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I recently thought of something that might be helpful for you guys.

As you can imagine, I spend a LOT of time learning and researching various things when it comes to business - especially online business, leadership, and psychology.

Well why I don't I just put it all in one place so you can check it out too?

That's what I've decided to do. Whenever I read, watch, or listen to something I feel could help you, I'll paste a link to it inside Creator Launch Academy, along with a little description.

I’ve been doing this since about late August, and here's what I've got for you so far:

SEPTEMBER, 2025:

After Making $200M, This is My Best Advice to Get Rich | Alex Becker | YouTube: Everything Becker says in this video is so true. NOBODY looks like a natural, or a genius in the beginning. When you start ANYTHING, some people are probably going to laugh at you, but they literally don't matter. They're losers, and always will be. Just keep going.

I Asked Will Smith How He Made $350 Million | School of Hard Knocks | YouTube: This guy goes around and gets short interviews with multimillionaires, billionaires, business titans, etc. This time he interviews Will Smith and the advice is UNREAL. Highly recommend checking this one out.

Manipulation Expert: Success Isn't Luck, It's Rigged | Robert Greene | YouTube: This podcast interview with Robert Greene and Codie Sanchez is sooo good!! It made me want to go back and re-read everything he's ever written. Codie surprised me with her interview skills as well. Wasn't expecting that!

Robert Greene on How to Reinvent Yourself at Any Age & Become a Success | My First Million | YouTube: I just finished watching this podcast episode with Robert Greene and I've been sitting here alone in silence, motionless, for a good 10 minutes. It's INCREDIBLE.

Stop Selling Ads: Do This Instead | Matt McGarry | Blog Post: Detailed and high-value breakdown of why the "newsletter ads" model isn't NEARLY as profitable as selling sponsorship packages and becoming a PARTNER with brands, rather than simply someone they buy ad slots from. I did this in my own business and made a TON more money.

9 Business Lessons to Make You Millions $ (You'll Wish You Knew) | Founders Table | YouTube: Excellent video with a TON of fantastic advice from a guy who sold his last business for $100M+ recently. Especially loved the parts about finding your unfair advantage and doing unscalable stuff.

AUGUST, 2025:

What Would You Tomorrow Want You Today to Do? | Chris Williamson | YouTube: Similar to an idea I heard about being a "butler for your future self." You're anticipating what Future You is going to need and want, and how Present You can set up Future You for success.

YouTube Just Changed Forever (and It's Not Going Back) | Gabe Bult | YouTube: My friend Gabe (650K+ subs on his main channel) talks about the trends he's seeing on the platform, especially the trend toward more personal, less "polished" videos that are getting hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions of views.

How I Gain 500 Followers a Day | MarketingHarry | Instagram: Densely informative post about Harry's strategy to get more reach on Instagram and convert those profile viewers into followers.

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 Laws of Power, by Brian Tracy

2. Husk, by Nat Eliason

3. Time Wise, by Amantha Imber

4. The Expectation Effect, by David Robson

5. The Power of Awareness, by Neville Goddard

6. Crystallizing Public Opinion, by Edward Bernays

Woke Up: 10:15AM

Sleep Quality: 74%

Pages Read: 126

Workout: Rest Day

Work Completed:

Posted 3x on Twitter

Posted 3x on Threads

Posted 3x on LinkedIn

Posted 3x on Facebook

Published 1 Medium Article

Published The Reading Life Newsletter

Worked on Creating Sponsorship Deliverables

Worked on Clearing Out My Email “Response” Folder

Worked on Current Author Campaigns

Worked on Next YouTube Videos

Managed Creator Launch Academy Community on Skool

Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow

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All the best,

Matt Karamazov

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