Luke Shalom

CEO @ Grow Solo I help the C-suite turn industry expertise into predictable pipeline

Most founders are stuck in what I call "The Activity Trap".

They’re on LinkedIn every day:

DMing.
Posting.
Commenting.

Trying to be everywhere, still not getting consistent clients.

They’ve been told “show up and it’ll work.” But they’re doing everything and nothing’s compounding.

Instead of building leverage, they’re trapped in a cycle of rented results, ghostwritten content, and cold DMs that never convert.

Eventually they burn out:

- No time to sell
- No energy to market
- No leverage to scale unless they outsource again and hope it works

When you stop feeding the machine, the pipeline dies.

There’s a better way.

We install your Leverage Engine — a Trust-Led Outbound system powered by AI that turns LinkedIn into a client acquisition channel you own.

Everything runs in under 30 minutes a day.

With Atticus, we’ve helped 75+ B2B founders, consultants and experts:

→ Escape the Activity Trap
→ Scale without headcount
→ Drive 5–10 new deals per month from LinkedIn

Over $120M in pipeline booked without ghostwriters, appointment setters, or agency retainers.

Here’s how it works:

1. Attract

We install an AI content agent trained on your voice and expertise, built from 70+ top performers.
No ghostwriters. You own the engine.

2. Convert

A behind-the-scenes system moves prospects from cold to calendar.
By the time they book, they already trust you.

3. Activate

We build and install the full system in 60 days, fully trained, operational, and ready to scale inside your business.

Real wins from the system:

V, agency owner → 5–8 qualified opportunities/month + Forbes feature + six figures closed

B, M&A founder → $750K in sales-qualified pipeline

J, executive coach → 62 calls + $144K pipeline + price increase from $33K to $44K

J, startup consultant → 20 qualified calls in 20 days + $150K pipeline

B, career coach → 12 qualified leads in 8 days post-activation

This is for founders ready to shift from activity-trapped operators to leveraged dealmakers — where every post and DM builds trust, not just traffic.

Want your own AI Demand Engine installed?

Send me a message with “AI” and I’ll walk you through how it works and exactly what it would look like inside your business.

Founder

We help executives to build and monetize their brand on linkedin by scaling your content and turning it into leads, authority and thought leadership.

How?

Engagement + DM flows = Qualified meetings. 

Done with you. Done for you.

A few crazy things breaking past $50k profit months as a leveraged operator allowed me to do:

- Drive my entire client acquisition funnel on LinkedIn in less than 30 mins a day

- Take afternoons slow again. I finish most days at 3pm because our offers are mostly async delivery (we get paid for our minds and not our time).

- Worked from Colombia for 2 years without the business collapsing every time I travelled.

- Take 4 weeks of holidays this year fully offline (with only a little guilt).

- Be more present with my girl and pup instead of scrolling LinkedIn on the sofa.

- Generate a living income from just my investments > firmly on route to financial freedom.

- Reinvest heavily back into my own skills — I spent $30,000 in my training across mindset + sales this year.

- Perhaps my favorite of all… I finally flew my girl from Colombia to London last year. And this year we will go again to enjoy Christmas with my family (peep the picture of her smile man!).

I built this thing with just my laptop, LinkedIn and AI.

Now it’s put me in a position where I can support myself and the lives of those I love.

That’s what being a leveraged operator is all about.

Get leverage in the places that matter less.

And get more time with the people who matter most.

If you’re still deep in the grind of trying to hit above the $20k profit plateau…
Keep going.

A few simple changes could get you everything you’ve ever wanted.

PS: If you want to add $50k–$100k profit months with 90%+ margins using just LinkedIn, I’m hosting a LinkedIn client acquisition masterclass on the 12th. Smash this link to join biz owners gaining an unfair advantage in 2026 with AI: https://lnkd.in/gGNvBEfB

CEO @ Atticus | AI sales systems for founders | 5–10 deals/month from LinkedIn in <​30 mins/day I $125M+ pipeline generated for 100+ founders

March 2022: I hit 600,000 impressions in 60 days. Guess how much that added to my revenue?...

Exactly $0.

I posted daily.
DM’d like crazy.
My calendar stayed empty.

Back in March 2022, when I went all-in on my business, I had the metrics… not the money:

• 60 posts in 60 days
• 600,000 impressions
• 40 cold DMs per week

And still? Maybe 1 call a week.

That’s when I stopped chasing activity and started building leverage.

Here’s the truth most founders stuck at $20k per month profit don’t want to admit:

Consistency without leverage does not scale growth. It scales exhaustion.

I was doing everything LinkedIn “experts” said to do.

But nothing was translating into predictable deal flow.

So I audited a week of work and realized about 70 percent of my time was non-revenue.

Every morning felt like Day 1.
Staring at LinkedIn.
Anxiety bubbling up.

