For the most part clients have been happy with the different things I’ve done.
The problem has been me.
Not charging enough.
Not backing myself.
But, more importantly only wanting to sell something that makes people money.
That’s been the sticking point.
Which I mean if you’re selling any service to a business that’s what you fundamentally do.
Make them money.
You might call it recruitment, HR, law, accounting or marketing but it’s all the same.
We’re in the service of making people money.
The problem was I didn’t have any money to try out my ideas.
I wanted to have a crack at advertising.
Because I know how to build sales teams and make content people want to watch.
The conversion was the only missing piece.
So, until I found something that could make money, I’ve had to flip flop to stay afloat.
Which I guess is why people say you shouldn’t start a business under capitalised and definitely don’t get a personal loan to do it😅
The difference between pig headed ego and wisdom I suppose haha
I’m on the cusp of something truly special.
Stay tuned!
I write only when inspiration strikes.
Fortunately, it strikes every morning at 9am sharp.
It’s such a simple idea but it helped me write a book in 17 days.
I first read it 4 years ago in The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
A 192-page book that if you don’t have the time to read simply says:
“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying. “
It’s not the how or what you need to work out with whatever ‘thing’ you’re trying to do.
It’s the when.
When are you going to start?
There are three companies in charge of about 24% of all the money in the world.
Is that a problem?
Is that too much power?
As of 2023, Blackrock, State Street and Van Guard manage close to 22 trillion dollars of assets and depending on what you class as ‘money’ there is only about $90.4 trillion in circulation.
They are also shareholders of most of the major corporations around the world.
What do they do?
Passively managed index funds.
When you look into the Senate Office of Public Records in the USA you’ll see that just Black Rock alone has invested millions of dollars to lobby the government.
That Eric Van Nostrand left Black Rock to start his Biden appointed position in the US treasury.
That Black Rock was since been given the opportunity of rebuilding Ukraine.
That Eric is now the senior adviser on economic issues related to Russia and Ukraine.
That billions of dollars of ‘aid’ for Ukraine went to only a few US defence contractors (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman)
That these same companies have lobbied the government with hundreds of millions of dollars.
I’m not saying people are good or bad.
I’m not even saying Black Rock and others are necessarily evil companies.
I just wonder, when did the blood of innocence become so profitable?
When did fear become the most valuable currency for accumulating wealth?
When did the slaughtering of Iraqis, Afghans, Vietnamese, Syrians, and Yemenis become okay but the Ukrainians not?
Are we really the good guys in this story?
Or is it just too painful to acknowledge that the value of life is now measured in dollars and cents?
Ryan J Melton
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The biggest barrier to change is rationalizations.
Logical.
Rational.
Bullshit.
That reads beautifully on paper.
But folds under the tiniest bit of scrutiny.
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Someone almost died on the way to our catch up today.
Stoic as they come but even they were a little rocked.
It's crazy how fragile life can be.
Over in a moment.
How would you act if this was your last day?
Would you harbor the same resentment?
Would they know how much they were loved?
Would you apologize?
Food for thought, on just another day..
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I met 300+ people in 20 weeks.
It was a beautiful experience filled with:
Pain.
Financial struggle.
Loneliness.
Loss.
Joy.
Success.
Courage.
I genuinely love the reality of people's experience.
The pain as much as the triumph.
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Craving an easy life is like wishing you were fat.
Sure, you might get praised on the cover of Women's Weekly for your 'body confidence.'
But eventually reality will hit.
And you'll be forced to face it.
Using the strength you built from eating donuts.
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How do you give a person the confidence to make a decision?
How do you earn their trust?
How do you show them that this time will be different?
What should you say?
How should you say it?
One of the most powerful realizations for me in selling is it’s not what I say it's how I say it.
Do I have their best interests at heart?
Can I say hand on heart that this is the right thing for them?
Or do I have commission breath.
Selling to the, for me.
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“So, what do you actually do?”
I haven’t really known how to answer that.
The problem hasn’t been a lack of effort.
It hasn’t been from failing.
For the most part clients have been happy with the different things I’ve done.
The problem has been me.
Not charging enough.
Not backing myself.
But, more importantly only wanting to sell something that makes people money.
That’s been the sticking point.
Which I mean if you’re selling any service to a business that’s what you fundamentally do.
Make them money.
You might call it recruitment, HR, law, accounting or marketing but it’s all the same.
We’re in the service of making people money.
The problem was I didn’t have any money to try out my ideas.
I wanted to have a crack at advertising.
Because I know how to build sales teams and make content people want to watch.
The conversion was the only missing piece.
So, until I found something that could make money, I’ve had to flip flop to stay afloat.
Which I guess is why people say you shouldn’t start a business under capitalised and definitely don’t get a personal loan to do it😅
The difference between pig headed ego and wisdom I suppose haha
I’m on the cusp of something truly special.
Stay tuned!
2 years ago | [YT] | 0
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Ryan J Melton
I write only when inspiration strikes.
Fortunately, it strikes every morning at 9am sharp.
It’s such a simple idea but it helped me write a book in 17 days.
I first read it 4 years ago in The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
A 192-page book that if you don’t have the time to read simply says:
“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying. “
It’s not the how or what you need to work out with whatever ‘thing’ you’re trying to do.
It’s the when.
When are you going to start?
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Every 10 cold calls I make.
Someone knows me.
They either watched a video, read a post, or listened to a podcast.
Which is crazy when I think about it.
I never spoke to them.
Never met them.
Just called a random number.
“Oh hey Ryan, I thought I recognised your voice.”
How bizarre is that?
Sure, you see the numbers on a screen.
1,000,000 views.
100,000 views.
217 views.
Whatever that number is, just imagine your speaking to that many people on stage.
How much would that be worth to you?
How incredibly would it be to know every post you make has the potential to network with hundreds of people at once?
No added time investment.
No awkward introductions.
Just you and your ability to make content that resonates.
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There are three companies in charge of about 24% of all the money in the world.
Is that a problem?
Is that too much power?
As of 2023, Blackrock, State Street and Van Guard manage close to 22 trillion dollars of assets and depending on what you class as ‘money’ there is only about $90.4 trillion in circulation.
They are also shareholders of most of the major corporations around the world.
What do they do?
Passively managed index funds.
When you look into the Senate Office of Public Records in the USA you’ll see that just Black Rock alone has invested millions of dollars to lobby the government.
That Eric Van Nostrand left Black Rock to start his Biden appointed position in the US treasury.
That Black Rock was since been given the opportunity of rebuilding Ukraine.
That Eric is now the senior adviser on economic issues related to Russia and Ukraine.
That billions of dollars of ‘aid’ for Ukraine went to only a few US defence contractors (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman)
That these same companies have lobbied the government with hundreds of millions of dollars.
I’m not saying people are good or bad.
I’m not even saying Black Rock and others are necessarily evil companies.
I just wonder, when did the blood of innocence become so profitable?
When did fear become the most valuable currency for accumulating wealth?
When did the slaughtering of Iraqis, Afghans, Vietnamese, Syrians, and Yemenis become okay but the Ukrainians not?
Are we really the good guys in this story?
Or is it just too painful to acknowledge that the value of life is now measured in dollars and cents?
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