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At the beginning of this year, I attended Alex and Leila Hormozi's Scaling Workshop. In this video, I'm diving into my main lessons and realizations from the event, as well as what this means for my company in the upcoming year. If you're looking to scale, evaluate your company, or improve your business no matter where you find yourself - take these insights and apply them for yourself.

(00:37)  Lesson 1
The Fastest Moving Entrepreneurs Are Obsessive Resource Allocators

(04:09)  Lesson 2
$3m To $10m EBITDA Is Where The Majority Of The Value In A Business Is Created

(07:00)  Lesson 3
LTV:CAC Are Two Metrics You Must Have Staring At You

(10:04)  Lesson 4
You Need A Single Dashboard With The Most Important Metrics In The Business

(12:03)  Lesson 5
Leveling Up In Business Is Transitioning To Selling To People To Selling To Employees

(14:10)  Lesson 6
Brand Is The Best Way To Improve LTV And Reduce CAC At The Same Time

(16:02)  Lesson 7
Every Single Thing In Your Business Is Trainable, You Just Lack The Skill Of Training

(18:54)  Lesson 8
The People Doing It At The Highest Level Have An Obsessive, Intentional Standard

(20:04)  Lesson 9
Past $3-5m In Revenue, Anything "New" Starts With "Who" Not "How"

(23:33)  Lesson 10
Excellence Is A Remarkably High Number Of Extremely Small Details Done Well

(26:23)  Lesson 11
Any Change You Make In A Business You Should Expect A 20% "Decrease" In Performance To Start

(28:07)  Lesson 12
The Ultimate Size Of The Business Is The Sum Of The Intelligence Of It's People

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Reflect with me on everything I learned and experienced in 2024 in this comprehensive yearly review. From visiting 10 countries across three continents and learning to DJ in Amsterdam to hitting personal and financial milestones, this video recaps it all. I'll walk you through my personal and business highlights, the lessons I’ve learned, and my biggest takeaways to inspire your own growth in the year ahead. With timestamps provided, you can jump straight to the sections that interest you most. Let’s dive into a year of challenges, wins, and the insights that made this quite the year.

(1:45)  My Yearly Review Process

(5:13)  Personal Recap
(6:01)  Visited 10 countries on 3 continents
(9:50)  Slept in 21 different apartments/hotels/houses across the world
(12:35)  Learned to DJ in Amsterdam
(15:03)  Hit a record net worth, record income, and record spending
(24:15) Passed the first full year mark without my dad
(29:09) Experienced the most mental & emotional stress I ever have in a year (and expanded capacity as a result)
(37:58) Celebrated my first 1-year anniversary
(43:15) Learned to box with immersive 1:1 training
(45:13) Provided significant support for my mom, my sister, and my girlfriend
(51:08) Struggled to make consistent health & fitness gains during the year

(55:30)  Business Recap

(56:42)  Grew our top line by roughly 40%
(1:03:15) Grew the team from 13 to 28 members
(1:09:50) Wrote the least “new” content I have in my 4 years of writing
(1:15:36) Learned to operate and grow with paid ads
(1:23:08) Relaunched Ship 30 as an async digital product
(1:27:52) Launched an overhauled version of our PGA curriculum
(1:29:58) Added a new 1:1 CSM division with 6 new CSMs
(1:32:51) Added 4 new closers to expand the sales team
(1:37:42) Launched our best digital product yet for Black Friday
(1:39:19) Hit $1m in a month for the first time ever

(1:44:49) Lessons & Realizations

(1:45:48) #1 The most expensive tax is not from the government, it’s an unmade decision.
(1:50:27) #2 There is no right path, just bags of benefits and bags of problems. The only wrong choice is making no choice.
(1:53:42) #3 Satisfaction = reality - expectations
(1:59:37) #4 The most empowering belief you can have is viewing every problem in your life as a personal skill issue.
(2:03:55) #5 If you want to change a habit, chunk up a level and treat the cause of the habit, not the symptom.
(2:07:56) #6 The more you look for confirming evidence, the more you will find it (good or bad).
(2:10:28) #7 Your relationship, your business, and your health are mere reflections of your internal state.
(2:14:08) #8 The main problem keeping you from ascending to the next level (in any domain) will be present no matter the vehicle.
(2:18:21) #9 Generalities create anxiety, specifics create direction.
(2:22:27) #10 Life is about learning the same lessons multiple times, just at different levels of significance.

