Mastermind -
The mastermind event that I attended in Singapore was nothing less than fantastic. I learned some stellar stuff and have already put some of the new strategies to work on my current facebook campaigns and am already seeing an improvement. The leader of the group Tim, is by far the best in the biz and he went over every single topic possible for a group of people who were all there for different reasons. One of the big things I learned is how to charge your clients if they have you running ads for them as an agency. I have been doing free work for people in over the last 6 months to try to land bigger jobs but my drive to do so has been lacking because I am not getting paid on it. So I am going to change that model when I get home and also hire and assistant / junior partner to help me achieve certain tasks and keep me organized. Also I am hiring a team of "virtual assistants" from Philippines, one of the guys at the mastermind has a hook up on those and you can get a guy for $3 a day or a team of 5 for $15 a day (so $450 a month and they will do any mundane task you can dream up).
Pics from the event
Singapore as a city itself was very beautiful but the city was missing something. It had no soul or beat to it really. It's hard to explain but it just seemed like it was a place where people from other counties flock to in order to stay off the grid. The prices on everything were very expensive, but it also doesnt help when you like to gamble at a casino where you don't exactly understand the singapore rules and when you like to drink expensive champagne and ribeye steaks in bed via roomservice at 3 am that cost about $100 each. I am now in Kuala Lumpor whch is absolutely beautiful and there is much more soul here in this town. I am kind of disappointed that I only have 2 nights here as today i kind of just worked / layed around all day then we had a nice dinner tonight, my friend Tim, and my friend Matthew who lives here, we drank a bottle of scotch and smoked some cigars. The cost of living here is just incredibly cheap--- cab rides for a couple blocks are about 10 Malaysian ringit which is $2 usd. I ordered room service chicken fried rice with chicken wings a coke and a bottle of water and it was 20 ringit with delivery so about $4. The person who delivered me the meal was a 14 year old boy and he was thrilled with the 10 ringgit tip i gave him ($2). This town is growing and alot of new construction and some very nice architecture on some huge sky scrapers --- tomorrow i am going to go take a bunch of pro photos of them
Look at how beautiful both the Malaysian ringgit and the Singapore dollar are:
I also made an attempt at putting together a gopro video of little clips of my travel:
Something else that was interesting that was mentioned at the mastermind was that the average american reads at a 4th grade level - so unless you are marketing to sophisticated people you can go to a website and check your ad copy to see what education level it is ranked in and basically all of my ads need to be dumbed down to a 4th grade level. I found that very interesting, and in fact Donald Trump's speeches have been at a 4th grade level for that very reason. Donald Trump is building a Trump tower right across the street from this hotel I am staying at in Kuala Lumpur. As an American I was somewhat brainwashed to think that we were the best at everything and there's no better place than the US. I am start to question that believe, there are a lot of other beautiful places in the world with much better living conditions. The food has been incredible, the hotels very nice, the people are all kind of mind your own business and stay to them self which is nice. I haven't had a conversation with anyone that wasn't at the same facebook "mastermind course". There are no homeless people, no rioters, no theifs, no drugs allowed.
Some interesting rules on drugs in Singapore:
-Trafficing = Punishable by Death
-Posession = Canning & jail time even for marijuana
-Prostitution = Legal
Can't smoke a joint but can buy a most likely underage girl to have sex with -- a lot of old men out here doing exactly that, that is pretty sad to see as those girls will never have any oppurtunity in life like everyone whos reading this blog has. So when you think your having a tough time think about banging Mr. Burns from The Simpsons for a living:
It seems very backwards to what we are used to but the no drug thing has been pretty nice for me. I've detoxed pretty well and am seeing clearly. I am focused now and I am starting to organize certain things and focus on how to better myself on this trip. I was still considered the wild man here on the trip just because im blunt do what i want say what i want and am a little over the top sometimes, I dont care to change that. However I am going to work on changing some of my habits that I have developed that people look down on be for. But to be quiet honest I have completely stopped caring what other people think about me. This sounds pompous but I have too many personal friends and I have surely but slowly getting rid of people who do not provide any value to my life. It's tough with some people that you were once very close with but I think as you get to the age of 31 you need to start making decisions like that and quit trying to be great to everyone and at everything. I am going to try to be spectacular to a select few and also a select few businesses. I am a very chaotic person but I stay somewhat organized. My short term memory has really gone to shit so I have started to write stuff down more often (usually digitally through reminders to myself using slack or just an reminder/alarm on my iPhone). I always have so much going on in my life that I need to constantly keep everything going so that nothing slides through the cracks. I would consider myself one of the most productive people I know. Sometimes my productive is smart, lately I have been getting a little sloppy but that is part of this trip, learning more about myself and how to smooth out the edges of myself. I believe that at some point in everyone adult life they should take some time away from their family, job and everything that "strangles you" on a daily basis. It doesnt have to be something as drastic as this trip but just a couple days a way from society. Figure out who you are and what your good at and love to do --- and make a plan to go execute those things. Also quit lying to yourself and admit your faults and weaknesses and either work to fix those or try to avoid situations where they can be amplified. Some of my problems are excessive spending, drugs, gambling, and an obsession with making money. I understand these things and I am honestly going to make solid attempts to fix myself the best I can. I will never be perfect but I can certainly iron out a few kinks and become a better person.