 “Why is everyone else winning but me?”

 “Another competitor posts a $50k month. Must be nice.”

I didn’t have a content problem.
I had a leverage problem.

Over the next 3 years, I rebuilt my entire client acquisition system around infrastructure, not effort:

- Identified the Rainmaker client persona (the one person I knew who was willing and able to afford me).

- Built an indoctrination strategy for my content—I identified the key ideas my audience needed to believe to buy from me.

- Created an AI content agent in my voice and trained on my brain. I was no longer spending an hour a day writing posts. I could create a week of content in 30 minutes. No AI slop because it’s trained on my library of content.

- Built a team of AI outbound agents that allowed us to scale our outreach to people in our sphere of influence from content and profile views.

Before → After:

- 4 to 8 calls per month → 35 to 50 a month
- $10k profit → $20k to $50k per month
- $270k closed in last 4 months

Try this for 7 days:

 Run an Activity Audit and highlight your activity traps.

- Log everything in 15‑minute blocks
- Tag each block R (revenue‑producing) or NR (non‑revenue)
- Circle your top 3 NR time sinks
- Kill / Automate / Batch anything NR
- Block 1 hour in your calendar for December 12 to join 100 founders building their own AI Demand Engine with LinkedIn on my webinar.

If you’re stuck in the trap, it might be time for a change.

Grab your FREE ticket to my LinkedIn masterclass here: leveragedoperators.com

I thought LinkedIn Thought Leadership Ads were “just brand.” I was wrong. They’re a sales-meeting machine if you structure them right. I spent $3,000 on ads, $1,000 on consulting, and 100 hours of study so you don’t have to. Here are 3 things we did to get our ads delivering leads in 60 days:

BACKGROUND

I sat in a café in Medellín with my father.

Me: “My LinkedIn reach is down 80%, feels like the end of the party.”

Him: “You always knew it wouldn’t last forever.”

Me: “I’m going to need an ad budget to fill the gap.”

Up to that point, I’d only dabbled with LinkedIn TLAs. Decent brand lift, but no leads. So over the last 60 days, I worked with Tom Casoo and learned a killer approach.

5 things that helped me drive meetings from TLAs

1) Having a founder-led brand helps.

Our content already hits the right eyes 300k–500k monthly reach so any spend pours gasoline on what’s circulating. Higher like counts also improve CTR and trust.

2) Tight targeting = better results.

I used to target every startup in the U.S. But our offer is specific: service business owners under $5M with a tech or service arm. Focusing on this ~2M TAM finally brought the right people in.

3) Having the right strategy.

 I stopped boosting random posts and split ads into:
 • Top + middle of funnel
 • Bottom of funnel

Every 2 weeks, I added top-performing posts to TOF/MOF and ran until we hit 1,000+ accounts reached. That became our retargeting pool. CPM was ~$30.

Then I fed that audience into BOF ads... our highest-converting client wins and framework posts. I track which posts cause Calendly bookings and spend more on those.

Pro tip: Add a direct CTA with your Calendly link or tell people to comment “GROW.” It meaningfully increased attribution.

Fitting engagements into our Atticus AI sales system.

We scrape likes, comments, and profile views, score them, and have our AI agent DM high-fit prospects with personalized context.

Adding ads multiplies your organic footprint. It’s just another way to show up in front of buyers... paid or not.

Stuck at $20K/month? I’m hosting a FREE LinkedIn Client Aquisition Masterclass on the 12th of December (usually $1,000 in consulting fees). 

I’ll show you how to build your own AI sales system to add another $50k a month using LinkedIn.

👉 Smash your revenue ceiling: https://lnkd.in/gkishZ_v

(40% gone. Don’t sleep on it.)

POV: thanksgiving after starting a business 😭 


P.S - Stay delusional, my entrepreneurial friends, and keep your cool as you eat turkey today. Happy thanksgiving!
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Repost from @jimpapi

Every B2B founder wants to generate qualified sales calls on LinkedIn. 

But 95% have no idea where to start. Here are 5 outbound strategies that helped me generate over $125,000,000 in pipeline across 100+ companies (steal them):

1) Content-led outbound

This is where 99% of your hottest leads hide. If someone engages with your content, they already know who you are. Your cover photo acts as a sales billboard when done right.

Start conversations with this flow: 

Open-ended question > What they have tried > Curiosity gap > Pull to Zoom.

Spend 30 minutes a day on this and you will book an extra 5 to 10 calls a week.

2) Profile views and followers

Check profile views and net new followers (your followers list is arranged by who followed last) daily. When your ICP shows up, reach out and start a conversation using the same framework.

3) Messaging with intent

Cold outbound fails because it is unexpected and unwanted. Use an AI SDR to build lists based on intent events like funding rounds, job changes, new hires or key announcements.