(2:28:25) Goals for 2025
(2:29:07) #1 Build daily ~30-minute meditation habit
(2:29:51) #2 Build daily schedule with no work meetings until 1 PM to allow for a morning of mobility, meditation, writing, and my daily workout
(2:30:49) #3 Lean down to 190 lbs (from 210) while maintaining strength levels
(2:31:31) #4 Improve RHR to below 50 BPM
(2:32:00) #5 Heal nagging knee injury to allow for pain-free lower body exercise
(2:32:46) #6 Build business to consistent $1m/month at 50%+ operating margins
(2:33:46) #7 Learn Spanish at conversational level to allow me to fully communicate in any South American city
(2:34:28) #8 Publish 12 YouTube/newsletter/podcast episodes breaking down my key personal frameworks for iteration in all areas of life
(2:35:24) #9 Publish my first live DJ set on YouTube
(2:35:50) #10 Reduce my average monthly spending by 25% to reign in subtle lifestyle inflation
(2:36:43) #11 Establish weekly CBT routine with a trained therapist
(2:37:28) #12 Purchase my first apartment in a major city to begin building a home base

(2:39:42) Closing Thoughts
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Ever wondered what it takes to run a $6M/year coaching business? In this video, I take you behind the scenes of my group coaching business, Premium Ghostwriting Academy (PGA), breaking down our organizational structure, revenue strategy, and key performance indicators (KPIs). You'll see how we generate and retain clients, optimize team performance, and scale operations all with a clear framework for decision-making. Whether you're starting out or scaling your business, this deep dive will give you actionable insights to apply right away. Let’s get into it!

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In this episode, I share what I learned from investing $45,000 in Alex and Layla Hormozi’s VAM Workshop. The event focused on scaling businesses from $3 million to $100 million using their Value Acceleration Method framework.

I break down the biggest lessons I took away in marketing, sales, and general business strategy. From optimizing conversion rates through structured testing to motivating sales teams with weekly incentives, I cover practical insights that can be applied to any business.

I also talk about the importance of delegating effectively and mentoring your team beyond just their work roles. If you’re trying to scale your business or just looking for better ways to optimize what you’re already doing, this episode has plenty of actionable advice.

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(0:18) - What We're Going to Cover
(0:45) - What is the VAM workshop?
(4:31) - Marketing Frameworks
(23:38) - Sales Frameworks
(45:25) - General Business Lessons & Realizations
(56:04) - Was the VAM event worth it?
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Running a $500K/month digital writing business requires the right tools—but is spending $8,215/month on software necessary? In this breakdown, I go through every tool we use for marketing, sales, automation, content creation, and team management, explaining why we use it and whether it’s essential. From email marketing and payment processing to AI-powered automations, this video reveals how we streamline operations, save time, and maximize efficiency. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to optimize your software stack, this deep dive will help you make smarter decisions for your business.

(01:10) Marketing & Sales

(17:52) Course Hosting & Payments

(24:57) Operations

(41:11) Written Content

(46:45) Media Production

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In this video, I break down what we’re building, who it’s for, and the three-phase roadmap (Ideate, Validate, Scale) to make an online community successful. I also share key lessons from past community-building mistakes, how we’re avoiding churn, and the survey + onboarding strategy to ensure you create something truly valuable. If you're looking to grow a thriving online community, this is the blueprint. Stay tuned for real-time updates and insights!

(01:40)  The Education + Mentorship + Community Model
(07:27)  Where This Community Fits in Our Business
(12:53)  Three Phases to $100K/Month: Ideate, Validate, Scale
(18:03)  Avoiding the Mistakes That Cause Community Churn

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Scaling to $1M per month didn’t go as planned. In this video, I break down the last four months of our business journey what I aimed for, what went wrong, and the biggest lessons I learned. From scaling our acquisition and sales teams to optimizing marketing funnels, I share the key mistakes that slowed us down and how I’m applying these lessons.

