I'm Going to Look Pretty Dumb If I Don't Pull This Off

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📚 Hey, good morning! Time to win.

If you missed the masterclass I held on my note-taking system, you can watch the replay on YouTube.

It’s my exact system I’ve used to read + take notes on more than 1,250 books.

Today, though, I want to talk about STARTING. Specifically, starting before you’re ready.

But more about putting yourself in uncomfortable situations where you HAVE TO figure it out.

I did this today. Nothing life-threatening or anything…and it sounds so lame when I type it out…but I activated the welcome sequence on my main newsletter before the whole thing was built.

If you don’t know what a welcome sequence is, it’s just the series of emails you get right after you sign up for a newsletter.

Not all of them have this set up, but it can be a good way to introduce new readers to your world, welcome them, and potentially make some passive sales in the process.

Anyway, my welcome sequence is 8 days in duration (this is for The Reading Life, not this newsletter), and I have up until Day 2 finished.

So that means the 4 new subscribers I gained today just got funneled into that welcome sequence and got an email saying that there were 7 more coming.

Well…I only have 2 finished, so I’m going to look PRETTY DUMB if I don’t finish the rest of the welcome sequence before they get to the next days’ emails!

But now I have no excuses, no way to hold off from doing the work.

I have to get it done. Or else they’re going to get to Day 3 and wonder what the hell happened.

Or worse, think that this Matt Karamazov guy doesn't know what he’s doing!

So challenge yourself. Take on responsibilities and commitments that FORCE YOU to step up and take action.

Give yourself no place to hide. Give yourself no OPTION except to WIN.

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Within My Direct Control:

Read 20 Books | 16 Books Left

Publish 8 New Time Mastery Videos | 8 Videos Left

Publish 29 YouTube Videos | 26 Videos Left

Publish 150 Medium Articles | 136 Articles Left

Completely Update My Social Media | Incomplete

Completely Update My Patreon Page | Incomplete

Completely Update My Newsletter Platforms | Incomplete

Completely Update My Email Welcome Sequence | Incomplete

Launch Affiliate Program for My Paid Community | Incomplete

Update 20 Patreon Book Notes | 20 Book Notes Left

Introduce Myself to 600 Authors | 575 Authors Left

Not Within My Direct Control:

Get Monetized on YouTube | 3,660 Watch Hours Left

Negotiate 12 Newsletter Partnerships | 12 Partnerships Left

Organize 12 Instagram Collaborations | 12 Collaborations Left

Reach 115,000 Instagram Followers | 6,013 Followers Left

Reach 20,000 Threads Followers | 4,400 Followers Left

Reach 10,000 X Followers | 2,383 Followers Left

Reach 3,000 Medium Followers | 1,126 Followers Left

Reach 2,000 Facebook Followers | 759 Followers Left

Reach 2,000 LinkedIn Followers | 1,306 Followers Left

Reach 10,000 YouTube Subscribers | 8,705 Subscribers Left

Reach 10,000 Reading Life Subscribers | 6,304 Subscribers Left

Reach 1,000 Competitive Advantage Subscribers | 524 Subscribers Left

Reach 50 Competitive Advantage Members | 10 Members Left

Reach 40 Patreon Supporters | 16 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 5 Books | 4 Books Left

Publish 3 New Time Mastery Videos | 3 Videos Left

Publish 7 YouTube Videos | 4 Videos Left

Publish 35 Medium Articles | 30 Articles Left

Completely Update My Facebook Profile | Incomplete

Completely Update My LinkedIn Profile | Incomplete

Completely Update My Threads Profile | Incomplete

Completely Update My Medium Profile | Incomplete

Completely Update My Email Welcome Sequence | Incomplete

Update 10 Patreon Book Notes | 10 Book Notes Left

Introduce Myself to 200 Authors | 195 Authors Left

Woke Up: 1:00PM

Sleep Quality: 72%

Pages Read: 40

Workout: Shoulders

Smith Machine Press - 80lbs, 80lbs, 80lbs, 80lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

DB Rear Raise - 30lbs, 30lbs, 30lbs, 30lbs (12 reps, last set to failure)

Front Plate Raise - 35lbs, 35lbs, 25lbs, 25lbs (12 reps, last set to failure)

Smith Machine Press - 70lbs, 70lbs, 70lbs, 70lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

Work Completed:

Posted 4x on Twitter

Posted 3x on Threads

Posted 1x on Facebook

Posted 1x on LinkedIn

Managed My Skool Community

Delivered My Note-Taking Masterclass

Introduced Myself to 1 New Author

Completed 2 Days of My Welcome Sequence

Organized Some Author Marketing Campaigns

Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow

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Today was great, but not without its failures. For one thing, I posted on Instagram today and it got SO LITTLE engagement that I deleted it in embarrassment and self-preservation haha.

I know it’s not about the likes, it’s about the cash, but it still stings putting something up and seeing it bomb like that.

Other than that, though, I had a great day! Productive, profitable…I’m too tired to think of another “P” word, but there you go.

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

All the best,

Matt Karamazov

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