Not all intent works for every industry. Ask what your ICP cares most about. For example, funded companies care more about ramp time than unfunded ones. Context matters.

4) The 800 open InMail hack

Every LinkedIn account has 800 extra free InMails on Sales Navigator. Tools with “open InMail campaigns” help you find these accounts fast. You can also check manually inside Sales Navigator.

5) Scaling outbound with multiple LinkedIn accounts

Get your team on Sales Navigator and use sales automation to multiply outbound across multiple open InMail licences. This loop doubles our monthly LinkedIn meetings.

Only do this once you have message market fit with at least a 20 percent response rate. Otherwise you will burn your total addressable market.
I learned all of this from running outbound for 100+ founders. 

If you want the exact AI outbound flow that books us 30 to 50 sales qualified calls a month in less than 30 minutes a day, join my free LinkedIn masterclass here: https://lnkd.in/gGNvBEfB

Flying V Group Digital Marketing

As a direct response Copywriter I help FVG with everything from their copy creatives for all their marketing campaigns 

• Email marketing for clients 

• Content fine tunning with the team 

• Blog posts (soon to come with a new website)

• Lead funnels

• Sales pages

• VSLs

• Webinars

Direct Response Copywriter 

Best Seller Publishing, LLC.

Helping the founder of Bestseller Publishing 8-figure entrepreneur Bob Kosberg write daily emails that are highly conversational, personal and relatable to help leverage his huge email list to build his other channels like his Blog, Podcast, and YouTube channel. 

Coming up with angles weekly on how the emails should go while also nailing his brand  voice and giving basically content that drives his list to his other channels

Email Copywriter 

Get More Bu$ine$$, Authority and Engagement on your $ales & News letters as an Expert. Direct Response Marketer & Copywriter

Most 5-figure coaches have Revenue Inconsistency Syndrome.

One month they close $8K. Next month, $2K.

Same offer. Same market. Totally different results.

The problem isn't their coaching. It's their sales psychology.

They're winging the most important part... the psychological sequence that moves prospects from "maybe interested" to "where do I sign?"

I'm a Revenue Psychology Architect.

I don't just build chatbots. I architect intelligent systems that embed proven direct response psychology into every sales conversation.

My proprietary DR-AI Framework combines:

• Schwartz's 5-stage market sophistication analysis
• Cialdini's influence psychology principles  
• Direct response sequence architecture
• AI-powered intelligent delivery

The result? Revenue consistency. 

Instead of random $2K-$8K months, my clients engineer predictable $10K+ growth.

Here's what most coaches don't understand: Your sales conversations fail because you're missing the psychological bridges between awareness stages.

When a prospect says "I need to think about it," that's not an objection. That's a psychology sequencing failure.

When someone ghosts after showing interest, that's not bad luck. That's missing psychological momentum triggers.

When your closing rate varies wildly week to week, that's not market conditions. That's inconsistent psychology application.

I fix this by architecting systems that apply the right psychological pressure at precisely the right moment in every conversation.

My clients stop wondering "why did that conversation go well?" and start engineering "here's exactly why this conversation will convert."

I work exclusively with 5-figure coaches who are tired of revenue rollercoasters and ready for psychological precision.

Not life coaches trying to hit their first $1K month. Not 6-figure coaches who already have systems dialed in.

Specifically coaches making $3K-$8K monthly who want to engineer consistent $10K+ growth through better sales psychology.

If you're ready to stop winging your sales psychology and start engineering it, send me a DM ASAP

But only if you're serious about treating revenue generation like the science it actually is.

Victor Odey

Your prospects don't buy coaching. 

They buy tribal membership.

Had a conversation with a high-ticket coach who was KILLING it in the "executive transformation" space.

Asked him what made his positioning different.

His answer blew my mind:

"I don't talk about what I teach. I talk about who my clients become."

See, here's what most coaches get wrong...

They lead with their METHODOLOGY.

Their frameworks. Their systems. Their certifications.

But prospects don't give a damn about your process.

They care about BELONGING.

There's this thing called Social Identity Theory...

Discovered by Henri Tajfel back in the 70s.

It basically proves that humans will do ANYTHING to feel like they're part of the "winning group."

And AVOID anything that makes them feel like outsiders.

Most 5-figure coaches accidentally trigger "out-group" categorization.

They position themselves as the expert...

And the prospect as the broken person who needs fixing.

That dynamic creates psychological RESISTANCE.

But smart coaches?

They flip the script entirely.

They position their prospects as ALREADY being part of an elite tribe.

"You're the kind of person who..."

"Executives like you understand..."

"High-performers already know that..."

Suddenly, the coaching isn't about transformation.

It's about OPTIMIZATION.

You're not broken. You're just upgrading.

The sale becomes less about convincing...

And more about confirming tribal membership.

Which explains why that coach I mentioned closes 80%+ of his discovery calls.

He's not selling coaching.