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(02:03) - The Three Key Pillars: Marketing, Sales, and Fulfillment
(07:27) - Hiring Mistakes and Unexpected Churn
(14:25) - Cold Traffic Funnels vs. Warm Traffic Funnels
(29:38) - Top 10 Lessons from This Journey
(37:42) - Why Failure is Part of the Process

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After studying these legends, it turns out great writing is simple—if you do the 6 habits I break down in this video. 

(00:00) Intro
(00:57) Taking long walks
(03:21) Capturing ideas everywhere
(05:16) Write on a timer—every day
(07:32) Ruthlessly block distractions
(09:37) Be 100% content to appear clueless
(11:19) Seek feedback objectively

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Timestamps:
(00:00) - August revenue breakdown ($647K across 5 verticals)
(00:59) - Expense breakdown: payroll, ads, software
(03:32) - Quick intro: who I am & why I document this
(04:00) - Social platform growth 
(05:02) - August initiatives & wins 
(09:25) - Partnerships & upcoming product launch prep
(10:04) - Biggest product launch ever: LinkedIn AI + upsell stack
(12:14) - Vortex mastermind launch
(13:39) - Key lessons learned this month (6 insights)
(21:49) - What’s next in September 
(23:44) - Wrap up + September goals

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Last week my businesses generated $109,455 in revenue. In this video, I break down exactly where it came from, what worked, the experiments we ran, and what I’m focused on next week.

If you’re interested in behind-the-scenes breakdowns of online business, this weekly series is for you

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Timestamps: 

(0:00) Weekly revenue breakdown ($109,455)
(0:30) Coaching program (PGA) offers & revenue streams
(1:10) Ship 30 for 30 & Write with AI update
(2:12) Webinar strategy & pop-up event results
(5:53) Hiring a Head of Partnerships
(7:53) Launching the AI “Deli Bot” inside PGA
(8:50) Leveling up management & team KPIs
(12:10) Onboarding new setters + dashboards
(13:59) Fixing failed payments & profit leaks
(14:57) Group Q&A with 50 leads (sales experiment)
(16:42) Launching Digital Writing School
(18:46) Priorities for the upcoming week
(19:10) Final thoughts & weekly Q&A invite

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(00:00) Intro
(02:19) Wins
(03:37) Bulked up 28 pounds
(06:20) Hired 7 team members
(08:54) Averaged 18k steps per day
(10:40) Built my dream production studio
(12:51) Crammed at least 500 espressos
(13:47) Double the profit of my business
(16:11) Flew my mom first class for a dream vacation
(19:08) Gave the eulogy at my dad’s funeral
(24:50) Got into my first relationship in years
(26:41) Learned how to sell and run a sales team
(28:11) Took 30 flights to 18 cities and 6 countries
(31:43) Developed a purely abundant relationship with $
(34:24) Immersion over consistency in the beginning
(40:23) Only accelerate 1 business / life thing at a time
(44:43) The 3 vehicles you need for personal growth
(51:28) The most beneficial outlook on life you can have
(56:42) The 5 places you should invest your money in
(1:08:10) You need intentional & uninterrupted processing time
(01:12:34) Why start / end dates are crucial
(01:17:01) Rigidity vs. adaptability & intuition
(01:20:08) Life is SALES
(01:22:35) Slogs precede progress (and vice versa)
(01:26:12) Opportunities flow the second you stop needing them
(01:28:02) Removal vs. denial 
(01:32:55) What am I excited about?
(01:36:32) Important message

Read the full blog post here: https://www.dickiebush.com/writing/yearly-review-2022

A 105-minute comprehensive review of 2022: what went well, what could be improved, my biggest lessons & realizations, and what I'm excited to build in 2023.

