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Strap yourself in... This gets weird...

Aloha from Hawaii,

How the heck did I end up in Hawaii, I hear you say.

Well, this is some story. And in lieu of a video this week, I'm going to tell you about it.

It might be helpful or might not.

Let's remind you (and me) why I'm doing this newsletter.

I want to transform your life through the lens of creating and scaling your business using the epoch-changing technology of AI.

I feel like I need to say this before I go in a very different direction (but not really) before we get back to the nitty gritty of building your awesome business.

Buckle Up Kids...

My word for 2023 was Transformation.

I can safely say "Mission Accomplished", and I went into the Christmas Holidays going "Nailed It".

But between my Birthday in Tokyo (One of the most fun nights of my life) and Lunch with Eugene and Sam, who reminded me about my YouTube videos and the impact they had.

Things got worse before they got better.

My marriage ended. I had a situation at work that was Really Unpleasant™, and I came to the realisation I was the dictionary definition of something called Nice Guy Syndrome (which is very much the opposite).

It's important you know in Guru and Influencer Land, behind the scenes is very different to the curated food pics.

It's not a straight line.

I ended the year with my YouTube channel going again. Writing for you magnificent Legends here at the Little Blue Report and a dream day job heading up research into the impacts of AI in coaching.

I knew I would be doing an AI-based Thirty-Day Challenge in 2024.

Plus, my health, energy and weight were the best they had ever been in my adult life.

Life happens to everyone.

In particular, the people who look to have everything together.

For example, I was sleeping upstairs on an air mattress for ten years out of shame and guilt for going Bankrupt.

Things are really good now and only getting better.

Life Happens.

As I suspect, it has to you, too.

Ok, let’s get to the story.

I Don't Do Tests

I don't like tests. Any personality or IQ test.

I don't want to face the truth of what a low IQ and narcissist I am.

😃

Famously, the Kolbe test was the first test I did, and I found it very accurate and incredibly helpful.

But no others until last year.

Over the years, I have had various people mention Human Design to me, and I had politely declined because of, you know, the narcissism and IQ thing.

Through a series of events (which like this story, show life is stranger than fiction) I found myself getting a Human Design report (Thanks Stephen Scott Johnson!) and getting in touch with another Human Design coach who had offered to talk to me years ago.

The TL:DR of this was the Human Design report blew me away.

It was uncanny.

The best way I can describe it is that it's like Kolbe for Inner Work.

Anywho, I'm not here to sell Human Design. There was one thing in the report that was clear.

"Let Life Come To Me"

Initiating things is not going to work out.

Well, F**k.

That is the opposite of how I operate. Not Great.

But I'm nothing if not curious.

So, I just started going back through 2023, where my memory was freshest and I looked at all the things I initiated without an invitation from someone.

Bloody hell.

TL:DR every time I initiated. It did not work out.

Every time I was "invited", it worked beautifully.

Huh.

Let's keep moving.

Given this new understanding, my 2024 word is "Synchronicity", and I would "Let life come to me".

No, I am not manifesting myself a car parking space and letting the universe do its thing.

I (and you) have more agency than "Trusting The Universe".

We can decide what experiences we prefer.

We have businesses to build that will transform our lives and the lives of all the people our businesses help.

I have my processes to help me deliver my mission at Blackbelt Labs and the 30-Day Challenge.

Processes are the most important part.

The key process is "Let Life Come To Me".

Turns out this is not easy.

It's bloody hard.

Let's cut to Christmas Day.

I spent Christmas by myself (and loved it).

But by the 26th of December. I was in a mood.

I started thinking, well, if I have to wait for life to come to me and I'm not speaking with anyone.

THIS SUCKS!

Over the next day, my mood worsened (and yes, I know in the global scheme of things, this is pretty minor, and this knowing is part of the point as you read on.)

I began hate surfing Facebook and came across an Ad for this E-book, and I wish for the life of me I could remember what hooked me into spending eight bucks to get it.

I do remember I was feeling angry and sad and I wanted to take that out by hate reading this PDF and seeing what the scam was.

So I downloaded it and started super-speed-hate reading this e-book.

It got to the part where the author was at the end of their tether, and they had an epiphany.

Their epiphany kicked me in the nuts.

It made me realise here I am in this beautiful apartment, healthier than I've ever been.

What the heck am I doing?

The following morning, after I wrote my notes, I got a text from a dear friend who asked how I was.

Instead of just saying I was fine (which is what I would normally do, I told them what I was feeling and what had happened. They were wise enough not to indulge my pity party and asked me some really good questions, which truly helped.

After I had finished the text chat, The very next lesson in another course I was doing (I like to do courses over the Christmas break) talked about "Growth Periods".

A “Growth Period” occurs after you have had any type of breakthrough in an inner work sense (as I had with Human Design). When this “Growth Period” hits, it's normal to feel out of sorts and grumpy.

Perfect timing, even better, there was a specific process to work through the grumpy.

Good Stuff.

I had a great rest of my Holiday.

I now read the e-book slowly and with a more open mind.

I’ll put it up with The War Of Art in the deep impact it had on me.

It was the missing link and provided the final couple of processes I needed for 2024.

The book impacted me so much that I decided to sign up for their membership, which included a weekly meeting.

I never sign up for memberships…

Fast forward to the first week of the new year...

And what was a super weird Wednesday…

To be continued…

Ed

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Hey, Real-time Ed here. I’m actually back home in Australia, and I’m presenting this story in sections because it gets SO WEIRD and AWESOME.

What is INSANE is since I wrote this series of articles, the story has gotten crazier.

I know you are busting to know what the book and the course is, the book is almost certain to be my book of the year. Don’t worry, I’ll be revealing it to Paid Legends first 😜

I wondered if the book only resonated with me, so I sent it to a couple of trusted friends to get their feedback first.

You won't have to wait long for the next instalment; It’s all written. I just need to edit it.

Love you all, and thanks for reading ‘The Little Blue Report”