Hot take: worry less about what AI is doing to an industry... and innovate *your own role* to amplify your awesome with AI.

Yes, I "replaced" two people with AI. PS: They're doing more interesting work now.

Any other dead giveaways that AI wrote the thing?

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I have been absolutely DEMANDING that my friend Gia, who has a million ideas but can't seem to write them out, use this AI. I absolutely adore it. For those who've discovered it, this will come as no surprise - but if you're a writer or marketer who's been disappointed with AI... check this out.

"The shaman is spitting vodka out the door and smacking me with a giant bundle of dried rosemary!" That's the story my friend April tells about our visit to a shaman in Mexico. Is it entirely accurate? No. But it's WAY better than the "accurate" telling. Don't let facts get in the way of good drama when you're storytelling.

A scalable 8-figure business = launches / campaigns plus evergreen funnels you drive good, fresh traffic to. None of those things are easy or cheap. ❌ Launches take tons of time, plus money for ad spend, affiliates, etc. ❌ Evergreen funnels take expertise to set up - that ain't cheap. ❌ Good, fresh traffic is so expensive - you either pay for it directly (i.e., ads) or you pay for it indirectly (i.e., time to make organic work) or you indirectly pay for it (i.e., hire agencies that are genius pricey). So you have to make good money in order to afford these things. Which no one wants to hear. But it's a fact, one I learned over 15 years building, failing, building again, winning a bit, and slogging up that mountain. People who want to build a business need to charge more. That means raising your rates a) with the same audience (hard) or b) with an upmarket / up-problem audience (easier). By running launches and evergreen funnels - and sending paid and organic traffic to them - I'm able to... wait for it... afford to run more launches with more funnels with more traffic... by hiring people who are better at it than I am. #scale In 2025, I reinvested in my business to: ✅ Hire an evergreen webinar strategist ✅ Hire an upsell specialist ✅ Hire a YouTube agency ✅ Hire another ad agency You don't make millions to buy lambos. At least, I don't. You make good money so that it becomes easier to make *more* good money. You can't live in Canada or the US on a million-dollar launch - but you can build a sustainable business with that.

You get to choose what services to sell to clients. Choose the service where you solve an expensive problem - an enduringly, painfully expensive problem. Not blog posts (one and done) but SEO GEO (ongoing traffic problems). Not sales pages (one and done) but "money pages" (ongoing revenue problems).

Grab a pen! 🖊️ Your boss / clients *need* to see you with a pen in your hand.

In the game of persuasion, small tweaks to how you show up can mean the difference between a $1K and $10K project.

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I was sad to learn that Charlie Munger died today at age 99. What a life. He would likely roll his eyes and argue that none of us should be too surprised, based on the actuarial tables, but we’ve lost one of the 20th century’s greatest investors and businessmen. Chris and I were lucky enough to get to know Charlie over the past few years. There’s a saying, “Don’t meet your heroes; they will only let you down.” In this instance, the quote does not apply. Charlie was exactly how he appeared, the same person whether he was being interviewed on CNBC, hosting dinner at his home, or negotiating a deal. We could all learn a thing or two from him about how to play the (very) long game. Here are four things he said to us that stuck: “I don’t need the last dollar” We heard Charlie say this many times while discussing potential deals. Either it was a good deal, or it wasn’t. He didn’t need to chisel out a few more percent and risk bad feelings. “Hold your nose and carry on” Charlie wasn’t one to dwell on the past, unless there was an important lesson to learn for the future. He expected things to occasionally go wrong and having learned from the error, he moved on. “It’s foolish to try to change someone’s mind” When we asked him for advice about a difficult person we were working with and how we could convince them to change course, Charlie told us not to waste our energy trying to change their mind. “They think what they think,” he told us—it was locked in. We were better off simply aligning ourselves with people who already think the way we do. “It’s a mistake to be deeply ideological about almost anything - it’s better to have doubt” On just about every topic—even investing—Charlie’s frequent refrain was “it’s hard...” The intellectual equivalent of folding your cards in a game of poker when you aren’t sure about your hand. Charlie didn’t need to have a firm opinion about everything. (Ok, maybe cryptocurrency.) If you’re curious to learn more about Charlie, I highly recommend his book, Poor Charlie’s Almanac, as well as The Tao of Charlie Munger by David Clark. It’s a wonderful collection of some of his best quotes, and the audiobook is great. We’ll miss you, Charlie.