I sucked at writing.

5 years later, my writing helped build a multi 9-figure business.

You can use the method I used, to master any skill in 4 steps👇
1) Immersion

You need to live and breathe your skill nearly all your waking hours.

For my first 3 years learning copywriting, I didn't listen to music in my car.

Only marketing or copywriting courses. Which back then were on CDs and cassettes.
2) Application

You must DO your skill at least 5 days a week!

My mentor Eben challenged me to write 10 pages a day.

He promised me a raise to 100k, if I could do it for 6 months

I did it, & got it.

But more importantly, putting the boots on the ground daily got me the chops
3) Mentorship

Having someone tell you when your off-course can be priceless.

The best at whatever you want to do, have seen it all.

Why not try to avoid pitfalls with their help?

Even better- pay your teacher so both of you are held accountable.
4) Time

"Get rich quick" is a scam.

So is "Get good quick".

It took 3 months until my writing was good enough to be read by customers.

It took 1 year until Eben let me publish without his personal approval.

And 4 years before I had my first 7-figure business of my own.
So give yourself the gift of time.

1 Immersion +

2 Application +

3 Mentorship +

4 Time

= The formula for masting any skill.

That's it.
Simple?

Yes.

Easy?

Definitely not.

Rewarding?

I hope you find out!
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Here's an unorthodox way to do it:

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