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(00:00) Intro
(01:16) Free gift
(01:58) Wins of the year
(03:18)Weight
(04:10) Running
(06:55) Lifting
(08:35) Diet
(10:07) Yoga
(11:20) Alcohol
(16:55) Journaling
(18:28) Left BlackRock
(23:44) Abundance mindset
(27:32) Traveling
(34:07) Audience growth
(40:57) Ship 30 for 30
(49:03) Mistakes
(49:41) Injury prevention
(51:06) Mindfulness
(52:28) Avoiding shiny objects
(55:28) Investing returns
(57:58) Fostering relationships 
(1:00:33) Hobbies
(1:03:18) Apartment
(1:04:01) Compounding content
(1:04:57) Ship 30 experience
(1:06:07) Building the team
(1:08:56) Lessons learned
(1:09:41) Good decisions are made from abundance over scarcity
(1:13:00) Wealth is a spectrum measured by the time horizon of your thinking
(1:16:41) Only invest your time, energy, attention, and capital into areas of power or in accumulating more power
(1:22:10) Short, defined periods of pure obsession can create leaps of growth in any area
(1:25:40) Maintenance requires way less volume & intensity than people think, but growth requires way more
(1:31:02) Liquids take the shape of their container—so choose your containers wisely
(1:33:20) Attention is a power law, so mind your open loops
(1:36:04) Better is boring, so learn to cherish the monotony
(1:38:10) You are simply a byproduct of your physical & digital environment
(1:41:04) What I'm excited to build toward in 2023

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

The framework I share in this video helped me stop procrastinating forever.

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

(00:00) Intro
(01:13) How to never run out of ideas
(01:44) What stops people from succeeding online
(02:24) The ABZ Framework
(03:06) The mistake most people make with online communities
(03:32) What is digital leverage and how you can profit from it
(04:28) How to make your writing 10x more powerful
(05:04)The internet benefit spectrum
(05:42) The 1 thing that will instantly improve your headlines
(06:06) The Marathon Pacer Framework
(07:23) If you do this as an online writer, you won’t last 
(08:04) The easiest way to start creating online
(08:47) Why most people will work for Amazon in the future
(09:40) Why podcasts are more important than you think
(10:08) Slow growth as a writer? This is why:
(10:42) How to hack your dopamine for top performance
(11:26) How to have endless writing ideas

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

In this video, I answer questions about twitter growth, building my 7-figure side hustle, and working at BlackRock.

(00:00) Intro
(01:03) Growing from 0-280k on Twitter
(02:49) How did your Twitter following grow over time?
(04:06) What would be your Twitter strategy if you were to start again?
(07:38) What mistakes did you make early in your Twitter journey and what would you do differently to overcome them?
(10:02) Building Ship 30 to 7 figures in 18 months
(12:16) Thoughts on building your business while working full-time?
(14:09) How did you decide to price Ship 30?
(16:23) When did you feel like you were ready to build and scale Ship 30?
(17:34) Working at BlackRock
(19:53) What were your 3 biggest positive and negative takeaways from working at BlackRock?

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

(00:00) Intro
(00:22) Mental models vs. learning
(01:30) What decision would the person I'm trying to become make?
(02:24) Which path is harder in the short term but better in the long term?
(03:08) Which path would my 80-year old self regret not taking?
(03:57) What decision is in this person's best self-interest?
(05:09)Which path is simpler?
(06:07) What would I advise my best friend to do in this situation?
(07:02) What would I do if I didn't care what my high school friends thought?
(07:57) Recap

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

Writing well is the fastest way to accelerate your career.

And in this video I’ll walk you through 10 tips to 10x your writing from the Godfather of Advertising: David Ogilvy

(00:00) Intro
(00:20) Why?
(00:50) Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing
(01:12) Write the way you talk
(02:17) Use short words, short sentences, and short paragraphs + Never use jargon words
(03:08) Never write more than two pages on any subject
(03:32) Check your quotations
(03:47) Never send a memo or letter the day you write it
(04:17) If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it
(04:53) Before you send your letter, make sure it's crystal clear what you want your recipient to do
(05:18) If you want action, don't write. Go and tell the guy what you want.

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Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

Tired of staring at a blank page, banging your head against the wall trying to come up with content ideas?

You’re in luck—because this video will leave you overflowing with ideas to write about.

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

If you use it right, Twitter is the world's most powerful social media platform.

But Twitter does a horrible job showing you its best features.

So in this video I break down 7 advanced Twitter features you can start using today that will 10x your experience with the platform.

(00:00) Intro
(00:15) Advanced search 
(00:57) Remove unwanted followers 
(01:15) Mute keywords
(01:39) Create lists
(02:04) Tweet mentions
(02:23) Link punishment
(02:44) Formatting matters

Read the full Twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1376914220411985926

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dickiebush/

In July, we pulled in $591K across four business lines. In this video, I break down exactly where it came from, the key wins, lessons learned, and what’s coming next. From relaunching Ship 30 to scaling webinars, testing ads, and raising team standards — here’s the full breakdown.

