Business is Just Getting Repeatedly Punched in the Face (And Asking for More)

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📚 Hey, good morning! Time to win.

Business is f***ing hard - don’t let anyone tell you any different.

It has its rewards - I literally wouldn’t dream of NOT doing this - but today was like getting punched in the face, yesterday was like getting punched in the face, tomorrow will probably be like getting punched in the face…

You get the idea. And I boxed for a long time! I know what that feels like. It feels like whatever today was.

You just have to keep going though. It’ll all make sense later, and you’re going to be glad you stuck it out. You’re going to proud of yourself for MAKING IT, and I’m going to be proud OF you.

Long story short about today, my USD stripe balance wouldn’t transfer to my bank - which I need for payroll, some business expenses, and my car payment, and I spent like an hour dealing with it.

An hour that I’ll never get back, mind you!

It’s handled now, and I DID get a lot of great work done today - including some inbound opportunities and $$ that I’ll tell you about in future emails - but today was also rough.

Again, there’s nothing you can really do (if you want to succeed) other than keep going. And keep your hands up!

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Note: “Week Four” Runs From July 22nd to the End

Woke Up: 2:00PM (I knowww)

Sleep Quality: 69%

Pages Read: 104

Workout: Chest + Triceps

DB Incline - 55lbs, 50lbs, 50lbs, 50lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

BB Bench - 150lbs, 150lbs, 145lbs, 140lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

Cable Fly - 15lbs, 15lbs, 15lbs, 15lbs (12 reps, last set to failure)

Tricep Pushdown - 65lbs, 65lbs, 65lbs, 65lbs (12 reps, last set to failure)

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Dealt with Stripe Payment Nightmare

Did Content Research for Next Week

Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow

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Today was also my parents’ 35th wedding anniversary, so I had a nice dinner out with them! I also had a pleasant time reading outside, so although it was frustrating at times, today was also pretty damn good.

I didn’t make a ton of progress toward my end-of-the-month goals, but I’m planning on slamming a bunch of coffee tomorrow and just banging everything out.

But hey, it’s 5:22AM here right now and I’m going to bed!

All the best,

Matt Karamazov

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