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From Chaos to Clarity
My Journey After Graduating During 9/11
“There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned to win.”
Back in 2001, the Tragic events of 9/11 Shook the World!
And — I graduated college shortly after. I was about to enter the job market during a time of chaos and uncertainty! Little did I know that a business opportunity would teach me one of the most valuable lessons of my life.
A classmate introduced me to a network marketing business. At the time, I was applying for engineering jobs. I joined, attended trainings, joined the chamber of commerce, and pitched my family too. Despite making a few sales, I decided to quit.
Prospecting wasn’t for me. I remember walking up to a lady in Walmart and pitching her on our offer. She didn’t say much but gave me a grin. Let’s say, we both knew I failed miserably - LOL. It’s ok - you can laugh too.
I can say that network marketing helped me start good personal development habits.
Quick question - Have you ever read a book or received a word of advice that changed the direction of your life?
For me it was these three key points that planted seeds:
Rich Dad Poor Dad: Go to work to learn not to focus on money!
Jim Rohn: Work harder on yourself that you do your job!
Friend: Don't get too comfortable at a job, or you might be in for a surprise!
This advice helped me during my first engineering job. I learned everything I could while expanding my expertise. Things became more clear as I developed. I soon realized that playing offense was crucial to my success. I didn't want to get caught off guard like my co-worker who got laid off.
Fast forward 15 years and several corporations later, I made the entrepreneurial leap. The success I've had came from prioritizing my mindset maintenance. There will always be ups and downs in life and business. We must focus on maintaining a positive and growth mindset.
It will change your life!
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I don’t know exactly where you are on your journey, but I share words of encouragement, lessons learned, and ideas to help you grow your business.
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❤ Rudy
💻 In Today’s Edition
TP’s Marketing Lesson
TP’s AI Artwork
TP’s Tech Trends
TP’s AI Tool of the Week
💡 TP’s Marketing Lesson
Last week we went over copywriting and how to apply the AIDA Formula (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action); Go back and review as needed!
Today we are going to go more in depth on Headlines.
Headlines are important because, they’re the hook to grab the reader’s attention!
Here is a formula to help you create headlines:
ROT formula - (Results, Objections, Time)
Pick a Topic/product: “Learn French”
Fill in the blanks:
R - results (what they want / goal): Learn to speak French
O - objections: Even if you have poor English skills
T - timeframe: In 21 days
Put it all together
“Learn to speak French - Even if you have poor English skills: Just 21 days!”
Mix and Match: T-R-O, T-R etc.
In 21 days, Learn to speak French - Even if you have poor English skills!
In 21 days You can Learn to Speak French!
Ok, I’ve given you the formula now it is your turn to practice. Pick a topic and practice generating 5-10 headlines.
If you need help, use the ChatGPT prompt below. 👇
💡Prompt: "My article or product result is "(topic)" combine this with various customer objections and include timeframes to generate 5 clickable headlines"
🎨 TP’s Music Inspired AI Art
Futuristic Apollo Musician
💡💡 Biz Idea: Use AI to create adult coloring books on Amazon’s KDP
📈 TP’s Tech Trends
Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover 🔗Read
Can artificial intelligence create more jobs? 🔗Read
Microsoft makes strategic investment into Builder.ai, integrates its services into Teams 🔗Read
Google’s new Labs page lets you sign up for its AI experiments 🔗Read
Today’s AI News 🔗Read
🤖 TP’s AI Tool of Week - “Leonardo Ai”
leonard.ai
Leonardo has been my go-to midjourney image generator alternative. I am going to create a children's coloring book for KDP using images that I generated in Leonardo.ai
Why I recommend this tool:
1. Free and paid version
2. Outstanding speed and quality
3. Does not require provide server or discord
Here is a tutorial:
Access 👉 Leonardo.ai
Thank you for taking the time to read today's TechPreneur Newsletter. I hope the information was helpful and inspiring. As always, I'm here to support you in your business journey, so please don't hesitate to reach out to me on Twitter at @rudybanx Keep striving for success!
Until next time!
~Rudy
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