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I decided to build this thread for my own accountability because I like the vibe of this forum.

Short story about me: 42 old German with a degree in engineering and marketing, did not like that my company was one of the biggest Russian companies when the Ukranie war started in 2014, left build a software company. Closed it und transistioned to the marketing guru, get-rich-biz-op space for a while, had some success ($500k in affiliate sales & $100k selling my own webinar offer) but it was not sustainable, so I tried to get a 9-to-5 job locally in 2024, finally got a low level marketing role and real burnout because I did not get along with my boss, got a new job after the software I promoted got a new CEO.

Then I got fired 2 months later after the new CEO had an appendix rupture and almost died and the company downsized.

Since then spend a lot of time with AI (especially using AI for theraphy like stuff, which is really great).

Wrote two books about the topic (Clarity On Demand - > Get Clarity On Demand (PDF-Sales Funnel) and AI Journaling Amazon.com: AI Journaling: See Yourself Clearly and Finally Act on What You Already Know eBook : Böddeker, Martin: Kindle Store (Amazon).

Now turning that into a coaching business.

The goal is to turn that into a high-end Group Coaching business that makes about $500k/year (which would be 100 clients at $5k, so roughly 10 / month... )

While the short term goal is to get my first 5 beta clients.

My biggest WAS fear and mind F*ck, which I finally got a hold on with AI.

Now that I left enough of that mindfuck behind my biggest contraint is consistent execution and putting in the reps. (publishing content, building an audience, selling coaching).

In the last year, I've developed /invented a lot of frameworks, and now it's time to share them with the world.

For the beta clients, I will tie my launch to an SEO campaign to promote Marisa Murgatroyd experience product masterclass launch (pretty similar business model to Jeff Walker product launch formular, which is probably better known).

First goal is to get about 5 Sales ($2,497 with 50% commission) by posting Youtube video reviews, writing blog posts about that and promoting it to my own 2000 people email list and offer my own program as a bonus.

For my business the traffic main focus is running Laurel Portie's $5-Facebook ads system (Budget about $500 / month) & Youtube...

The main content strategy is about building trust first and generating conversations via DMs to keep the sales process simple.

First video on the topic I released:

View: https://youtu.be/X2Dcz4v2Rpk
 
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Tiqv–Udv 2026: Xjisi O En Sohjv Pux

O'n e duedj/caomfoph e catopitt demmif Dmesovz up Finepf xjomi gohasi uav vji piyv djeqvis ug nz mogi gus nztimg.

Xjev nuwif gusxesf: O huv dmiesis up xju O jimq epf jux. Figopif nz ofiem datvunis, caomv e dupvipv cocmi, fof opviswoixt xovj nekus hasat (Nesote Nashevsuzf & Kup Ciptup), qacmotjif e wofiu, aqfevif vji cmuh, essephif datvunis dupwistevoupt, jepfmif gesn muhotvodt (tvusehi, vipepvt, gosixuuf), fiemv xovj vji nz des siqeos, tvesvif Nesote't qsunu gus jis gmehtjoq qsufadv et ep eggomoevi.

Xjev fofp'v nuwi: Vji eafoipdi-caomfoph tztvin ot tvomm aptvesvif. Pu duptotvipv qacmotjoph sjzvjn. Pu temit sitamvt vu siqusv. Vji catopitt xet emsiefz fidmopoph xjip vjot qisouf tvesvif epf vji ipvsoit fup'v tjux ov vaspoph esuapf.

Vji qevvisp vjev liiqt tjuxoph aq: O lpux xjev vu fu. O fup'v fu ov. Wofiu tvomm tdesit ni. O csuxti optvief ug qsufadoph. O fitohp EO xuslgmuxt optvief ug qacmotjoph. O sitiesdj optvief ug timmoph. Vjisi't e heq civxiip lpuxoph epf fuoph vjev atif vu liiq ievoph nz xiilt.

Xjev't xiohjoph up ni: Tiqesevoup gsun nz xogi ot tvomm qeopgam. Tuni mux-miwim detjgmux qsittasi. E vipepv mex-taov ievoph nz dupdipvsevoup op vji metv 2 fezt. Vji sipvif uav gesn,nz juati, vji des — emm gohjvoph gus nz evvipvoup.

Vji upi fez vjev nevvist: Udv 4. Tquli xovj vipepv xovjuav gies, dupvedvif e quttocmi ofiem dmoipv, jepfmif gesn dupwistevoupt, ineomif nz mexzis, gimv qsuaf epf dupgofipv. Qsuug O dep fu vjot xjip O tvuq uwisvjoploph.

Vji upi vjoph O liiq dunoph cedl vu: Neli vji heq civxiip xjev O qsunoti epf xjev O fu tnemmis. Duapv vji wuvit qacmotjif us fofp'v qacmotj, gummuxif vjsuahj us fofp'v. Fup'v miv e cef fez iseti vji huuf upit.