He's selling a VIP pass to the tribe his prospects ALREADY see themselves in.

Happy Monday! 

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What "tribe" do your ideal clients already believe they belong to?

Revenue Psychology Architect for 5-Figure Coaches | I Turn Inconsistent Sales Months Into Predictable $10K+ Revenue Using My Proprietary Direct Response-AI Framework. Direct Response Copywriting & Marketing

Your landing page passes every 'best practice' test. 

And it's still converting at 2%.  Here's why.

Just audited a baseball training academy's landing page...

Current conversion rate: ~2%
Potential after fixes: 8%
Expected revenue lift: 300%

Here's what's killing their conversions (and probably yours too):

Mistake #1: Wrong audience awareness

They opened with: "Fundamentally changing ballplayers into peak performers."

Sounds professional, right? Here's WHY it's wrong:

Their audience is SOLUTION AWARE (they know they need training)... But they're writing for people who already know their company.

Massive mismatch.

The fix: "Why do some players add 10+ MPH while others plateau despite endless practice?"

Creates immediate curiosity for the RIGHT audience.

Mistake #2: No emotional trigger

The real buying decision happens after a triggering event.

For baseball parents: sitting in the car after their kid struggles... Thinking: "He's a junior. College coaches decide in 6 months. Are we running out of time?"

The page ignores this completely.

No problem identification. No urgency. No emotional amplification.

Mistake #3: Sounds like everyone else

Minneapolis has 10+ baseball facilities. Everyone promises "velocity gains."

Their page sounds identical to competitors.

The market needs a unique mechanism: "The Kinetic Sequencing Protocol used by 12 MLB organizations..."

Mistake #4: Zero risk reversal

Parents spending serious money on their kid's dreams... With zero guarantee.

That's a massive conversion barrier.

"Add 3+ MPH or full refund + 4 free sessions" removes all purchase risk.

Mistake #5: Fake scarcity

"LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE" means nothing.

Limited how? By when? What happens if I wait?

Real scarcity: "January Cohort: 17/24 spots filled. Deadline: Dec 20th. Next session starts March (after showcase season)."

The bottom line:

Most landing pages fail because they focus on features... Instead of understanding the psychological triggers that drive decisions.

This page could triple conversions without changing their offer or price.

Just by fixing the psychological messaging.

Most businesses are sitting on massive untapped potential... They just don't know the frameworks to unlock it.

P.S. What's the biggest conversion leak you've noticed on your own pages?

P.P.S. When's the last time you tested a new approach instead of hoping your current page will "magically" start working?

I married my best friend 3 weeks ago.

Here's what it taught me about sales and marketing. 

Oh, I won't bore you with that at all.

Here's a highlight of what has been going on in my life over the last month:

- I married my adorable Wife and we attended the same primary school wayyy back in '05

- I played around with AI agents because it still fascinates me.

- We moved into our new apartment with my wife and I work from my home office.

In ALL God has been kind and faithful, and it feels good to share my thoughts here again.

One of the things I am seeing in the world of copywriting, and marketing is the rate at which even top companies implement AI. 

Now you can spilt-test ad creatives before you say the word JACK.

Many of us are still priding ourselves of being a "Human copywriter" as if they don't use Google docs to write ( you could have used pen and paper since its more human LOL).

I have gone all in on AI on advance levels.

I can get market intelligence report that cuts deep into what any prospect is writing in their 2AM journals.

I can get hooks that shows my prospect's Ephiphany Threshold so I KNOW what to say and avoid saying like a PLAGUE.

This and many more.

AI has been invaluable for me.

I can wait to share all I have been learning.

Oh I am also organizing all my stuff in Claude Projects now not just custom bots like I used to.

I will keep you guys updated. 

Happy Monday.


P.S. Think of anything you want get solved and drop a comment below and I will send you a detailed maybe 40 page prompt to solve that problem. Try it :)

Your last coach told you to "just be yourself."

But "yourself" isn't hitting $10K consistently.

So what now?

Here's the brutal truth nobody wants to admit...

Authenticity without structure is just expensive chaos.

You tried the whole "follow your heart" approach.

Posted what felt right.

Showed up as your "true self."

And your bank account stayed broke.

Because here's what that coach didn't tell you...

Raw authenticity is like having a Ferrari with no steering wheel.

Powerful? Sure.

But you're gonna crash into every wall.

The entrepreneurs crushing it consistently?

They built SYSTEMS around their authentic strengths.

They didn't throw out who they are...

They amplified the parts that actually convert.

Think about it:

→ Gary Vee's authentic energy... channeled through consistent content frameworks.

→ Russell Brunson's genuine excitement... structured through proven funnel systems.

→ Alex Hormozi's natural directness... systematized into repeatable processes.

They didn't choose between authentic and structured.

They chose BOTH.

