Is this your future?


Hi Reader,

And breathe.

It’s Friday night.

Finally, a bit of peace and quiet. Time for a stiff drink and a bucket of nuts.

Now, where’s the TV remote?

That was a hell of a week.

One last-minute rush job from a client you don’t like so much who pays when they feel like it and not when you want.

An enquiry from a referral who opened with “how much”

You know those conversations never end well.

And a thoroughly depressing networking meeting where you got cornered by an MLM “expert” who is certain to be giving you the opportunity of a lifetime selling magic pills or potions, soap and smelly things or just cheaper energy bills.

Best avoided.

Small pickings, indeed.

→ That’s not going to give you time or money for trips to the Caribbean to kick back and relax.

→ You can forget putting aside time to write the Great American Novel or to learn Spanish or French.

→ Even weekend trips out with the family without wondering where the next client will come from are few and far between.

We’ve all been there.

You could even start wondering if it’s time to consider going back to the day job.

But didn’t you have bigger dreams when you started?

→ Embracing your weird, choosing the clients you work with and sending the others into the void of indifference?

→ Feeling the glow of admiration from your peers and your colleagues because you, [first name] are the expert they all come to?

→ Or just sipping Piña Coladas on the desk of a cruise ship for a month or two every year?

It didn’t really work out like that, and if you’re honest, you’d have to admit this is life; it’s not just a bad week.

You’re getting by and paying the bills. You’re not struggling. But you’re not setting the world on fire either.

You’re not attracting the kind of clients you want to attract becuase deep down you know you message is a bed, well meh.

So it all falls flat.

You were going to pitch someone on LinkedIn last week. That made you feel better for a while, but somehow you didn’t get around it. Yes, that’s it, one day you’ll do it.

“Tomorrow, Mike I promise I’ll do it tomorrow”

You know there’s another way, don’t you?

A way that means you won’t have to wake up wondering what to say when someone asks what you do.

You’ll just know.

You’ll have a message that makes sense.

You what? Real clarity?

What is this snake oil? I thought you were better than that?

No, it’s getting clear on the thread that ties all your skills together. The thing that makes you different. Not another strategy or hack or tactic.

The Message Clarity Blueprint

A two-session intensive where we find the hidden pattern in all those seemingly random skills and turn them into one compelling story.

→ 90-minute deep dive call → Time to reflect → 60-minute follow-up call for a sense check

You’ll get clarity on how everything fits together.

Confidence to stop calling yourself a generalist.

And a unified brand story that actually attracts the clients you want.

This is for you if:

You offer multiple services that seem unrelated.

You fumble when explaining what you do.

You’re tired of feeling scattered.

You want to raise your rates but can’t justify it.

Your Investment: £347

One new client will more than pay for that.

Two intensive calls. A brand narrative after the first. A refined strategy after the second. Email support between calls.

But this isn’t a buy-it-now-and-look-later product. It’s two one-on-one sessions where we do the work together. Where you finally get clear on what makes you different.

So if you’re ready to stop fumbling through networking conversations and start attracting clients who actually get you (and perhaps plan that getaway to the Caribbean you dreamed of)…

You might want to get a move on.

[Book Your Session Now, Just £347]

Cheers.

Mike

PS — This clarity thing? It changes everything. But only if you actually do it. 1…2…3…


I wrote a book about showing off. It’s called How To Show Off - A Beginner’s Guide To Telling Your Story Without Being A Dick.

Showing off gets a bad rap because we were told it was bad when we were young.

But done right, it’s brilliant.

The print book is on the way. Buy the electronic versions now and I’ll send you the print copy when it’s ready.

​Get it here ​

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