Comment below with your biggest takeaway or what you'd like me to cover next

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Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: https://www.ship30for30.com/

👻 Want me to be your ghostwriting mentor? Apply to join our Premium Ghostwriting Academy: https://yt.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=$100kCommunityYT&htrafficsource=youtube_organic

🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Check out our favorite ChatGPT prompts for writers: https://yt.startwritingwithai.com/

💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/

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Timestamps:
(0:00) $591K July Overview  
(1:13) Business Lines Breakdown  
(3:01) Ship 30 Relaunch  
(4:37) Digital Writing School Launch  
(5:01) PGA Growth & Webinar Win  
(6:49) AI Bot Investment  
(6:57) Paid Ads & Creative Testing  
(7:50) YouTube Content Push  
(9:17) Raising Team Standards  
(11:37) Scaling Webinar Ad Spend  
(13:19) Speed & Execution  
(15:07) Slow Months, Big Payoffs  
(16:13) Maximizing ROI  
(18:29) Hiring A-Players  
(19:44) Fixing Sales Team Ruts  
(20:54) August Goals & Launches

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

In this video I break down my 5 go-to journaling prompts from over 1,000 days of journaling.

(00:00) How this video will help you 
(00:23) The 5 Prompts
(00:41) 1. The Morning Kickstart

• What's 1 thing I'm grateful for?
• What's 1 thing I'm excited about?
• What's 1 virtue I want to exhibit?
• What's 1 thing I'm avoiding?
• What's the 1 thing I need to do?

(02:51) 2. The Evening Shutdown

• What were my biggest wins of the day?
• Did I have any major realizations?
• What's on the agenda for tomorrow?

(04:20) 3. The Bottleneck Analysis

1. What's the biggest bottleneck to achieving my next goal?
2. Why aren't I working on it today?

(05:54) 4. The 80/20 Life Audit

First start with 2 lists:

• Where am I feeling satisfied?
• Where am I feeling dissatisfied?

Brain dump anything and everything—health, finances, relationships, career, spirituality, get it all onto the page.

Our goal is to find the 20% of:

• Places
• Habits
• People
• Beliefs

That are leading to 80% of the positive & negative results.

(07:57) 5. The Compounding Projection

1. If I repeated every action I took today, every day for a year, where would I end up?

2. Is this the place I want to be?

Read the full Twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1572970423935008769?s=20&t=T7uc73rZwcTXf1Hmp8a9oQ

My go-to pens: The Muji 0.5 clicker pen: https://amzn.to/3CTOpez

My go-to notebooks: The LEUCHTTURM1917 soft cover https://amzn.to/3yHUARl

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

For more digital writing tips & frameworks, subscribe here: http://digitalwritingcompass.com

In this video I break down the writing routine of the world's greatest copywriter: Gary Halbert.

Expect to learn 12 dead-simple tips you can start implementing today to 10x your writing.

(0:00) How this video will help you 
(0:14) Who is Gary Halbert?
(0:52) Tip 1: Set up a proper writing space
(1:32) Tip 2: Set up a writing routine 
(3:17) Tip 3: Write. A LOT
(4:17) Tip 4: Write for set time periods
(6:03) Tip 5: Write something easy, first
(7:38) Tip 6: Allow yourself to create junk
(8:28) Tip 7: Write your first draft fast & furious with no editing
(9:25) Tip 9: Create an idea capture system
(10:38) Tip 10: Specialize in something
(11:52) Tip 11: Reward yourself
(12:42) Summary & recap 
(13:17) What to watch next

(Turns out there were only 10 tips after I read more closely, whoops!)

Book mentioned: The Boron Letters: https://amzn.to/3CtgU2e

Read the whole thread: https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1419816281130344451

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How I can help you:

Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com

Want to stay on the cutting-edge of the Digital Writing category? Subscribe to our Digital Writing Compass newsletter: https://digitalwritingcompass.com

Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join the next cohort of Ship 30 for 30: http://ship30for30.com

Your all-in-one digital writing platform: http://typeshare.co

• Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dickiebush

• Follow me on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/dickiebush

Link To Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D7DTioYPgDaTHvbCuDwaPkeEBTcbXME612OdfbDwu-g/edit?usp=sharing

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dickiebush/

This simple spreadsheet runs my entire $600K/month business, and it takes me less than 10 minutes a week. In this video, I’ll show you how I built it, how I use it to drive decisions, and how you can implement it to scale your info or education business with total clarity.

