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Daniel Cugliari posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago · updated 9 years, 3 months ago
Hey guys, looking for some strategic advice here.
I’ll keep this as short as I can:
I scored my first main ‘biz’ gig 2 months ago (boring story. VA’d for them for 2 years, studied the shit out of everything and when my boss left I knew it inside out).My focus all along is on learning marketing copywriting (I figured slipping my way in as a VA…Read more
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Alicia Kamm posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago · updated 9 years, 3 months ago
Hi all! Do you have a copywriting and/or business mentor?
If so, how did you go about finding that person? Are they in your geographic area? I’m not talking $10k masterminds (of course, I aspire to be involved in one someday…) I’m talking, a mentor that I can work with, apprentice for, provide value to, in exchange for a real-life copyw…Read more
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I would like to see how members answer this, myself.
I’ve had a number of mentors along my career — most were “stealth” mentors, not even realizing I was studying them. Jay Abraham was an early one — he was actually not very good at direct mentoring (his advice was often off-base for me), but watching what he DID was revolutionary. I learned…Read more
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Ok thank, you. I have stealth mentors too and it’s good to know that it’s an acceptable form of mentoring. They obviously include you and Stan and it’s an incredible opportunity to get 1:1 responses in this forum from legends, when in the real-world, consulting with you is completely out of the question for me, right now at least.
It would be…Read more
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Alicia I’m in a similar boat.
I ‘apprenticed’ for a year and a half as a VA to an online biz THINKING that I’d get mentorship. The ‘mentoring’ I got was from the school of hard knocks more than from the people in the business.
I learnt all the ways to do things wrong – and kept learning.One thing I’m obsessively loving right now is watching…Read more
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Thanks Dan. It was really interesting to hear what’s going on with you at your company. I hope you take Stan’s advice and work on the 1-2 things that you can implement. That said, sounds like you work for a bunch of asshats and working in that type of environment is never easy. Please keep us posted. It’s great to have this forum to learn from the…Read more
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Hi Alicia!
I wouldn’t say I have an actual mentor in the form of an actual mentor/student relationship however every course I take (whether it’s John’s,AWAI,UDEMY,edX,Coursera,etc.) or every good book I read that Instructor or author, (even though they themselves don’t realize it) has become a mentor of sorts! When I find the ones I feel Im…Read more-
Great point, Larry. Appreciate your insight.
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PS also I’m a believer in the old saying that;
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” so it may just “happen” and you don’t realize it till it does! Again, Good Luck! -
This year has been revolutionary for me, because it’s the first time that I counsciously started to look out for mentors and coaches.
As you said, I finally internalized that you become the average of people you are surrounded with, so I am deliberately choosing who I let into “my circle”.
This can be in form of books, podcasts, online…Read more-
Hi Tanja!
Your having mentioned both Dean Jackson & Joe Polish you’re probably aware of it but for those who aren’t the two have an excellent podcast called “I LOVE MARKETING” which you can subscribe to at no cost! -
And, of course, Kevin Roger’s has his podcast, also at no cost, “The Truth about Marketing”.
He also shares a podcast with,our very own, John Carlton titled “PSYCH INSIGHTS FOR MODERN MARKETERS” The Jackson/Polish podcast & these two mentioned are all really informative and truly very enjoyable to listen to! -
Damn, girl. Get after it!
A different, enlightening perspective. Thanks!
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Alicia;
Hello again! After re-reading your original question I realized I was totally off target,with my reply, for what you specifically asked (that’s what I get for looking at my iphone at 3 am lol)
I was gonna delete it but then figured I’d leave it maybe it will be appropriate for someone reading the thread and dosen’t actually need to be…Read more
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Virginia Drew posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago
Crazy Email Subject Line of the Day: I received an email (it was put into my spam folder) with the subject: “[Suspected Spam] Product recommendation by…”.
This is one of the nuttiest I have ever seen. Is that subject supposed to entice me to open the email?
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Daniel, Your on the path that launched most of the business owners I know, including myself. The current boss hit is level of incompetence. Sometimes it’s 10 employees, sometimes it’s 100. Sometimes it’s $1,000,000 in revenue, sometimes it’s $50,000,000.
As you go through this, remember you can only control what you can control.
It sounds like…Read more
I think that’s exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks Stan – really appreciate it.
Had no idea this was a common situation. Seems like I’ve got a lot to ‘unlearn’ about business.
All of that advice is great. I think especially giving him the opportunity make things ‘his idea’.
I’ll definitely post some updates as I go along.
Thanks again man!