Because authenticity + structure = predictable revenue.

Your personality becomes the fuel.

Your systems become the engine.

Stop thinking it's an either/or game.

Your authentic voice is your competitive advantage...

But only when it's running through proven frameworks that actually sell.

The market doesn't care how "real" you are if you can't solve their problems predictably.

Build systems that amplify your strengths.

Not systems that hide them.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What's one authentic trait you have that could be systematized for consistent results?

Edward Thorndike discovered this in 1920.

Coaches are still getting destroyed by it in 2025.

I just watched a business coach lose a $50K client...

Because of a single TYPO in their bio.

Sounds crazy, right?

But here's what actually happened:

This coach had INCREDIBLE results. 7-figure business. Amazing client testimonials.

But one tiny grammar mistake on LinkedIn made the prospect think:

"If they can't proofread their own profile... how can they help me scale my business?"

Welcome to the dark side of the Halo Effect.

Most coaches know about the POSITIVE halo effect:

One impressive credential makes prospects assume you're good at everything.

Like when you see "Harvard MBA" and suddenly think they're brilliant at marketing, sales, strategy, AND mindset coaching.

But here's what Edward Thorndike discovered in 1920...

And what 99% of coaches STILL don't understand:

The halo effect works BOTH ways.

One small credibility flaw can contaminate everything else about how prospects see you.

I call it "Credibility Contamination."

Your brain literally can't help it.

It's hardwired to make these snap judgments.

So that grammar mistake?

It didn't just make them question the coach's attention to detail.

It made them question their ENTIRE ability to deliver results.

The scary part?

Most coaches are accidentally triggering NEGATIVE halos every single day.

Through their website copy...

Their social media posts...

Even how they show up on Zoom calls...

One inconsistency. One moment of looking "unprofessional."

And suddenly your Harvard MBA doesn't matter anymore.

Your testimonials get discounted.

Your track record gets questioned.

All because your brain got lazy with ONE small detail.

The fix?

Audit your entire client journey for "credibility leaks."

Every touchpoint. Every piece of content. Every interaction.

Ask yourself: "What negative halo could this create?"

Because in the coaching world...

Your credibility isn't built on your BEST moment.

It's destroyed by your WORST one.

And once that negative halo takes hold?

Good luck convincing someone you're worth their investment.

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P.S. What's one small detail in your business that you've been putting off fixing... that could be costing you credibility without you realizing it?

P.P.S. Have you ever lost a potential client and couldn't figure out why, even though your credentials were solid?


Victor Odey

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬.

5-figure coaches blame EVERYTHING except the real issue.

The algorithm changed.

Market saturation happened.

Competition got fierce.

But here's what's ACTUALLY happening...

Your prospects' brains are scanning your content for exactly 2.3 seconds.

And in those seconds?

They're asking ONE question: "Is this different from everything else I've seen today?"

Most of the time, the answer is NO.

Because you sound like everyone else.

Same pain points. Same solutions. Same damn promises.

"I help entrepreneurs scale their business."

"I show you how to get more clients."

"Transform your life in 90 days."

Boring. Generic. Invisible.

Your ideal client has seen 47 versions of that message before breakfast.

Here's the brutal truth...

If you can't explain WHY someone should choose YOU over the 500 other coaches saying the same thing...

Neither can your prospects.

And confused minds don't buy.

They scroll.

So how do you fix this?

Stop talking about WHAT you do.

Start talking about HOW you think differently.

What's your contrarian take on the industry?

What does everyone else get wrong?

What unique method do YOU use that nobody talks about?

Example: Instead of "I help people lose weight..."

Try: "I help busy parents lose weight WITHOUT giving up their favorite foods or spending hours at the gym."

That's specific. Different. Memorable.

The market isn't saturated with GOOD messaging.

It's drowning in GENERIC messaging.

So while everyone else fights over scraps...

You can dominate by simply being DISTINCT.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What's ONE thing you do differently that your competitors don't even think about?

This is the BuildABuyer Elite tool

I use it to help 5-figure coaches nail down their ICP

I'm talkng down to the:

- Midnight calls they're having with their closest friends about their problem
- 3AM journal entry they would never show anyone else
- Their midnight browsing late at night searching for solutions with the SPECIFIC keywords

In the video below, I took Ryan Musselman's about section and fed it to this beast and it did its magic.

Here's why this is important...

You want to be using the exact words your ICP are using so they feel like you understand them.

This isn't guessing.

It's been strategic with your marketing.

I pair this with 30 custom bots built for 5-figure coaches to help you level up.

Remember It's human + AI to dominate in this era.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating.

P.S. If you want something like this send me a DM :)

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 "𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬"…

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞.

I see you over there.

You've done the journaling. The meditations. The shadow work.

You even burned sage while chanting about "abundance mindset."

Yet your bank account is giving you the same middle finger it was 6 months ago.