I Cover:
✅ Why feelings-based decision-making stalls growth
✅ How to create KPI clarity across every department
✅ The full funnel — from impression to paying client
✅ Tools I use (Airtable, Google Sheets, Zapier)
✅ Weekly review habits that keep the team aligned
✅ A free template you can download + customize

Comment below with your biggest takeaway or what you'd like me to cover next

🔗 Other videos I think you'll enjoy:

Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: https://www.ship30for30.com/

👻 Want me to be your ghostwriting mentor? Apply to join our Premium Ghostwriting Academy: https://yt.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=$100kCommunityYT&htrafficsource=youtube_organic

🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Check out our favorite ChatGPT prompts for writers: https://yt.startwritingwithai.com/

💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/

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📰 Subscribe to Dickie's Digest here: http://dickiesdigest.com/

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro: The Spreadsheet Running a $600K/Month Business  
(0:48) - Why I Created the Spreadsheet  
(1:59) - Tracking Performance with KPIs  
(3:32) - How the Team Uses It for Accountability  
(4:11) - How I Built the Spreadsheet System  
(6:08) - Moving Data into the Spreadsheet  
(7:37) - Tools & Automation Behind the System  
(8:51) - How I Use the Spreadsheet Weekly  
(10:26) - Identifying Bottlenecks in the Business  
(12:22) - How I Plan to Improve the Spreadsheet  
(13:46) - Free Template & Consulting Offer

In this full breakdown, I’ll show you how we filmed 3,600 ad variations in just 72 hours, and why it completely changed the way we approach paid media. If you're battling rising ad costs or creative fatigue, this video is for you.

I Cover:
✅ The exact breakdown of how we structured the shoot
✅ How we scaled proven ad angles across 6+ locations
✅ Lessons from spending $11.5K on a 3-day content sprint
✅ How to 10x output without burning out your team
✅ How to batch 3 months of content in 3 days
✅ The editing + prep system that makes this all possible
✅ Our game plan to 5x results next time using AI

Comment below with your biggest takeaway or what you'd like me to cover next

🔗 Other videos I think you'll enjoy:

Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: https://www.ship30for30.com/

👻 Want me to be your ghostwriting mentor? Apply to join our Premium Ghostwriting Academy: https://yt.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=$100kCommunityYT&htrafficsource=youtube_organic

🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Check out our favorite ChatGPT prompts for writers: https://yt.startwritingwithai.com/

💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/

🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Here's a crash course on how to turn timeless storytelling frameworks into game-changing ChatGPT prompts: https://yt.startfictionwritingwithai.com/

📰 Subscribe to Dickie's Digest here: http://dickiesdigest.com/

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:13) - The Setup: Mansion, Gear, and Team
(1:41) - Cost Breakdown & Slice-and-Dice Strategy
(3:15) - Why We Did It: Creative Fatigue & Scaling
(6:32) - What We Could Have Done Better
(6:43) - Structuring the 3-Day Filming Sprint
(9:57) - Day 3: Podcast Hook Strategy
(11:14) - Key Lessons from the Filming Process
(16:33) - Game Plan for Next Time
(18:20) - Final Thoughts & Recap

In this video, I break down our $120K revenue week, key wins from our latest webinar, updates on our VSL and DM ad funnels, and new launches like Digital Writing School and our AI ghostwriting offer. Plus, a few big lessons on focus, productivity, and team leadership

Comment below with your biggest takeaway or what you'd like me to cover next

🔗 Other videos I think you'll enjoy:

Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: https://www.ship30for30.com/

👻 Want me to be your ghostwriting mentor? Apply to join our Premium Ghostwriting Academy: https://yt.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=$100kCommunityYT&htrafficsource=youtube_organic

🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Check out our favorite ChatGPT prompts for writers: https://yt.startwritingwithai.com/

💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/

🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Here's a crash course on how to turn timeless storytelling frameworks into game-changing ChatGPT prompts: https://yt.startfictionwritingwithai.com/

