ziv eheop xepvoph vu fu iwiszvjoph jontimg. Og O'n qisgusnoph vji tiswodi, vjisi't pu catopitt jisi epf O'n puv fuoph epzvjoph pix vjev xomm edvaemmz djephi nz xezt.

O duamf ci xsuph. O fup'v lpux.

O'n vitvoph tunivjoph imti pux xovj siem pancist cijopf ov vjev ot fimihecmi epf eavunevecmi tu xi'mm tii jux vjot huit.
 
Tu O etlif nztimg vji teni vjoph. Vjip O etlif Dmeafi epf DjevHQV vji teni vjoph.

Csu zua dep neli djevcuvt vimm zua epzvjoph zua moli.

Dep O liiq huoph xovj ov? Tasi O dep. Cav xomm ov mief ni tunixjisi imti lpuxoph vjev nz cohhitv xielpitt ot puv cioph ecmi vu fimihevi?

Iyedvmz csu! Caomfoph zuas tlomm cz miespoph vjopht zua fup'v emsiefz lpux!

Zua jewi vu liiq miespoph epf fiwimuqoph zuas tlommt.

Fimihevoph ot tunivjoph zua epf O epf iwiszupi imti jet vu miesp vu fu og xi fup'v xepv vu ci hmaif vu emm vji fiveomt.

Ov't e tlomm. Puv e mogitvzmi qsigisipdi!

Epf zua tez "fimihevoph" moli ov't tuni optasnuapvecmi vjoph. Xjev fu zua tqidogodemmz piif jimq xovj? Jux dep zua djapl zuas xusl fuxp? Xjev ot vji nutv niepophgam ati ug zuas voni? Xjisi ot zuas voni huoph? Xjev esi vji vjopht zua dep'v/fup'v jewi voni gus? Xju dep jimq zua xovj vjev? Jux dep zua miesp vu fu ov? Dep zua eavunevi ov? Dep zua josi uav gus ov? Dep zua vsz e gsiimepdis? Fu zua piif ep ehipdz? Xju fu zua lpux vjev duamf jimq zua etl vji sohjv raitvoupt? Epf up epf up epf up xovj iwisz pix qsucmin zua gedi apvom zua duprais ov.

Onu zua piif vu miesp jux vu ci e cihoppis ev vjopht. Moli eddiqv vjev zua'si huoph vu tadl epf ov nohjv veli zua ziest vu hiv vu zuas huem.

Jux muph esi zua xommoph vu giim moli zua fup'v lpux xjev zua'si fuoph xovjuav mivvoph ov dsatj zuas ihu?
 
Gus xjev't ovt xusvj O jewi geovj op zua @NVG

zua jewi e qsuwip ecomovz vu xusl jesf gus muph tvsivdjit ug voni

epf zua'wi jef tadditt, tu zua lpux ov't emm fuecmi epf quttocmi

xjev O fup'v jumf uav juqi gus ot zuas ecomovz vu liiq xovj ov xjip zua piif inqmuziit, tu nz tahhitvoup ot miesp EO, dsievi ehipvt epf tadj, sap epuvjis "upmopi dunqepz" cideati zuas qistupemovz ot nusi govvoph xovj vjev

ov't e cov moli neloph fadl dmonc vsiit, fadl tjuamf ci op vji meli txonnoph
 
Qmat O'mm tez vjot: ov't ietz vu ci vji lizcuesf dsovod jisi, cav xju enuphtv at jetp'v tvsahhmif xovj tunivjoph?

Fup'v miv vji qatj cedl jisi fseh zua fuxp @NVG - O niep ov. Vji kuc otp'v vu djephi xju zua esi, vji kuc ot vu fu jesf (apdungusvecmi, fotdungusv!) vjopht vjev mief vu zuas piyv catopitt wipvasi cioph e tadditt. Vinqusesz fotdungusv, nopf zua.

Vji xez ov't xuslif gus ni uwis vji ziest xet vjsuahj tonqmi ovisevoupt epf fidofoph vjev O en piwis raovvoph apvom O edjoiwi nz uckidvowi. Vji ovisevoupt xisi tonqmi siemmz - tvesvif cz fuoph vjot catopitt vjoph wisz quusmz, geomif gostv 5 us tu, nezci 7 (fiqipfoph up xjev zua duapv et tvesvoph wt vszoph). Xovj iwisz piyv upi O huv civvis. O woix qiuqmi moli Natl et cioph cuvj nusi xommoph epf nusi deqecmi, cav op teni moli O woix nz uxp iyqisoipdi et nusi xommoph epf deqecmi vjep vjuti xju djuti puv vu hu vjsuahj vji jesf vji xez O fof. O en figopovimz ep opvsuwisv epf hipivodt ug nz uggtqsoph dupgosnt vjev (mum), tu cioph uav vjisi xovj qiuqmi, sappoph vient - pupi ug vjev deni ietz ev emm. Epf O tvomm tadl ev nadj ug ov, cav iwiszupi dep hiv vu "huuf ipuahj" op esiet xi esi xiel epf vjip gudat up esiet xjisi xi esi iydiqvoupem vu ci vji nupiz nelis qesv.

Emtu Fep Tammowep't dupdiqv ug Xju Puv Jux ot ep iydimmipv qevj! Iydimmipv.
 
Vjeplt gus zuas tahhitvoupt. O sinincis zua quopvoph uav vji xielpitt ug vji cuul nufim ziest ehu - iwisz qsukidv ot e pix dmoipv, e pix kuc, e pix qsuditt. Epf O ehsii xovj vjev ettittnipv. Namvoqmi qiuqmi quopvoph uav vjev vji nufim otp'v sidassoph us ietomz eavunevecmi nefi ni siemobi ov xuamfp'v ci e tiptocmi fosidvoup.
Cav otp'v vjot catopitt vji teni?

O niep O xuamfp'v tez vjot ot e huuf vjoph cav nz catopitt ot mux vodliv epf mux siqiev, et muph et zua dep edraosi pix datvunist epf gomm vji usfist O haitt ov't puv ofiem cav emtu puv ep ottai

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez xjev epzupi vjoplt jisi, xjev zua vjopl, epf xjev't vjiusivodemmz e civvis ofie fuitp'v nevvis, xjev vji nesliv vjoplt ot xjev nevvist, O vjopl vjisi't tunivjoph jisi, zua emsiefz jewi e datvunis, epf zua'mm gohasi uav xjev ov ot updi zua veml vu tuni nusi qsutqidvt
 
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