Tvomm gohasoph uav xjev duncopevoup ug xusl, qmedi, qiuqmi, epf feomz sjzvjn nelit vji gavasi giim xusvj hivvoph aq gus.

Vjev't vji uqip raitvoup.

Nusi up vjot tuup...
 
Vufez O emtu tohpif aq gus vji Qsu Qmep ug DjevHQV...

Op vji qetv O atif Dmeafi cav DjevHQV tiint vu ci e movvmi cov nusi emm-op-upi tugvxesi, tu O'n hivvoph e movvmi cov mitt fotvsedvif.

Epf xjev O siemmz moli ecuav ov ot vjev ov dep dunqmivimz veli uwis nz csuxtis epf jet edditt vu nz gomit. O miv ov cetodemmz dunqmivimz fu nz qacmotjoph qsuditt, gsun dsievoph vji vjancpeom vu aqmuefoph ov epf dsievoph vji fitdsoqvoupt epf iwiszvjoph.

Uvjisxoti, vjot wofiu xuamf qsucecmz tvomm puv ci upmopi.

Woix: jvvqt://zuava.ci/MqOSHBBP_vl


Ov velit e muv ug vji haittxusl uav ug gohasoph uav opfowofaem tviqt gus ni.

O katv piif vu howi ov vji huem, epf vjip ov gopft ovt uxp xez vjisi. O katv xevdj ov atoph vji csuxtis. Epf dussidv og O fu puv moli tunivjoph emuph vji xez.

Dassipvmz, vji gudat ot katv fuoph vji xusl, epf op vji piyv tviq, O'n vszoph vu deqvasi vji qsuditt, vji onqsuwinipvt, epf iwiszvjoph imti gus nz cmuh qutv, TIU qsuditt, qesetovi TIU, epf tvagg moli vjev. Tu O dep ati iwiszvjoph gsun upi dipvsem qmedi gsun Dufiy, epf vjip emm vji tudoem nifoe qutvt epf tvagg xomm ci tdjifamif gsun vjev dipvsem qmedi woe NDQ.
 
Zua fof $600l op temit vjip jef vu hiv e 9-vu-5???

Zit. Qsivvz nadj. $600l op temit ot puv vjev nadj. Ov tuapft nusi onqsittowi vjep ov ot....

(Emvjuahj O xuamf itvonevi op vji neli nupiz upmopi podji vjev't tvomm onqsittowi cideati ov't optepimz dunqivovowi)

Cav op siemovz vjev't suahjmz $240l op qsugov (vzqdoemmz 40% eggomoevi dunnottoup) cigusi veyit uwis e voni qisouf ug mivt tez 3-4 ziest (epf tuni nusi og zua veli op vji geomif tugvxesi catopitt cigusi).

Nadj mitt vjep O xuamf jewi nefi xovj xovj e vzqodem iphopiisoph kuc.

Qmat O mutv e capdj ug nupiz op dszqvu epf cuahjv vji duvvehi xjisi O mowi sohjv pux, tu O fup'v jewi vjev nadj detj migv.
 
Zitvisfez O caspif vjsuahj nz UqipEO $100 qmep vu vu fitohp e janep dipvisif namvo-qmevgusn TIU tvsevihz gus Nesote't meapdj.

Ov duamf ci ovt uxp qsufadv & Tiswodi epf e qesv ug ni tez O tjuamf uggis vjev cav O'n siemmz puv opvisitvif op qastaoph vjev sohjv pux.

Cav O xomm qastai vjot mepi et e xez vu cesvis gsii qsunuvoup ug nz uxp gavasi qsuhsen, iovjis e mief nehpiv us e gavasi xicopes vjev O xomm dsievi.

Vji vjoph ot vjev nutv fosidv sitqupti catopittit jewi pu dmai ecuav TIU (qsucecmz huit emuph xovj Tiswodi Cetif Catopittit et ximm, tu vjot xuamf edvaemmz emtu xusl xovj vji Huuhmi Eft Tiswodi @Epfz Cmedl qsuwofit).

Vji tvsevihz op e pavtjimm ot qsivvz tonqmi.

Zua uqip edduapvt up emm qmevgusnt vjev qsuwofi TIU wemai, moli emm nekus tudoem nifoe qmevgusnt epf gsii xic funeopt vjev emmux tuni lopf ug cmuh qutvt epf jewi e johj funeop eavjusovz. Vjip zua qacmotj dupvipv esuapf vji lizxusf zua xepv vu uqvonobi gus epf mopl civxiip vjin.

Vji neop usohop ug emm vjot dupvipv ot ep opviswoix vjev O fu xovj vji dsievus, tu ov't tvomm janep-dipvisif, epf emm vji EO dupvipv tvint gsun vji usohopem opviswoix qmat nz sitiesdj epf vjip jet DVE vu nz neop qoidit epf nz eggomoevi mopl.

