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There are now just 120 DAYS before I buy my first Lamborghini, and it’s ALL because of books and reading.

I’m 100% serious. If it wasn’t for BOOKS - what they’ve taught me, what they’ve shown me how to do, what I’ve taken from them and applied to my life and work - NONE of this would have been possible.

I made it…and so can you. 

It’s time to get serious though. It’s time to Take the Wheel of your own life (a great book, by the way) and make it happen. I’m right here with you, taking the kind of extreme ownership that Vlad Sopov recommends in the book.

120 days seems like a long time, but it’ll be here before I know it.

Likewise, the year 2027 will be here before YOU know it too. 2027! Wild, but true…

Neither one of us has TIME to sit around waiting for our visions to come into existence on their own. They simply WON’T. We have to make it happen, we will have to will it to happen, we have to take RESPONSIBILITY for the reality we want to create.

This goes for your business, of course, but it applies to the rest of your life too. Like so many other things in business!

I probably wouldn’t have even mentioned anything about my Lambo until next year, but damn it, I’m excited about it, and I want to bring other people on the ride with me. We probably have different goals, but the whole point of my work (and this newsletter) is to help us arrive at them together. Let’s get it!

If you want my personal help to add between $1-5K/month in monthly recurring revenue to your creator business, and grow your audience and authority exponentially at the same time, Creator Launch Academy is exactly where you need to be. Join here.

1. The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait, by Frederic Morton

After achieving my (somewhat meaningless) goal of reading 1,000 books before I turned 30, I set a new (also meaningless but cool) goal of reading 10,000 books. As of today, I’ve read exactly 1,433 books, including 81 books so far this year, and if you’re interested, here’s my full Reading List.

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DAYS LEFT UNTIL I ACCEPT DELIVERY: 120

*Outline 30 Medium Articles | 30 LEFT

*Publish 14 Medium Articles | 12 LEFT

*Publish 3 Reading Life Newsletters | 2 LEFT

*Publish 4 Creator Launch Academy Videos | 4 LEFT

*Publish 5 YouTube Videos | 5 LEFT

*Record 14 YouTube Videos | 13 LEFT

*Script 14 YouTube Videos | 13 LEFT

*Reorganize My YouTube Studio | INCOMPLETE

*Update My YouTube Channel | INCOMPLETE

*Update Author Promotion Page | INCOMPLETE

*Update Patreon Book Notes | INCOMPLETE

DATE RANGE: December 1st—7th

Woke Up: 8:00AM

Sleep Quality: 85%

Pages Read: 110

Workout: Home Workout (Pushups / Squats)

Work Completed:

Posted 1x on Instagram

Posted 6x on Twitter

Posted 5x on Threads

Posted 4x on LinkedIn

Posted 4x on Facebook

Recorded Next YouTube Video

Worked on Next Reading Life Newsletter

Worked on Creating Sponsorship Deliverables

Worked on Current Author Campaigns

Managed Creator Launch Academy Community on Skool

Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow

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I already know December’s going to be just WILD. But, you know, in the best kind of way. Got sponsorship money rolling in, author promo money rolling in, advertising and affiliate and coaching dollars rolling in…insane progress happening all at once.

It’s getting to be a little tough to manage (okay, VERY tough to manage - I work constantly), but this phase won’t last forever. Just a few more months of hypomanic effort should do it!

Anyway, super glad you’re on the path with me, and I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure we both make it.

All the best,

Matt Karamazov

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