📰 Subscribe to Dickie's Digest here: http://dickiesdigest.com/

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:11) - Revenue Recap & Current Business Pacing  
(0:52) - PGA Win: 25 Enrollments + Webinar Highlights  
(2:19) - New VSSL Funnel Launch & Retention Focus  
(3:41) - Launching New DM Ads with CTA Overhaul  
(5:45) - Paid Funnel Strategy Going into August  
(6:09) - Digital Writing School Launch Date Set (Aug 6)  
(6:58) - Building High-Ticket “Write with AI” Offer  
(7:43) - V1 of Deli Bot Nearly Ready  
(8:08) - Lesson 1: Month-Long Initiatives Take Patience  
(9:00) - Lesson 2: Redefining Productive Meetings  
(10:11) - Lesson 3: Evolving Productivity as a Founder  
(11:09) - Recap of Projects & What’s Coming Next

Link To Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10kw-aWg5d-ffod3OhRRkKibU10YPnuYaQavE1dDDsDw/edit?usp=sharing

In this video, I break down the exact internal survey we ran to spot blind spots, raise team morale, and tighten up how we operate across a $600K/month remote business. 

I Cover:
✅ The 10 survey questions we used (and why)
✅ How to structure + roll it out to your team
✅ Biggest lessons learned (and mistakes to avoid)
✅ How we’re using the insights to improve operations
✅ Simple upgrades to boost trust, clarity & retention

🔗 Other videos I think you'll enjoy:

Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com/

🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: https://www.ship30for30.com/

👻 Want me to be your ghostwriting mentor? Apply to join our Premium Ghostwriting Academy: https://yt.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=$100kCommunityYT&htrafficsource=youtube_organic

🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Check out our favorite ChatGPT prompts for writers: https://yt.startwritingwithai.com/

💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/

🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Here's a crash course on how to turn timeless storytelling frameworks into game-changing ChatGPT prompts: https://yt.startfictionwritingwithai.com/

📰 Subscribe to Dickie's Digest here: http://dickiesdigest.com/

Timestamps:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:57) - Why We Created the Team Survey  
(3:35) - Mistakes Made & Lessons Learned  
(8:27) - The 10 Key Survey Questions  
(13:08) - How We Rolled Out the Survey  
(14:46) - Changes We're Making Based on Feedback  
(20:00) - Importance of Communicating the Mission  
(22:32) - Building Clear Career Roadmaps for Team  
(25:04) - Final Thoughts

In this episode, I recap Week 29 of growing a sustainable and profitable writing education business, sharing the numbers, insights, and key moves we’re making to scale smarter.

Inside You’ll Learn:
✅ The upgrades we’re making to our sales, operations, and retention workflows
✅ How we’re rolling out a new $99/month digital writing membership
✅ Why we just invested $25K into an AI-powered support system
✅ The revenue projections behind our next high-ticket program
✅ Hard-earned lessons around motivation, leadership, and team growth

 🔗 Other videos I think you'll enjoy:

Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started. https://startwritingonline.com/

🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: https://www.ship30for30.com/

👻 Want me to be your ghostwriting mentor? Apply to join our Premium Ghostwriting Academy: https://yt.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=$100kCommunityYT&htrafficsource=youtube_organic

🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Check out our favorite ChatGPT prompts for writers: https://yt.startwritingwithai.com/

💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: https://typeshare.co/

🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Here's a crash course on how to turn timeless storytelling frameworks into game-changing ChatGPT prompts: https://yt.startfictionwritingwithai.com/

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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:00) - Business Verticals Breakdown  
(2:18) - Revenue Dip & Opportunity to Improve  
(3:49) - Ad Launch & Creative Strategy  
(4:49) - Relaunching Ship 30 Cohort  
(5:46) - Launching Digital Writing School Continuity  
(6:16) - Investing in AI for Student Success  
(7:49) - Sales Lessons from Lead Quality Analysis  
(11:43) - Managing Team Expectations at Scale  
(13:10) - Identifying & Prioritizing New Opportunities  
(15:20) - Focus Areas for Next Week & Closing Thoughts

I just got back from Jeremy Haynes’ $1M/month mastermind, and in this video, I’m breaking down the exact takeaways I’m using to scale back to 7-figures per month.

