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I'm 2 Books Away From Finishing My 1,300th Book!
Matt Karamazov
July 30, 2024
📚 Hey, good morning! Time to win.
It’s now Day Two of daily uploads on YouTube, and I’m already feeling it - this is tough! It’ll all be worth it though.
Actually, I almost didn’t make it today! The video is uploading to YouTube literally right this minute, and once I’m done writing this email it’ll be ready and I’ll add the links before sending.
It was close today! Luckily I’ve got a few more videos already recorded and so I can get ahead of things. Being a successful (and sustainable) content creator is ALL about building systems, and I don’t know how anyone can succeed today without them .
Systems for ideation, filming, distribution - all of it.
Anyway, today’s video is a simple reading update where I let you in on some of the books I’m reading now, including one of them that’s going to be my 1,300th book!
I started counting way back in 2014 (Crime and Punishment was the first one) and I just haven’t stopped.
Tomorrow’s going to be rough, but my systems are serving me well, my WHY is strong, and I’ve committed to this, so I’m going to see it through.
Over the next few days I’m also going to be releasing my podcast episode with Eric Jorgenson, CEO of Scribe Media and author of two of my favorite books of all time. More on that soon!
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Within My Direct Control:
Read 20 Books | 14 Books Left
Publish 8 New Time Mastery Videos | 8 Videos Left
Publish 31 YouTube Videos | 25 Videos Left
Publish 155 Medium Articles | 128 Articles Left
Completely Update My Social Media | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Patreon Page | Incomplete
Completely Update My Newsletter Platforms | Incomplete
Launch Affiliate Program for My Paid Community | Incomplete
Update 20 Patreon Book Notes | 14 Book Notes Left
Introduce Myself to 500 Authors | 449 Authors Left
Not Within My Direct Control:
Get Monetized on YouTube | 3,571 Watch Hours Left (10.7% Complete)
Negotiate 12 Newsletter Partnerships | 10 Partnerships Left
Organize 12 Instagram Collaborations | 10 Collaborations Left
Reach 117,000 Instagram Followers | 4,845 Followers Left
Reach 22,000 Threads Followers | 4,400 Followers Left
Reach 10,000 X Followers | 2,312 Followers Left
Reach 3,000 Medium Followers | 1,078 Followers Left
Reach 2,000 Facebook Followers | 729 Followers Left
Reach 2,000 LinkedIn Followers | 1,254 Followers Left
Reach 10,000 YouTube Subscribers | 8,588 Subscribers Left
Reach 10,000 Reading Life Subscribers | 5,910 Subscribers Left
Reach 1,000 Competitive Advantage Subscribers | 468 Subscribers Left
Reach 50 Competitive Advantage Members | 12 Members Left
Reach 50 Patreon Supporters | 18 Supporters Left
Note: I’ll update follower counts once per week, since it’s such a waste of time to go through all of them every single night. Also, Threads annoyingly doesn’t give exact numbers. Oh well.
Read 7 Books | 6 Books Left
Publish 4 New Time Mastery Videos | 4 Videos Left
Publish 7 YouTube Videos | 5 Videos Left
Publish 40 Medium Articles | 31 Articles Left
Record VSL for Skool Community | Recording Soon
Upload Skool Community Testimonials | Gathering Now
Upload All Old Podcast Episodes | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Facebook Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Update My LinkedIn Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Updated My Twitter Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Threads Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Instagram Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Update My YouTube Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Medium Profile | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Reading List Page | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Now Page | Incomplete
Completely Update My Website | Almost Finished
Completely Update My Newsletter | Incomplete
Completely Update My Patreon | Almost Finished
Update 14 Patreon Book Notes | 14 Book Notes Left
Introduce Myself to 150 Authors | 139 Authors Left
Note: “Week Four” Runs From July 22nd to the End
Woke Up: 12:00PM
Sleep Quality: 80%
Pages Read: 89
Workout: Rest Day
Work Completed:
Posted 1x on Instagram
Posted 4x on Twitter
Posted 4x on Threads
Posted 2x on Facebook
Posted 2x on LinkedIn
Posted 1x to YouTube Community Tab
Published 1 YouTube Video
Published 1 Medium Article
Managed My Skool Community
Worked on Next YouTube Video
Worked on Reading Life Newsletter
Worked on Updating 3 Book Notes
Worked on Updating My Various Platforms
Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow
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August is gearing up to be absolutely insane, but it’s also going to be fun as hell. A lot of work, yes, but also fun and fulfilling work, and work that’s bringing me a lot closer to achieving my biggest goals. All worth it!
But hey, it’s 4:50AM here right now and I’m going to bed!
All the best,
Matt Karamazov
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