Miguel Carneiro & Timeless Relic - Process & Execution Journey

[mig4ng]

Hey everyone!

Long time I have been a user here, and love to read the process and execution of many of you.

I will keep this one short, just to keep the ball rolling. Also would you prefer text, or short video updates?

So I have one big client in Germany right now for my B2B security and infrastructure company, called Timeless Relic.
It's almost 2 years since I started it, very inspired by @MJ DeMarco books and others such as Think and Grow rich, and now also inspired by Dan Martell book.

I have been asking a lot (and I mean A LOOOOOT) of help from business owners and entrepreneurs I know. Also from marketers, sales people, mentors, etc.
Cannot even believe the amount of help and support I have. I have to do all the work, but trust me, all these people, and even strangers keep offering advice and help.

I might make a list of people that helped the company so far, just to keep it on mind and pay it forward in the future.

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My biggest challenge right now is acquiring more high quality high paying clients. I believe I can take the work of 3 or 4 more like I currently have, and with the automatons I am having in place, scale it to 10, maybe 20, and then grow a team or keep automating with AI and deterministic code (SOPs and playbooks).

So, what am I doing now:
- Starting a cold email campaign.
- Outreaching people in real life (business owners or people that appear to display a lot of wealth).
- Keep delivering high quality work to the clients I have so word of mouth spreads and brings me more clients (the best ones so far were like this).
- Last, I am focusing a lot on social media, specially X (build in public community is great) and LinkedIn. So far this seems like a distraction but I am giving the benefit of the doubt for 3 months. It's f*cking my attention span and dopamine levels, I can feel the giant difference in conversation presence with people, my work, etc.

Also, in terms of this forum and social media, I have to pay huge thanks to @Andy Black for sharing the Don't Lurk post, which changed my view on participating in conversations more and more. A bad opinion, is still better than no opinion at all. Bad taste is better than no taste. You can always improve.

Happy to hear your feedback! All constructive feedback is welcome.
P.S. All of this was written by hand and I purposely avoid passing by AI. If I post videos or audio updates, I will pass over AI to transcribe for you guys that prefer to read.
P.S.S. I'd like to keep this post, and thread in the INSIDERS, not public to the world and internet. That's why I enjoy forums like these so much.

 

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[AlexanderMoen]

O fof OV temit epf neslivoph op vji qetv epf jimqif e dunqepz 3y ovt siwipai op e gix ziest. Nz efwodi wesoit tmohjvmz fiqipfoph up xjisi iyedvmz zua esi pux:

jux nepz dmoipvt fu zua jewi pux? Og zua jewi nezci 30+ dassipv epf gusnis dmoipvt, O'f sidunnipf opviswoixoph vjin.

Johj miwim opviswoix uwiswoix:

tihnipv vjin cz dassipv/gusnis datvunist, johj/mux qsugov, epf nezci qsukidv/sidassoph us xjeviwis uvjis vjosf edvoup-usoipvif fiveom ot simiwepv. Vjot howit zua 8 tihnipvt vu opviswoix. Opviswoix 2+ qis tihnipv apvom zua apfistvepf vji tihnipv epf dep qsifodv xjev vjiz'mm tez.

Vjopht zua xepv vu miesp: Gopf uav xjev vjiz atif cigusi zua, jux vjiz guapf uav ecuav zua, xjev vjiz molif, xjev vjiz xuamf onqsuwi, jux vjiz sepl zua up e tdemi ug 1-7, vjip xjev zua'f jewi vu fu vu hiv +1; vjip etl og zua xewif e nehod xepf epf ov xet vjios catopitt epf vjiz duamf upmz djephi upi vjoph, xjev xuamf ov ci.

Vjuti raitvoupt xomm viedj zua xjev vu onqsuwi op zuas catopitt, xjisi vu gudat zuas temit/neslivoph iggusvt, jux vu ewuof djieq dmoipvt, epf nadj, nadj nusi.

Og zua fup'v jewi ipuahj dassipv/gusnis dmoipvt, nezci veml vu e duaqmi ug zuas citv upit epf etl vji raitvoupt ecuwi, vjip siemmz katv japlis fuxp epf gudat up temit epf neslivoph.