Here’s what I cover:
✅ The mindset shift Jeremy gave me that called me out (and fired me up)
✅ A tactical look at paid traffic, creative testing, and doing the money math
✅ Behind-the-scenes of Brez’s content flywheel
✅ Ryan Clogg’s YouTube + email strategies (and what I’m copying)
✅ Jeremy Moser’s IG funnel and the missing link in our setting process
✅ Josh Troy’s sales ops gold, from AI call notes to forecasting and culture

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Everything I Learned In 2024 Condensed Into 2.5 Hours: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4

The Goal-Achieving Hack I Wish I Knew Earlier: https://youtu.be/tHuJYsBZzcc

How To Generate 100+ VIRAL Content Ideas In 15 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HwQ_TpKW1uk

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Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro & Mastermind Overview  
(0:39) - Why I Joined Jeremy Haynes' Inner Circle  
(1:16) - Structure of the Event  
(1:39) - Jeremy’s Mindset Talk: Climbing to the Next Revenue Summit  
(3:01) - The Power of Upgrading Your Drivers  
(6:22) - Reflecting on Past Income Jumps  
(8:30) - Brez: Content Scaling & “Show, Don’t Tell” Strategy  
(10:58) - Doing the Money Math  
(13:00) - Ryan’s YouTube & Email Strategy  
(15:21) - Jeremy Moser: Building a High-Converting Instagram Funnel  
(17:530 - Josh Troy: Sales Culture, AI Call Notes, & Weekend Closers  
(20:23) - Final Thoughts

Date: 4/1/2025

In today’s Liftoff Sales Clinic Call, we talked about:

• Claude vs ChatGPT
• AI content creation best practices
• How to create a Claude Project for client work

Watch my 2024 review: https://youtu.be/FFqg1UlrSg4?si=T6E3kKHOTM5TEAED
Watch my 2023 review: https://youtu.be/QGVuium5E34?si=dGzzHEh5xkgcVJGE
Watch my 2022 review: https://youtu.be/gJ86uTvACp8?si=3IgNu-z4N2nn2Vyx

Read on Substack here: https://dickiebush.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-2025-and-my-gameplan

Full timestamps here: 

-- (2:57) Life Recap Begins --

(7:56) Starting the year on a slowmad adventure
(9:14) Bought my first condo, immediately regretted it
(16:13) Integrated lives fully with my girlfriend on multiple continents
(23:37) Took the fewest number of days fully off at any point in my life
(28:28) Became the physically strongest I have been in 10 years
(32:55) Continually refined & reunderwrote my relationship with money
(37:05) Felt like I operated below my potential in every area

-- (40:17) Life Lessons And Realizations Begin -- 

(40:17) Your environment will win in the long run, for better or wose
(43:06) Travel is a tool, not a default lifestyle
(44:54) Put your own oxygen mask on before helping others
(47:21) You cannot fix your stress from a place of being stressed
(49:17) Happiness and rest are skills that must be trained
(52:22) Spend more time learning to precisely describe your emotions
(55:25) Stop deciding - design a "Hell Yes" and build toward it
(57:22) Have 3 goals: health goal, business goal, life goal to guide your daily actions

-- (59:38) Business Recap Begins -- 

(1:00:02) Overall portfolio revenue +18% year over year, but net after ads & labor -14%
(1:02:15) Vertical by vertical breakdown 
(1:04:00) Made 12 key hires, ascensions, and personnel improvements
(1:05:35) Learned how to profitably run paid traffic to live events
(1:06:18) Added multiple products to improve our money model
(1:07:35) Launched 3 digital products to our email list

-- (1:09:37) Business Lessons & Realizations Begin -- 

(1:09:58) It's not "organic versus paid" -- it's all about MER
(1:15:00) Perfect attribution is the enemy of scaling
(1:18:28) As you scale, you shift from purely "how" to "what"
(1:21:40) You need periodic time removed from the "how" to think about the "what"
(1:23:51) Know where your operating leverage kicks in & obsess over getting there
(1:31:13) Don't try to scale through the "valley of death" by starting other verticals
(1:35:00) There is no such thing as overcommunication especially as a team grows
(1:40:03) Business is simply cost per X & cash per X

-- (1:45:10) My 3 Main Quests for 2026 --

-- (1:48:18) Closing Reflections & One Request --