Here's what nobody wants to admit...

Mindset without skillset = stagnant income.

You can have ALL the confidence in the world...

But if you don't have SYSTEMS that predictably generate cash...

You're just a very optimistic broke person.

The gurus selling you "money blocks" courses love this narrative.

Because it keeps you focused on the WRONG problem.

Your issue isn't that you "don't believe you deserve wealth."

Your issue is that you don't have repeatable processes that CREATE wealth.

Think about it...

Does McDonald's make billions because their CEO did enough vision boards?

Or because they have systematized EVERY aspect of their operation?

Here's the reality:

→ Systems create predictable outcomes
→ Mindset just supports those outcomes
→ You need both, but systems come FIRST

Once you have cash-generating systems in place...

Suddenly your mindset "blocks" become way less relevant.

It's easier to believe in abundance when you can see exactly HOW the abundance gets created.

Instead of hoping and praying...

You're ENGINEERING results.

The bottom line?

Stop trying to think your way to wealth.

MAKE a conscious decision and EFFORT to BUILD your way there.

Have a great weekendy :) 

P.S. What's ONE system in your business that consistently brings in revenue? And if you don't have one... what's stopping you from building it?

The 2AM panic about next month's revenue needs to stop. 

Build a pipeline that never runs dry.

Look, I get it.

You're lying there at 2 in the morning...

Staring at the ceiling like it holds the answers to your cash flow problems.

Wondering if you'll hit your numbers next month.

Or if you'll have to explain to your spouse why the coaching business is "taking longer than expected" to work out.

Here's what most 5-figure coaches are doing wrong...

They're building their business like a damn slot machine.

Pull the lever (launch something).
Hope for the best.
Pray the coins fall out.

Then when the coins stop falling...

They panic and start pulling levers faster.

This is backwards.

The coaches making consistent 6-figures aren't playing slot machines.

They're building vending machines.

Here's the difference:

A slot machine is unpredictable. Sometimes it pays out, sometimes it doesn't.

A vending machine? Put in your dollar, get your Coke. Every. Single. Time.

Here's how you build a vending machine business:

→ Instead of launching random programs every month... create ONE signature program that solves your market's biggest problem.

→ Instead of posting inspirational quotes hoping someone DMs you... create content that pre-qualifies your ideal clients and makes them WANT to work with you.

→ Instead of hoping referrals happen... build a system that turns every client into a referral machine.

Most coaches are addicted to the "launch high" but hate the "launch hangover."

The solution isn't bigger launches.

It's predictable systems.

When you have 15-20 qualified prospects entering your world every month...

And 3-5 of them becoming clients...

Those 2AM panic sessions become a thing of the past.

You stop checking your bank account every morning like you're reading tea leaves.

You start sleeping like a baby.

Because you KNOW exactly how much revenue is coming next month.

The month after that.

And the month after that.

That's the difference between building a business and building a lottery ticket.

Stop playing the lottery.

Build the vending machine.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. 

You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium customs bot to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

Happy Thursday. 

P.S. The biggest mistake I see 5-figure coaches make is trying to build 10 different revenue streams instead of perfecting one. What's your ONE signature program that could fund your entire business?

P.P.S. What's keeping YOU up at 2AM about your coaching business right now?

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐% 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 

(𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐭: 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜)

Let me guess.

You're exhausted from burning ad spend...

Chasing clicks that don't convert.

And everybody keeps telling you the same broken record: "You need MORE traffic."

Here's the thing they don't tell you...

More traffic to broken messaging is just more EXPENSIVE disappointment.

It's like trying to fill a bucket with holes in it.

The problem isn't the water. It's the bucket.

Here's what's ACTUALLY killing your conversions:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟑 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬:

1) Unclear Promise
Your prospects land on your page thinking "What exactly am I getting here?"

If they have to WORK to understand your offer... they won't.

2) Intent-Offer Mismatch
You're selling a Ferrari to someone who wanted a taxi ride.

They clicked because they had a SPECIFIC problem. But your solution feels like a detour to Mars.

3) Weak Credibility Anchors
Zero social proof. No authority positioning.

Nothing that says "This person actually knows what they're talking about."

The brutal truth?

You could 10X your traffic tomorrow...

And your conversion rate would STILL be trash.

Because traffic doesn't fix broken messaging.

But when you nail the PRE-FRAME...
When your promise hits like a sledgehammer...
And your credibility is bulletproof...

Suddenly that same 1,000 visitors becomes 10X more valuable.

Instead of chasing more eyeballs...

You optimize for the ones you already have.

That's the difference between spending money... and MAKING money.

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FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What's the ONE thing stopping you from completely rewriting your funnel messaging right now?

P.P.S. Seriously though... what's your current conversion rate? And what do YOU think is the biggest roadblock?

