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Raised by addicts, born to build. I train the top 1% of ghostwriters at https://t.co/Zqzpp0gQkS. Join my free ghostwriting course https://t.co/QOkLUEu6DH
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Mar 24 12 tweets 5 min read
This is Charlie Munger’s favorite book.

“You will never make a better investment."

Naval Ravikant, Harvard, Stanford, and Forbes all consider it one of the best business books ever written.

Here are 6 principles from "Influence" that shape every decision you make: Image Robert Cialdini spent 3 years undercover studying persuasion to write this book.

"Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" is considered the bible of persuasion, influence, & marketing.

The book explains the powerful psychology of why people say "yes" & how to persuade anyone:
Feb 5 7 tweets 2 min read
I went from 0 to 270k+ followers on 𝕏 in under 3 years.

All because of 1 thing:

The GAP Framework.

Here's exactly how it works: Image The GAP Framework follows 3 content types:

1. Growth content
2. Authority content
3. Personal content

I’ll break it down (with a real-life example):
Feb 3 10 tweets 4 min read
2018: 84-hour weeks as an electrician.
2020: Minimum wage at Dominos.
2022: $47K month business while traveling the world.

If you want to learn the best 'freedom' business to start in 2025, read this: Image Most fail at business for 1 reason:

0 interest in the work.
0 interest = 0 motivation.
0 motivation = 0 results.

Then you chase the next shiny object.

But the biz I'm talking about is fun + in high demand.

It's why my beginner clients have gotten results like this: Image
Jan 23 8 tweets 2 min read
Mainstream media is dead.

Even Matthew McConaughey knows it.

That's why he's hitting every podcast there is to promote his new book.

Here’s what this means for the future of attention (and how you can profit from it): Image The game has changed.

10 years ago? You needed mainstream media to reach millions of people.

Now? The barriers are gone.

Anyone with an iPhone and an internet connection can build a bigger audience than CNN.
Jan 20 9 tweets 2 min read
I went from 0 to 250,000 followers on 𝕏

It took me less than 3 years.

Here's my simple 5-step blueprint to go from 0 to 10k on 𝕏 in 2025: Image First, the numbers don't lie:

• Monthly active users did a 2x in the last year
• Creator payouts are increasing every day
• Engagement is at all-time highs

Now for the blueprint:
Dec 2, 2024 10 tweets 2 min read
2020: Delivering pizzas for $12/hour
2021: Got 1st copywriting client for $150
2022: Landing $3K-$7K/month ghostwriting clients

My simple business strategy (free blueprint): Step 1: Pick a Skill

To get paid, you need to be useful.

The best way is to pick a skill:

1. That solves a painful problem.
2. That have an interest in.

Bigger problem = Bigger paycheck.
Nov 26, 2024 10 tweets 2 min read
There are 1,000,000 ways to make money writing online.

There’s 1 way that’s better than all of them.

I made a few hundred grand from it.

Here’s how: The 1 out of 1,000,000 business models:

Ghostwriting.

It's the art and science of pretending to be someone else via the written word.

And it's an absolute goldmine.
Nov 20, 2024 11 tweets 3 min read
You were lied to about nicotine.

It's actually good for you (when used right).

Give me 60 seconds and I'll blow your mind: Image
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First, this post is not for people who:

• Are underage
• Have medical conditions
• Have an addictive personality

Please consult a doctor before listening to a random stranger on the interwebs.
Nov 13, 2024 10 tweets 2 min read
I made $241,000 my 1st year posting tweets in my underwear.

• No English degree
• No commute
• No boss

Anyone can do this (and it happens to be the best time in history to start)

If I had to go from $0 to $1M again...

These are the EXACT steps I'd take: Image Step 1: Master the 1-2 Punch.

1. Find a skill you genuinely enjoy
2. Make sure the market wants it

The secret most won't tell you:

Solve more pain = Make more money
Nov 11, 2024 14 tweets 3 min read
Naval Ravikant to Joe Rogan:

"Yes, everyone can get rich... Don't tell me they can't do it. Because they can. That's just a tyranny of soft expectations."

And if you disagree…

Let me prove you wrong: Naval’s core insight:

Getting rich isn’t about "luck."

It’s about understanding 1 key principle:

Leverage.