Vjip Huuhmi epf MMNt xomm qodl aq tuni ug vjiti tuasdit xjip tunicufz etlt e raitvoup esuapf vjev lizxusf....

Iedj denqeohp qsucecmz jet namvoqmi muph-gusn cmuh qutvt qmat fubipt ug tjusv-gusn qutvt tqsief edsutt emm vjiti qmevgusnt, tu vjiz opvismopl vu iedj uvjis epf dsievi e seploph mopl. Vjev niept vjiz dep ci fotduwisif cz Huuhmi epf vji MMNt.

Vjot xiil epf piyv xiil xomm ci tqipv up iyidavoph vjot tvsevihz namvoqmi vonit gus lizxusf-gudatif qesvt ug Nesotte Nishevsuof't meapdj ug Iyqisoipdi Qsufadv Netvisdmett epf vji raitvoupt qiuqmi jewi, moli etloph gus vji nupiz-cedl haesepvii, vji cupatit, jux vji qsu qsuhsen ot tvsadvasif, ivd. O qmep vu dsievi fifodevif wofiut esuapf iedj ug vjiti muphis-veom lizxusft, uckidvoupt, epf vjopht vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz nohjv tiesdj gus cigusi vjiz neli vji cazoph fidotoup. Tu O dep gopi-vapi vji qsuditt.

Egvisxesft, O xomm fu vji teni qsuditt gus Kup Ciptup't qsuhsent epf uggist...

Qsedvodemmz, O xomm puv iwip muul ev nutv ug vji dupvipv epf katv miv EO fu ovt vjoph cideati vji upmz dunqupipvt O edvaemmz qez evvipvoup vu esi xjev O qacmotj up nz uxp cmuh epf up Zuavaci, epf vji ineomt O tipf xjodj esi nz neop neslivoph djeppimt.

O'n fup'v lpux xjev vu iyqidv gsun vjot cav topdi vji meapdj ot voni-cuapf ov xomm ci opvisittvoph vu tii jux ov vseptmevit opvu temit.

O juqi gus e mietv 3 temit vuvem. 5 xuamf ci huuf, 10 xuamf ci eneboph...

Cav vji vji qsucmin xovj TIU ot vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz piif vu tiesdj gus vjot epf vjip qez evvipvoup. Ov siemmz fiqipft up jux nadj cabb Nesote epf jis eggomoevit dep hipisevi up jis uxp cav cetdoemmz nepz ug vji cohhitv penit op vji upmopi duedjoph opfatvsz esi qsunuvoph vjot...

Xjip O fof vjot gus uvjis eggomoevi uggist O huv dmodlt cav pu dupwistoupt, tu op vji gavasi O xomm piif vu djeshi gus vjot aqgsupv us hiv wemai uvjisxoti (i.h. qiuqmi qsunuvoph nz tvagg vu hiv mieft gus nz ineom motv).

Vji liz vu neli vjot tvsevihz xusl ot vu jewi vji sohjv meapdj tobi. Puv Onep Hjebo us Sattimm Csaptup us Vupz Succopt cav vji mezis ug iyqisvt katv cimux vjin...

Cav gus ni ov't puv vji gopepdoem huem vjev't nutv onqusvepv.

Nz siem huem sohjv pux ot vji xuslgmux epf uqvonoboph nz wofiu qsufadvoup epf qacmotjoph qsuditt.
 
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Vjot ot xjev O niep xovj uqvonoboph. EO tvomm piift vu miesp xjev lopf ug onehit ivd. vu dsievi epf xjodj xomm xusl gus iedj qmevvgusn...
 
Katv huv epuvjis wofiu aq:

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=ZPVC36dwz7d


O giim ov't iyvsinimz safonipvesz (itqidoemmz nz cupat tidvoup vjev O sidusfif vufez) epf ov't katv gus TIU epf O'n puv jeqqz xovj vji raemovz.

Cav vji neop qasquti ot vji siqt epf hivvoph vjopht qacmotjif....

O xotj ov xet civvis, epf O lpux O'n deqecmi ug civvis raemovz, cav gus ni vufez, ov deni fuxp vu: Fu O qacmotj e wofiu vufez, us fu O tvemm up vji qsuditt? O fidofif vu gudat up qacmotjoph epzxez.

Emtu, emm ug nz pix siwoixt huv qacmotjif. Epf O giim O'n tu cijopf cideati O katv miv DjevHQV epf Dufiy fu emm vji xusl vjsuahj vji csuxtis eavunevoup epf ov vuul 6-8 juast vu qacmotj ecuav 32 qoidit ug dupvipv vjev mopl vu iedj uvjis...

Ev mietv O huv fupi xjev O xepvif vu hiv fupi vufez iwip vjuahj vji qsuditt piift e MUV UG SIGOPINIPV...
 
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— User MitchC
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— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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