The Benjamin Franklin effect in client relationships

Why "Reverse Reciprocity" secretly drives revenue

A lot of 5-figure coaches think you gotta GIVE value first to get clients.

But Franklin discovered something weird 250 years ago...

He turned his biggest political enemy into a loyal ally.

Not by doing HIM a favor.

But by asking his enemy to do HIM one.

Here's what happened:

Franklin asked to borrow a rare book from this guy who hated his guts.

The enemy lent it.

And boom... their relationship flipped overnight.

Why?

Because when someone does YOU a favor...

Their brain goes into overdrive trying to justify WHY they helped you.

The only logical conclusion?

"I must actually like this person."

Cognitive dissonance at work.

Your prospects experience the SAME mental gymnastics.

When they invest TIME helping you understand their business...

Answering detailed questions about their challenges...

Sharing their goals and frustrations...

They're not just giving information.

They're psychologically INVESTING in you.

The more they invest... the more committed they become to YOUR success.

Because if you fail... their "investment" was wasted.

Smart coaches reverse-engineer this.

Instead of pitching immediately...

They ask prospects to help THEM understand the market better.

"Can you walk me through your biggest challenge right now?"

"What have you tried that didn't work?"

"If you could wave a magic wand, what would change?"

Each answer deepens their psychological investment.

By the time you present your solution...

They're not just evaluating a service.

They're protecting their emotional investment in YOU.

This is Revenue Psychology 101.

Most people miss it completely.

P.S. What small favor could you ask prospects that would deepen their investment in your relationship?

P.P.S. FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium customs bot to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

Your team instability isn't about money.

It's about trust -- and you're bleeding both.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞:

"Sorry, we don't have enough work to keep you on next month."

I've watched too many coaches have this conversation.

With their VA who's been handling all their admin...
Their content creator who's been crushing it for months...
Their sales closer who just hit their stride...

And having to tell them the pipeline went dry.

Because three clients didn't renew last month.

And the launch that was supposed to "save everything" flopped.

Here's what most 5-figure coaches don't realize:

Your team instability isn't just about money.

It's about TRUST.

When your assistant can't predict their hours...

When your closer doesn't know if they'll have leads to work...

They start shopping around.

And by the time your next big month hits?
You're back to training newbies instead of scaling with pros.

The 3-Step Stability Plan For Coaches:

1) Build Recurring Coaching Revenue

Stop living launch to launch like some kind of marketing masochist.
One bad month shouldn't tank your whole operation.

Create monthly programs. Ongoing masterminds. VIP coaching tracks.

Anything that renews without you having to "sell" every 30 days.

2) Design Client Retention Systems

Most coaches spend 80% of their time hunting new clients...
And 20% keeping the ones paying their bills.

That's backwards.

Build check-in sequences.
Deliver wins BEFORE clients ask for them.

Make leaving feel like they're abandoning their own success.

3) Track Pipeline Health, Not Just Revenue

Discovery calls booked.
Conversion rates by traffic source.
Client satisfaction scores.

When these dip... you know to panic BEFORE your bank account does.

The blunt truth?

Your team deserves better than feast-or-famine employment.
And you deserve better than constantly rebuilding your support system.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium customs bot to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What's your biggest challenge when it comes to predicting next month's revenue?

P.P.S. How many team members have you lost because of inconsistent work flow?

Most 5-figure coaches are unknowingly sabotaging their own authority...

And it's costing them clients.

Here's what I mean:

You've probably noticed this weird thing that happens in sales calls...

Prospects WANT your expertise. They're literally paying you for it.

But the second you start giving authoritative advice...

They get defensive. Push back. Start questioning everything.

It's like they want you to be the expert... but also hate being told what to do.

Sound familiar?

This isn't a "mindset" problem. It's psychology.

Back in the 1960s, psychiatrist Charles Hofling ran this wild experiment...

He had fake doctors call real nurses and order them to give patients dangerous overdoses. 61% of nurses almost complied.

Even though it violated protocol.

Why?

Because authority triggers automatic compliance... which then creates psychological resistance.

Your prospects go through the SAME cycle:

First, they respect your authority (that's why they hired you). Then, they feel "small" or controlled by it.

So they resist. Question. Delay decisions.

Most 5-figure coaches handle this completely wrong...

They either:
• Double down on being the "expert" (which increases resistance)
• Or back off entirely (which kills their positioning)

Both approaches tank revenue.

Here's what works instead:

Create "Authority Gradients."

Instead of being THE authority... Position yourself as the person who TRANSFERS authority to them.

"Here's what I've learned from 200+ clients in your situation... but YOU know your business better than anyone."

You're still the expert. But now they feel empowered instead of diminished.

This one shift can eliminate 80% of sales objections. And dramatically improve client retention.

Because people don't resist authority they feel they EARNED.

Most revenue inconsistency isn't about your skills or market conditions...