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.”

— Archimedes

Lemme explain... Image
Nov 6, 2024 16 tweets 4 min read
This is my friend, @TaylinSimmonds.

I helped him make $40,000/month as a Ghostwriter.

If you want to make $10k/month writing Tweets while you travel, read this: Image @TaylinSimmonds I met Taylin on Twitter around March 2022.

A few months in, I started coaching him to become a Ghostwriter.

At the time, he was a college professor making $42K/year and wanted to grow a personal brand.

Then he started making $40k/month.

(writing Tweets for a living) Image
Nov 5, 2024 11 tweets 3 min read
Muriel Rukeyser once said:

"The universe is made of stories, not atoms."

That's why I've spent the last 4 years studying the art of storytelling.

If you follow these 6 steps…

You can trick the world into trusting you: Image First, a little secret:

Every story that's ever made you cry, laugh, or change your life…

Follows the same ancient pattern.

It's called The Hero's Journey.

And once you see it, you can't unsee it. Image
Nov 4, 2024 12 tweets 4 min read
Don't care if you hate him or love him...

What Trump has done in the last year is a marketing masterclass.

These 8 marketing techniques are about to win him the 2024 election: Image
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1) Organic Attention

While other parties spend millions of dollars on ads…

He creates free media coverage:

• Bold statements
• Unexpected moves
• Controversial posting

The media can’t help themselves.

Every attack = more exposure.
Dec 9, 2023 20 tweets 5 min read
Want to make money writing online?

My newsletter has made me $250,000+ and has 47%-52% open rates.

Here’s my 5-step process for writing profitable newsletters: Image In 3 minutes, I'll show you how to easily:

1) Generate engaging ideas
2) Get people reading til' the end
3) Deliver value
4) Drive traffic + sales
5) Craft attention-grabbing headlines

For your newsletter.

Bookmark this post now before you forget.

Let's dive in:
Nov 11, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
LinkedIn is the easiest social media to grow on right now.

I've grown to 43,861 followers in the past 10 months.

But it won't be like this for long...

Use these Image 1. Post actionable content.

People on LinkedIn are professionals.

So they react best to logical content that furthers their career.

Post actionable content that solves their pain points and moves them closer to their desires. Image
Jun 9, 2023 32 tweets 10 min read
My parents struggled with crack addiction.

I used to live in a motorhome as a kid.

I was a college dropout.

Here’s how I overcame it all and hit $50,000 a month by writing tweets: Image I was the kid who was lower class.

My father wasn’t in my life because of crack addiction and my mother worked 2 jobs to support me.

I didn’t have any self-confidence or direction.

I knew I had potential, but didn’t know how to channel it.

I was aimless until the age of 22.
Apr 8, 2023 16 tweets 4 min read
How to not get f@$ked by Elon Musk's new Twitter algorithm changes: I’m gonna simplify 4 key areas you need to focus on to grow your Twitter in 2023:

1. Relevance
2. Metrics
3. Association
4. Interactions

Now, WTF does this mean?
Mar 25, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Chat GPT-4 is a superpower.

But 96.9% of NPCs don't know how to use it...

Here are 3 SUPER prompts you can use that should be illegal:

(#5 will shock you) Chat GPT-4 Super Prompt 1:

"Give me 3 ways I can stop being an NPC and reading threads on Chat GPT-4"
Jan 19, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
A poem I wrote that is dear to me: Pineapple on my pizza, oh so fine,
A combination of sweet and savory divine.

The acidity cuts through the cheese and sauce,
Jan 14, 2023 14 tweets 3 min read
You're being manipulated every day.

The 5 psychological biases marketers use on you without you knowing: Your brain represents just 2% of your total body weight.

But uses 20% of the body's energy.

To save energy, your brain comes up with shortcuts (cognitive biases).

This thread will go over the biases:

1. Authority
2. Reciprocity
3. Social proof
4. Anchoring
5. Scarcity
Jan 11, 2023 13 tweets 2 min read
7 habits that’ll get you ahead of 95% of people in 2023: These habits are the ones I used to change my life.

Going from:

• Fat
• Broke
• Unfuilfilled

To:

Travelling the world, fit, and getting paid to do what I love.

These 7 habits have served me well and I hope they do the same for you.