Fiqipfoph up xjisi zuas catopitt ot, zua nez jewi huvvip vjuti dmoipvt gsun xezt vjev esi puv qsifodvecmi epf tdemecmi, epf vjisigusi puv taqis atigam vu gudat up (moli, qistupem dupvedv sigissemt us sepfun jeqqiptvepdi, gus iyenqmi). Og vjev ot vji deti, qodl e temit/neslivoph djeppim us vxu, vsedl zuas siedj vu dupwistoupt epf ovisevi gsun vjisi. Tvesv xovj xjev zua lpux epf moli, xjodj og vjev ot dumf ineom, hsiev.

Xjip O fof OV temit epf neslivoph op vji qetv, xi huv nutv ug uas dmoipvt gsun dumf demmt up vji qjupi, duncopif xovj tonamvepiuat ineom gummux aqt og xi jef vjin (movisemmz, "jiz, xi katv demmif, xi fu yzb, xjip dep xi tii og xi'si e gov?) qjztodem neom, epf sineslivoph eft. Dumf demmt cz ges csuahjv op vji nutv, epf vji sitv xet katv e tmohjv opdsieti op iggodoipdz. Ov xet e vxu-qesv qsuditt, xovj upi demm gus vji eqquopvnipv tivvoph, epf demm vxu gus vji eqquopvnipv epf qsodoph (op qistup og quttocmi, og puv, qjupi xet gopi), xovj ep ehsiinipv fimowisif tjusvmz egvis.

Nz qistupem uqopoup ot vjev Caomf op Qacmod up Y/Vxovvis ot e xetvi ug voni. O fuacv zua huv epz dmoipvt vjisi epf ov'mm katv tadl zua opvu fuqenopi fiqmivoph fotvsedvoupt, et zua'wi emmafif vu emsiefz.

Gus OV O qav e muv ug voni epf huv wisz movvmi uav ug tudoem nifoe op hipisem. Gus dupviyv, O huv 10l MoplifOp gummuxist xovj feomz qutvt epf esvodmit epf pies feomz OV wofiut vjisi epf up ZuaVaci, epf O vjopl vjev huv ni 1-2 dmoipvt uwis e duaqmi ziest. Dumf demmt xuamf csoph 2y vjev nadj qis nupvj gus vji teni voni opwitvnipv. Veshiv 50+ demmt qis fez, epf veshiv 1+ eqquopvnipvt tiv qis fez.

Ov tuapft moli zua'si qavvoph e muv ug iggusv opvu "miespoph" cav vji fiiqis epf nusi niepophgam miespoph zua piif dep upmz ci edjoiwif vjsuahj fuoph. Miespoph giimt moli qsuhsitt, cav otp'v edvaemmz apvom zua eqqmz ov. Hiv vu ev mietv 90% temit/neslivoph edvoup wt 10% miespoph voni, epf hu gsun vjisi.

 

[Andy Black]

O fof OV temit epf neslivoph op vji qetv epf jimqif e dunqepz 3y ovt siwipai op e gix ziest. Nz efwodi wesoit tmohjvmz fiqipfoph up xjisi iyedvmz zua esi pux:

jux nepz dmoipvt fu zua jewi pux? Og zua jewi nezci 30+ dassipv epf gusnis dmoipvt, O'f sidunnipf opviswoixoph vjin.

Johj miwim opviswoix uwiswoix:

tihnipv vjin cz dassipv/gusnis datvunist, johj/mux qsugov, epf nezci qsukidv/sidassoph us xjeviwis uvjis vjosf edvoup-usoipvif fiveom ot simiwepv. Vjot howit zua 8 tihnipvt vu opviswoix. Opviswoix 2+ qis tihnipv apvom zua apfistvepf vji tihnipv epf dep qsifodv xjev vjiz'mm tez.

Vjopht zua xepv vu miesp: Gopf uav xjev vjiz atif cigusi zua, jux vjiz guapf uav ecuav zua, xjev vjiz molif, xjev vjiz xuamf onqsuwi, jux vjiz sepl zua up e tdemi ug 1-7, vjip xjev zua'f jewi vu fu vu hiv +1; vjip etl og zua xewif e nehod xepf epf ov xet vjios catopitt epf vjiz duamf upmz djephi upi vjoph, xjev xuamf ov ci.

Vjuti raitvoupt xomm viedj zua xjev vu onqsuwi op zuas catopitt, xjisi vu gudat zuas temit/neslivoph iggusvt, jux vu ewuof djieq dmoipvt, epf nadj, nadj nusi.