Just seeing other peoples lives in these countries reminds me of how fortunate I am. Luckily my two white parents made love behind a wendys and had me 31 years ago and I wasnt from a poor 3rd world country where I have to hustle all day to make $10 USD. As bad as I used to think my child hood was, I am nothing compared to some of these people. When you are born into a certain situation there is no way to climb out. I was given the opportunity to become a successful person and I have grassped that and am going to continue to do so. I am also going to continue to be a charitable person because I don't deserve everything that I have and homeless crazy people don't deserve to be treated like shit and sleep under park benches. I am a republican, I voted for Trump, I don't like entitlements but I do believe in giving back to your community or a cause that you love for a nice portion of your money if you are making over $50,000 a year and can afford it.
So the reason I titled this post mastermind is because I am trying to master my own mind. I am wired differently than most people which is good and bad. I am at a pivotal place in my life where I need go down Road A or Road B and I'm pretty sure I know which one that is. I ask all of you to take a deep breath and a step back from what you are doing, and ask yourself What am I doing with my life? What would I love to be doing? What sucks about me and holds me back from success. Just think about that and maybe start writing a creepy blog like I do and I promise you will become more wise which in turn will create a more happy life. I have received a lot of positive feed back on my couple posts on here from my friends and a few of them made me tear up. It feels really good to just write shit that bounces around in my crazy head and put them on paper so that others can relate and understand who I am and hopefully use it as inspiration to do something for yourself. The thing about USA is we are brainwashed, you must go to college, you must get an internship, you must work a sales job, you must be religious or act like it, you must get married by a certain age, you must have kids, and anyone who doesn't think like this is a fucking idiot or a terrorist. Don't get me wrong, I want to get married and I do want to have kids, I love kids. But I dont want to follow a handbook on how to do those things and everything else you are supposed to do. My new mantra is I dont give a fuck about what people think about me and I am going to do what I want. What do I want? I want to enjoy my life, I want to be successful in my ventures, I want to give back to the community, I want to have complete freedom at some point and be able to do whatever I want whenever I want --- but I couldn't do that alone. 5 days into this trip and I am extremely lonely, I miss my girlfriend, my dogs, my mom and dad, and my brothers. I don't believe that anyone should be single their whole life, life is meant to share memories and good times with someone , and I am a lucky guy that I know who that person is going to be.
I had a conversation today with a friend about his girlfriends ugly friend and how she was dating a decent looking guy but treated him like shit and he treated her well. He was saying, "This guys a nice guy why would she treat him like that" and then was asking us how a girl like that will ever find a boyfriend or someone to share those special times with. Some people are just so stubborn and close minded that they will never meet the right person or be happy with who they get. We aren't all Brad Pitt or Angelina but there are alot of fish in the sea, however you will never know if there is one for you if you act like you are better than everyone else and are close minded. I don't know why i am trying to change the world tonight but I guess I'm just saying more people need to take a step away from the society that brainwashes everyone and figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are and then make a plan and execute.
I have always been a happy person but I go through huge depression faces which are usually cause by a failed business or a long bender and sometimes that bender caused the failed business indirectly. Over all though I am a happy guy, I have accomplished a lot and have a great group of friends. You too can accomplish a lot. I quit my job 6 months ago and jumped into the internet marketing world with both feet, it was scary at first but it is paying off now. Go do something that isn't what everyone else is doing and leave your mark on the world - whether it be small or big, don't wish you would have tried something you didnt.
Money Making Experience:
I used to advertise for carfax and they paid me $5 everytime i sold a Carfax for them. I asked them for a raise and they said no, so I started my own version of carfax. I found a place that sold the report for $1 that carfax sold for $39.99. So I sold it for $13 and it all worked automatically I was just responsible for getting the people to buy it. So how did i get that traffic of people who will buy carfax --- well the way my brain works is reverse -- So who wants a carfax report? Someone who wants to buy a car. Who will give someone who wants to buy a car a carfax report? Someone who wants to sell a car, so I wrote a program that went to craigslist and got every single phone number off each city of cars for sale and made a robot texting system that texted them is your car still for sale? They say yes.. Then I say im interested but could you send me a robfax report first and I made SHIT TONS of money. IT was a little scummy but they way i looked it I was cleaning up the used card business to make sure people weren't getting lemons. Speaking of lemons its 6:23 am here so I am going to take a lemon qualuude and hit the deck.
Hope you enjoyed the read --- Not as much thought put into this but just felt like speaking the fucking truth. DEAL WITH IT PEOPLE!
Peace out! From Somewhere in ASIA
BROJo