oh great, another email sequence...
this 1 gonna be different. pinky promise.
you just made my day.
(NOT in a cheesy marketing way)
No.
This isn't 1 of those welcome emails.
I'm not that guy.
Truth is...
The only reason I internet...
Is to connect with Creative Rebels like you.
How I see it, email is the best way to foster that connection.
Email is how we cut out the middlemen mafia.
The Gates, Zucs, & Musks. (GeeZM for short)
How often do you get a welcome email...
Meeting the antagonists before the heroes?
(all will be revealed in due time)
LOL.
Pattern break is my favorite thing.
BACK ON TRACK:
This is the best news.
You reading this only means 1 thing...
You've finally had enough!
You're tired of the soul-sucking routine:
The business as usual BS.
The meaningless mon(k)ey business
The tasteless tasks, void of creative mojo.
Maximizing shareholder value just doesn't cut the cake for you anymore...
You wanna feel (something) again.
Anything...
I'll let you in on a little secret m'kay...
It's totally in the cards for you.
I'm not even exaggerating...
Sure I get carried away at times.
(can you tell?)
BUT...
When I say you need to lose your mind...
(in the best way)
To come back to your senses.
I mean it.
It's the literal thing.
Imagine taking both the red and blue pill...
That's the secret.
To feel the current of life rushing through your veins.
Breaking free of the chains of mediocrity.
And prescription lifestyles.
All of that...
On the other side of...
... embracing your CREATIVE COURAGE.
(growing a pair... of wings)
That's not even the best part...
You're NOT alone.
(can someone get the philosophy department on the line...)
There's OTHERS like you.
The crazy ones.
The ones that got burnt at the stake...
... by the Inquisition a few hundred years ago...
Those insane enough to think they can and will change things!
Hang on a sec...
This sounds familiar Aleks.
Sure is.
Thanks Steve:
(for this Apple Ad)
If you watched this 1-minute video.
You might be thinking different. LOL (couldn't resist)
Or...
You could be like...
WTF Steve?
What are you selling here?
Sure doesn't sound like sales of hardware boxes...
(could have fooled me)
But they sure are.
They're selling art supplies...
See, the tech is but a tool.
And you're the Canvas!
(take that Canva)
So that's my goal for you.
(to have a goal of your own, lol)
To live life as your greatest masterpiece.
To unveil the art of YOU.
Ok. I'll bite.
Sounds exciting-ish.
But Aleks...
Aren't you supposed to be in business?
Glad you asked.
I sure am:
In the if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong business...
In the Creative Renaissance Instigator business...
In the kill the starving artist archetype business...
In the drawing outside the lines business...
In the thriving visionary creator business...
In the purpose 1st, profit 2nd business...
In the add line to make it magic bzns...
See, I'm tired of the business-as-usual routine.
(And I bet you are 2)
It nearly killed me.
I'm not even kidding...
So I turned in my Corporate Coat...
Traded it in for myself as a Creative Cat.
That's on the books for you too.
If that's your cup-a-tea.
Let me be Frank. (you can be Jessie)
I've got a horse in the race...
I'm turning the internet into my public playground.
And it's a helluva fun.
BUT...
I bet your bottom dollar we can do better...
The more the merrier, am I rite?
Ok...
What does frolicking about LinkedIn have to do with any of this...
Wow, you really ask the best questions!
Don't you?
(thank you voice in my head)
Let’s get 1 thing straight (& 1 crooked)
Everything you want out of life...
(Really really want, read in posh spice girls voice...)
Lies on the other side of finding your tribe.
Glad we solved this paradox, aren't you?
What in the hell are you talking about?
You know...
The Marketing bros...
The Hustle porn distributors...
The 1 funnel away proselytizers...
They're all selling you on this mantra:
(the better ones at least)
You need to know who you're in business for...
You need to know their dreams, goals, fears, tears...
You need to know how best to serve them and do it good...
That's all true.
BUT!
It's only 1 side of the coin.
Guess what's on the other side?
You guessed it.
YOU.
Your dreams
Your goals
Your fears
Your tears
That's the frickn paradox...
It's all about you.
And it's all about your tribe...
Now that's out the way...
You arrive at the only 1 logical conclusion... (choo choo)
...or maybe there's more & I'm just wielding magic...
...grammar, logic, and rhetoric skills,... real good..
(I've heard the guru thing is no longer a thing... what do you think?)
Let's stay on point for a second shall we...
The good life...
Is on the other side of this clarity see...
What YOU want out of life?
Then moving onto step numero 2...
What does your TRIBE want?
You know where this is goin...
This sound like you?
autonomy, sovereignty, freedom... (insert Braveheart meme)
purpose, meaningful connection, good times
people who make you light the f*ck up like a Christmas tree
see business as a vehicle to be of service to those people...
This you too boo?
(I def wanna connect)
I wanna touch your soul
(NOT in a sleazy innuendo way, purely platonic..)
By this line, everyone who doesn't dig my style is long gone.
We can let our freak flag fly real high...
Now, housekeeping...
You're probably over-stacked with mad marketers.
Your inbox is filling up faster than a motherflower...
Admit it!
You're not reading 97% of your emails...
Cause you actually have a life...
... outside of this screen...
(good on ya)
I get it.
You're me.
(from another mother)
I'm not in the business of boring you to death
Nor am I gonna send you every fcnk update...
Ranging from what my kids had for breakfast...
To that awkward social moment on the tram...
(unless it's somehow relevant to the Creative Rebellion...)
I might slip in some metaphysics from time to time.
And you'll see the occasional Dragon reference.
You'll also notice a Game of Thrones obsession.
But we'll get to that later...
...for now.
My promise is to help you...
...become just a bit more creative. 1 email at a time.
To amplify your creative courage.
And create something fckn beautiful only YOU can.
To make you shine with creative pride.
And tap into that juicy spicy energetic current called life.
OK, what next?
In the next few days – a couple more emails so we become BFFs
After the Icebreaker Sequence – 1 email per week-ish…
Creator Consciousness Launch – Several emails for what’s coming
(Winter is coming)
We’re not done just yet
You still have no clue who the hell I am...
And you might be curious about my story…
So in my next email... let's do that.
—Your Creative Compadre
Aleksander, the email grandmaster, Brankov