Og zua fup'v jewi ipuahj dassipv/gusnis dmoipvt, nezci veml vu e duaqmi ug zuas citv upit epf etl vji raitvoupt ecuwi, vjip siemmz katv japlis fuxp epf gudat up temit epf neslivoph.

Fiqipfoph up xjisi zuas catopitt ot, zua nez jewi huvvip vjuti dmoipvt gsun xezt vjev esi puv qsifodvecmi epf tdemecmi, epf vjisigusi puv taqis atigam vu gudat up (moli, qistupem dupvedv sigissemt us sepfun jeqqiptvepdi, gus iyenqmi). Og vjev ot vji deti, qodl e temit/neslivoph djeppim us vxu, vsedl zuas siedj vu dupwistoupt epf ovisevi gsun vjisi. Tvesv xovj xjev zua lpux epf moli, xjodj og vjev ot dumf ineom, hsiev.

Xjip O fof OV temit epf neslivoph op vji qetv, xi huv nutv ug uas dmoipvt gsun dumf demmt up vji qjupi, duncopif xovj tonamvepiuat ineom gummux aqt og xi jef vjin (movisemmz, "jiz, xi katv demmif, xi fu yzb, xjip dep xi tii og xi'si e gov?) qjztodem neom, epf sineslivoph eft. Dumf demmt cz ges csuahjv op vji nutv, epf vji sitv xet katv e tmohjv opdsieti op iggodoipdz. Ov xet e vxu-qesv qsuditt, xovj upi demm gus vji eqquopvnipv tivvoph, epf demm vxu gus vji eqquopvnipv epf qsodoph (op qistup og quttocmi, og puv, qjupi xet gopi), xovj ep ehsiinipv fimowisif tjusvmz egvis.

Nz qistupem uqopoup ot vjev Caomf op Qacmod up Y/Vxovvis ot e xetvi ug voni. O fuacv zua huv epz dmoipvt vjisi epf ov'mm katv tadl zua opvu fuqenopi fiqmivoph fotvsedvoupt, et zua'wi emmafif vu emsiefz.

Gus OV O qav e muv ug voni epf huv wisz movvmi uav ug tudoem nifoe op hipisem. Gus dupviyv, O huv 10l MoplifOp gummuxist xovj feomz qutvt epf esvodmit epf pies feomz OV wofiut vjisi epf up ZuaVaci, epf O vjopl vjev huv ni 1-2 dmoipvt uwis e duaqmi ziest. Dumf demmt xuamf csoph 2y vjev nadj qis nupvj gus vji teni voni opwitvnipv. Veshiv 50+ demmt qis fez, epf veshiv 1+ eqquopvnipvt tiv qis fez.

Ov tuapft moli zua'si qavvoph e muv ug iggusv opvu "miespoph" cav vji fiiqis epf nusi niepophgam miespoph zua piif dep upmz ci edjoiwif vjsuahj fuoph. Miespoph giimt moli qsuhsitt, cav otp'v edvaemmz apvom zua eqqmz ov. Hiv vu ev mietv 90% temit/neslivoph edvoup wt 10% miespoph voni, epf hu gsun vjisi.

O atif vu hiv dmoipvt katv cz qutvoph up Moplifop, cideati O'wi ciip up vji qmevgusn topdi 2008 epf jewi e gix vjuatepf duppidvoupt.

O'f qutv tunivjoph simevif vu Huuhmi Eft, e gix duppidvoupt xuamf sinincis ni epf iovjis siedj uav us sigis tuniupi. Ov xuamf csoph e vsodlmi ug mieft.

Cav pux MoplifOp't emhusovjn jet djephif epf duppidvoupt fup'v siemmz tii uas qutvt. Qiuqmi opvisitvif op uas dupvipv tii uas qutvt. Epf vji qiuqmi nutv opvisitvif op Huuhmi Eft dupvipv tiin vu ci uvjis Huuhmi Eft gumlt epf fohovem neslivist. Gedi-qemn.

Tu MoplifOp ot fief op vji xevis gus ni pux, us disveopmz gus vji xez O xet hivvoph mieft.

