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In today's issue:

Someone asked me the other day about the best investment I ever made.

My brain didn’t jump to software, real estate, ads, or any of the shiny stuff. It jumped straight to mentoring. The skills I paid to earn and can take anywhere, even if everything else burns down tomorrow.

Because here’s the truth: every time I picked up a new skill, it stuck. No algorithm rewrite can erase it. No platform ban can repossess it. It’s mine, and it moves with me.

But right behind that? My email list. 

If someone said, “Igor, the business is gone, pick one thing to keep,” I’d hug that list like it was one of my kids. The tech, the funnels, even my team — as painful as losing them would be — are replaceable.

A list I’ve nurtured for years is not. It’s the oil well that keeps pumping because trust compounds the same way interest does.

So when I think back to the early days: the late-night broadcasts, the tiny wins, the screwups… the pattern is obvious. Skills and a list. That combo is the closest thing to entrepreneurial immortality I’ve found, which means every hour you put into mastering something and every email you send today is stacking ammo for tomorrow.

And the irony? I didn’t see this at first. I was obsessed with systems, people, tools, all the stuff that looks important on a dashboard. Then a few real scares hit — bans, breakdowns, tech failures — and what stayed standing was exactly what I’d invested in the most.

So here’s my dare: double down on the assets no one can take from you.

See exactly how two dads are pulling 7 figures per year with the counterintuitive Premium Commissions Playbook — earning $500–$10,000 per sale from 100% free traffic without products, paid ads, or complicated tech.

This is the same system helping beginners generate $3,000–$10,000 per month, build sites in days (not months), and tap into buyer-intent traffic from Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo that compounds month after month.

You’ll also see how Stealth Interactive Pages rank higher, convert better than AI articles, and why there’s a 12–18 month first-mover window before everyone else catches on.

Most people hear “future self” and treat it like a motivational poster. My mentor, Tom Beal, taught me to treat it like a decision rule instead. 

Pick a clear version of you “married with three kids, a CEO, or a billionaire” and make today’s choices as if that person already existed. That’s the point.

Here’s the problem: people fixate on the imaginary long run and forget the short-run inputs that actually cause it. I know this because I spent two or three hours journaling and got almost zero ROI, and then six months later, one VSL doubled the business. That’s not magic; it’s a mismatch between attention and action.

So stop over-designing your future self. Pick one concrete trait (the time you wake up, the one habit you keep, the single skill you’ll master), and act like that person for one full day. Because if you can’t be that person for a day, you won’t be them for a quarter, and if you can sustain one day, you can repeat it until it’s unavoidable.

Act like your future self, starting today.

Bob Diamond didn’t become a real estate powerhouse on purpose. He was bored in consulting, got tired of law school, and then started flipping houses to pay tuition. 

That small hustle snowballed into law, investing, radio, infomercials, and eventually a coaching business that exploded only after he learned one thing: don’t go for it alone.

My favorite moment? When he realized he’d spent $20,000 on ads, broke even, and quit because he didn’t know breaking even was winning. That tells you everything about why most beginners stall.

Listen in and let Bob show you what happens when you stack skill, persistence, and the humility to get help, plus the wild detours that shape a real career. It’s the kind of episode that makes you rethink the slow parts of your own journey.

If you want to hear the whole messy, funny, painfully honest ride, hit play.

If you ever feel like you’re drowning in stress, drama, or opinions from people who don’t matter… this book is your life raft.

Manson keeps it real: Save your energy for the battles that move your life forward.

This isn’t feel-good self-help.

It’s a blunt reminder that your energy is limited, your time is limited, and if you don’t choose your struggles, life will choose them for you.

Read this if you want more clarity and the freedom to focus on what actually moves your business forward.

I grow when shared and shrink when hoarded.
I can’t be spent, only earned
And without me, nothing sells.

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