It's about how you position your expertise in the relationship.

Fix the psychology. Fix the revenue.

BTW - I actually systemized this whole authority gradient thing. My DR-AI Framework decodes your buyer's psychology and gives you 30 pre-built bots that nail this positioning every time. 

DM me if you're curious.

P.S. Anyone else notice that prospects want to be "partners" but then hate when you actually lead? Or is that just me?

The most dangerous position in business? 5-figure success.

You've got just enough to protect, not enough to relax.

I had a weird conversation with a potential client last week. Dude's pulling 60K months consistently. Business is solid. Systems are working.

But when I started talking about scaling to 6-figures... He got defensive. Almost hostile.

"I don't need to prove anything to anyone," he said.

Which is when it hit me. I was dealing with status anxiety.

See, here's what most people don't realize about 5-figure coaches...

You're stuck in the most psychologically brutal position in business. You've tasted success. People respect what you've built.

But you're not quite at that "made it" level yet.

And that creates a unique form of resistance most sales trainers completely miss.

The philosopher Alain de Botton calls this "status anxiety"... The fear that admitting you need help... or want MORE... somehow diminishes what you've already achieved.

It's why broke people are easier to sell than successful people.

Broke people have nothing to protect.

But 5-figure coaches? You've got a reputation. A brand. An identity.

Admitting you need help feels like admitting you're not as successful as people think.

So you end up trapped... Between where you are and where you want to be.

Too proud to ask for help. Too smart to stay stuck.

The irony? Every 6-figure coach I know went through this exact phase.

And the ones who broke through fastest... Were the ones who realized that wanting MORE doesn't make your current success any less real.

It just makes you human.

Growth isn't an indictment of where you are. It's a celebration of where you're going.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite build a buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What's the biggest mental block stopping you from scaling right now?

P.P.S. And be honest... when's the last time you actually asked for help with something important in your business?

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 "𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞" 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡.

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞.

Here's the uncomfortable truth most service providers won't admit:

You're giving 10X value because you're terrified they'll "find out" you're not enough.

That hour-long strategy call that was supposed to be 30 minutes?

The extra revisions you threw in "for free"?

The bonus modules you created at 2AM?

None of that was strategy.

It was fear.

Fear that if you don't PROVE your worth with mountains of deliverables... they'll realize you're a fraud.

But here's what actually happens:

→ You attract bargain hunters who expect miracles for pennies
→ You train clients to devalue your expertise
→ You burn out trying to justify prices you set too low

The fix isn't more deliverables.

It's anchoring your price to TRANSFORMATION, not time.

The Premium Pricing Framework:

Instead of: "I'll deliver X, Y, and Z"
Say: "Here's the outcome you'll achieve"

Instead of: "This includes 47 bonuses"
Say: "This solves your core problem permanently"

Instead of: "I work 80 hours per project"
Say: "You get results in 90 days, guaranteed"

When you lead with CERTAINTY about the outcome...

Rather than desperation to prove your process...

Premium pricing becomes natural.

Because clients don't buy your time.

They buy their future.

And confidence is the most expensive ingredient in any transformation.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more.

P.S. What's one thing you've been over-delivering on that you could simplify and charge more for?

T𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 

T𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞

That 22-year-old coach with 6 months of experience just landed your dream client.

Here's what happened...

You've got 10+ years of expertise. You've solved every problem under the sun. You've BEEN through it all.

And that's exactly why you're losing.

Because somewhere between year 2 and year 10, you collected baggage. Not experience. Baggage.

• You "learned" that prospects need 47 touchpoints before they buy
• You "discovered" that your market is "too sophisticated" for simple messaging  
• You "realized" that people won't pay premium prices anymore

Meanwhile, that hungry 22-year-old?

They just posted a simple Instagram story...

"I help anxious entrepreneurs sleep better. DM me."

And boom. $5K client.

No 12-step nurture sequence. No "value-first" content calendar. No complex funnel.

Just clarity. Without baggage.

The brutal reality: Your experience didn't make you better. It made you heavier.

Every "failed" campaign taught you what "doesn't work."

Every difficult client convinced you people are "harder to sell."

Every market shift made you believe things are "more competitive now."

But here's what veterans who still dominate understand:

Success isn't about collecting more tactics. It's about removing the mental weight.

They actively UNLEARN the limiting beliefs disguised as "experience."

They question every "rule" they've internalized.

They strip their approach back to what actually moves needles. Not what they think SHOULD work.

The game hasn't gotten harder. You've just gotten heavier.

Time to declutter your beliefs and compete like you're hungry again.

FYI, this is what I built into the DR-AI Framework. You get an elite buyer analysis so you speak directly to your ICP and 30 premium custom bots to supercharge your biz. DM for more :)

P.S. What's one "marketing rule" you learned early on that might actually be holding you back now?

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