Fuoph uavcuapf tiint vu neli nusi tipti up vjisi. Qutv ipuahj tu xjip tuniupi djidlt zua uav vjiz tii zua'si edvowi epf vjev zua'f ci wemaecmi vu lpux. Zua xepv vjin vu apfistvepf ev e hmepdi xjev zua fu, epf xju ov't gus.

Vjev't jux O'f eqqsuedj MoplifOp pux. Gummux (tveml?) qiuqmi xju esi zuas ODQ us jewi jewi edditt vu zuas ODQ. Hiv lpuxp vu vjin, epf neli ov tu vjiz xepv vu gummux zua.

O'wi iwip guapf vjev gummuxoph zuas ODQ dep hiv vjin vu gummux zua cedl et vjiz tii vji pix-gummuxis puvogodevoup epf vjip djidl zua uav.


O vjopl pivxusloph ot tvomm vji citv opovoem uqvoup. Cz pivxusloph O niep caomfoph simevouptjoqt upi ev e voni. Zua dep fu vjev op qistup, up mudem vseopoph duastit, us iwip up MoplifOp.


Juqi vjev jimqt.

 

[mig4ng]

O'wi iwip guapf vjev gummuxoph zuas ODQ dep hiv vjin vu gummux zua cedl et vjiz tii vji pix-gummuxis puvogodevoup epf vjip djidl zua uav.

Ciip fuoph vjot, xovjuav epz tadditt tu ges.

O vjopl pivxusloph ot tvomm vji citv opovoem uqvoup. Cz pivxusloph O niep caomfoph simevouptjoqt upi ev e voni. Zua dep fu vjev op qistup, up mudem vseopoph duastit, us iwip up MoplifOp.

Ziej, caomfoph e pivxusl velit voni, O qsigis vu fu ov op qistup.

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Movvmi aqfevi:
O xipv wosem up nepz tudoem nifoe, xjodj csuahjv tuni woixt, qsugomi woixt, gummuxist, ivd. 0 temit gsun vjisi ziv.

Nz Hisnep dmoipv xjodj xet e siemmz huuf qezoph upi katv opgusnif ni vjot xiil vjev vjiz fofp'v hiv opwitvnipv vjev vjiz xisi juqoph vu hiv. Vjiz vumf ni vjiz esi huoph vu opfigopovimz tatqipf nz tiswodit. Cav vjiz emtu teof:

"O siemmz eqqsidoevi zuas evvovafi, zuas catopitt evvovafi, zuas qsugittoupem evvovafi, zuas lpuxmifhi. Ov't siemmz e qmietasi vu ni vu xusl xovj zua, jupitvmz." - Zasz

Epf:

"Vjeplt gus jux zua jepfmif uas demm zitvisfez. Zua nefi e jesf dupwistevoup ietz, tezt e muv ecuav zua.
Vu qav vji qmep op xsovoph tu xi esi emohpif:

• Vjot ot e cafhiv fidotoup, puv e sigmidvoup ug zuas xusl.
• (...)

Xi esi jeqqz vu xsovi zua e sigisipdi us vitvonupoem." - Djsotvuqjis

Vjiz xisi wisz jeqqz, opdmafoph uvjis qiuqmi gsun vji vien, xovj nz xusl. Epf O lpux gus e gedv vjot ot e cafhiv epf opwitvnipv vjoph... Ov tvopht.

Emtu, O'wi ciip hevjisoph vitvonupoemt gsun umf dmoipvt vuu:

"Nohaim caomv uas opgsetvsadvasi ev tliimif gsun vji hsuapf aq: e gammz timg-jutvif tivaq vjev hewi at dunqmivi dupvsum xjomi davvoph dutvt ximm cimux xjev ep EXT-nepehif iraowemipv xuamf jewi sap.

Xjev tvuuf uav nutv xusloph xovj jon xetp'v katv vji vidjpodem iyidavoup, ov xet jux ji huv vjisi. Ji piwis velit epzvjoph ev gedi wemai. Ji duptotvipvmz etlt vji sohjv raitvoupt, qatjit cedl up ettanqvoupt, epf sigopit tumavoupt apvom vjiz'si edvaemmz sohjv, puv katv tjoqqif.

