The Actualized Self

Another great conversation with an incredible Creator... 

Excel has grown an active following on Twitter through Narrative structure. 

Despite 

• Secrets of directing Web Traffic. 
• Most Common mistakes of newbie Creators.  
• Why "Growth Guru's" often give bad-advice (and cheat).  
• Why Stories are the Ultimate hack for Breaking the Algorithm. 
• How Affiliate Marketing and Facebook Ads led Excel to Twitter. 
• How he positioned his first offer - and landed his first two clients. 

Excel is an awesome human - and someone with a ton of self-agency. 

To learn more about Excel, check-out his: 

• Twitter 
• Products & Link Tree

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Another special episode, with another incredible mega creator... 

Taylin is a Marketing Agency Owner, Ghost Writer, and Creator. 

He is an incredible human.... 

Thoughtful. Endlessly Curious. Deeply Intelligent.  

In this episode, expect to learn:

• Why being a Ghostwriter is hard AF.  
• How he'd rethink High-School curricula. 
• Why Success if often a lagging Indicator.  
• His meandering road to becoming a top-notch Creator.  
• The Reason Everyone should operate in their "Zone of Genius". 
• The Importance of a "Big Idea" - and how it led him to Digital Identity.  
• How delicately merged Harry Potter and top Creators into his product. 
• How he leveraged product differentiation to earn 138k in 4 days with his first online product.  

To learn more about Taylin, check-out his: 

• Twitter
• Newsletter

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This mini episode is a shot of adrenaline... 

Despite significant audio and connectivity issues, Brendan BROUGHT it during our short time together. 

Brendon's background is fascinating.  

He's worked in Film & Television as an Extra, Actor, and Stuntman - before transitioning to coaching. 

In this episode, learn how to: 

• Why Creating an "Alter-Ego" can change your life.  
• How Brendon went about forming his own. 
• Mindset hacks for getting "into character". 
• How he learns into his impulsivity.  

For more information on Brendon, check him out: 

• Twitter.  
• Coaching. 

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Hey Friends, 

Solo episode today, where I break down the greatest lessons I've learned to date, including: 

• Cold Email/DM Sales
• Leverage as a Mental Model
• Thinking in Longer Time Frames
• The Benefits of Insane Specificity 
• How to Stir Emotions with Writing
• Upgrading Mental Models Around Money 

Also - Congrats to "Us" for being in the top 1% of Podcast Longevity!  

Fun fact: 99% of Podcasts don't make it to Episode 22... 

Enjoy, and let me know your thoughts: [email protected]

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Jon Brosio is a Creator/Coach with a combined audience over 100k. 

In a world where many Entrepreneurs suggest "finding your niche", Jon's knowledge runs both deep and broad. 

Expect to learn: 

• How he'd create with just 10 hours/week 
• His Newsletter format for Value + Engagement 
• His "Favorite Writing Tool" (which still has me laughing) 
• Why he sees his Newsletter as a Sacred Space (hint: subscribe) 
• How Jon would tackle re-writing High School Curriculum for the world 
• Why the Life of a Creator is far from "Sunshine and Rainbows" - but overall, pretty damn awesome 
• How Jon leveraged learnings from Quora to Medium to Twitter - and finally LinkedIn - in building an Audience of 100K+ 
• How a chance encounter with Joe Rogan, A Restaurant Fire, and a series of low points converged to push Jon into writing 

I left the conversation an even bigger fan of Jon - and I think you will too.  He's a fabulous and fun human. 

To learn more about Jon, check out his: 

• Twitter
• Website
• Newsletter

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Dakota is one of the world's most sought after Ghostwriters.  

In a few years of building publicly, Dakota has amassed massive followings on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and elsewhere. 

Dakota went from growing up in a motorhome, to broke college dropout, to growing one of the world's biggest social media ghostwriting businesses.

Dakota helps creators make a full-time income online by teaching them the proven storytelling, marketing, and content frameworks.  

In this episode, expect to learn: 

• Why he's pro (positive) Masculinity 
• How to get started Writing online, and scale fast 
• How to use Chat GPT's custom instructions feature to nail client Brand Voice
• Why selling "Ghostwriting" services sans a Following is akin to being an obese personal trainer 
• Why you should spend 1-3 hours/month with clients - and take detailed notes of their quirks, mannerisms, etc. 

I'm not sure I could have enjoyed this anymore than I did. 

Dakota is: 

• Confident - but truly humble
• Thick skinned - but deeply kind
• Intelligent - but deeply pragmatic

He is damn like able, and you can learn more about Dakota by visiting his: 

• Twitter 
• Website 

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Lewis is a self-described "gamer nerd" who was looking to find more Career Fulfillment. After pursuing Careers in Teaching and Coaching, he took a major pivot.  Now he earns his living through writing/creating online.  

In this episode, expect to learn Lewis approach to: 

• Story-telling 
• Reducing Expenses 
• Word Choice in Brand Identity
• Sustaining Momentum as a Creator
• And much more. 

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Bryant is an Austin based Sales Executive, Business Owner, and Athlete.  

Bryant has managed to build both a side-hustle and personal brand, while balancing a full-time sales executive role, work-out regime, and parenting schedule.  Bryan

Bryant has been a competitive athlete his entire life, and played Division 1 Tennis at Vanderbuilt University.  Since moving to Austin, he's become an elite Pickleball player and coach. 

In this episode, we dive deep on: 

Why he wakes up at 4:30am
The role faith plays in his life 
How Athletics has helped shape his Career & Life
What he's learned from mega-influencer: Tyler Todt
Why he wishes more Fathers were more actively involved
And much, much more. 

I'm a big fan of Bryant's integrated, wholistic approach to life and positivity.  I think you will be too. 

To learn more about Bryant, check him out on: 

• Twitter
• LinkedIn

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By day, Topher is a a freelance brand marketer, specializing in helping companies claim their place in the market. 

By night, Topher is a blogger, podcaster, and creator. 

Topher advises brands on product, positioning, strategy, and more, helping them create categories of one that yield leveraged results. 

In this conversation, here Topher's take on: 

• Why specificity is king
• Why he has 300 questions he asks brands 
• How Topher leverages Twitter in his personal brand
• Why Social Media is merely the "shadow" behind a Strong brand 
• His unique approaches to brand differentiation and product development

Above all, I initially reached out to Topher to speak for one big reason: 

his content and approach are just valuable, but differentiated and unique. 

His approach really blew me away, and I think it will you too. 

He's not just thoughtful and creative, but his advice is tangible, easy to implement, and grounded in practice.  

To find out more about Topher, check out Topher's: 

• Twitter
• Website/Blog

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Alexx Roy is a Branding expert and Twitter Growth coach, who has built three YouTube channels with over 100K Subscribers before transitioning to Twitter. 

On Twitter, Alexx has amassed a following 

His background on YouTube, and how it's helped position him as a Twitter expert. 

In this episode, learn: 

• Twitter Trends to be aware of
• Frameworks for content creation
• How YouTube informed his growth strategy
• Why Networking is key to early success on Twitter
• The specifics of Networking most creators overlook 
• Why new creators should prioritize engagement > content 
• And much, much more 

To learn more about Alexx, check him out: 

• Twitter
• Newsletter/free course

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