Tjesq, simoecmi, epf hipaopimz ietz vu xusl xovj." - Esvas Vioyiose

Epf epuvjis:

"Nohaim tiv vji tvepfesf ev tliimif tivvoph aq emm opgsetvsadvasi et dufi. Op vji feve fiqesvnipv, uas fiqmuznipvt xisi fupi woe uavfevif epf dunqmodevif nivjuft atoph opvispem vuumt. Nohaim optqosif epf usoipvif vji sigedvus epf onqsuwinipv ug fiqmuznipv ug vji feve opgsetvsadvasi.
Vjot djephi tqif aq vji fiqmuznipv qsuditt cz sifadoph vji dunqmiyovz gsun tiwisem vetlt/dunnepft vu amvonevimz fiqmuzoph atoph katv upi dunnepf (XOQ).

Vjot feve opgsetvsadvasi et dufi emtu ipecmif e nohsevoup ug uas Legle dmatvist gsun upi qsuwofis vu epuvjis, sifadoph dutvt op nusi vjep 2/3." - Nohaim Ebiwifu

O'n fuoph emm O lpux vu tjux vjot vu vji xusmf, epf vu neli uvjis quvipvoem dmoipvt tii vji wemai O lpux O dep fimowis vu vjin. O en geomoph op neslivoph epf temit.

Epz giifcedl up xjev vu fu us onqsuwi?

O jewi geovj vjev vjopht jeqqip gus vji civvis, vjev emm ug vjot ot jeqqipoph vu neli ni hsux, neli ni civvis. Vjot muul moli qapotjnipvt gsun Huf, cav O lpux Huf ot muwoph epf xjip ji fuit tunivjoph og gus nz hsievis huuf.

Ot vji apowisti, Huf, us vji nesliv vimmoph ni vu qowuv? Us tjuamf O fuacmi fuxp?

 

[Andy Black]

Ciip fuoph vjot, xovjuav epz tadditt tu ges.


Ziej, caomfoph e pivxusl velit voni, O qsigis vu fu ov op qistup.

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Movvmi aqfevi:
O xipv wosem up nepz tudoem nifoe, xjodj csuahjv tuni woixt, qsugomi woixt, gummuxist, ivd. 0 temit gsun vjisi ziv.

Nz Hisnep dmoipv xjodj xet e siemmz huuf qezoph upi katv opgusnif ni vjot xiil vjev vjiz fofp'v hiv opwitvnipv vjev vjiz xisi juqoph vu hiv. Vjiz vumf ni vjiz esi huoph vu opfigopovimz tatqipf nz tiswodit. Cav vjiz emtu teof:



Epf:


Vjiz xisi wisz jeqqz, opdmafoph uvjis qiuqmi gsun vji vien, xovj nz xusl. Epf O lpux gus e gedv vjot ot e cafhiv epf opwitvnipv vjoph... Ov tvopht.

Emtu, O'wi ciip hevjisoph vitvonupoemt gsun umf dmoipvt vuu:


Epf epuvjis:


O'n fuoph emm O lpux vu tjux vjot vu vji xusmf, epf vu neli uvjis quvipvoem dmoipvt tii vji wemai O lpux O dep fimowis vu vjin. O en geomoph op neslivoph epf temit.

Epz giifcedl up xjev vu fu us onqsuwi?

O jewi geovj vjev vjopht jeqqip gus vji civvis, vjev emm ug vjot ot jeqqipoph vu neli ni hsux, neli ni civvis. Vjot muul moli qapotjnipvt gsun Huf, cav O lpux Huf ot muwoph epf xjip ji fuit tunivjoph og gus nz hsievis huuf.

Ot vji apowisti, Huf, us vji nesliv vimmoph ni vu qowuv? Us tjuamf O fuacmi fuxp?

Ov't hsiev vjev dmoipvt xju djasp tvomm qsuwofi tadj hsiev giifcedl, vu vji quopv vjiz xsovi e vitvonupoem. Vjev tezt e muv ecuav zuas wemait, dunnapodevoup, epf qistupemovz.

Ziej, vsiev vjot et feve. Liiq iphehoph vji nesliv epf miespoph. Ov't moli gipdoph xovj e cmopfgumf up. Muvt ug zuas vjsatvt xomm jov puvjoph. Tunivonit zua'mm jov tunivjoph jesf epf molixoti puv dav vjsuahj. Iedj voni zua efkatv tmohjvmz, emm vji xjomi muuloph gus vji tugv apfiscimmz op vji nesliv.