I was holding my breath (it’s what I unconsciously do when my anxiety skyrockets).

When I was a kid, it was common for my dad to smack my shoulder and say, “Breathe, man, breathe!”

He struggled with anxiety too, so seeing me inherit his trait pained him, but in typical immigrant fashion, we didn’t talk about it.

We, instead, pushed on.

Years later, when we finally learned how to put words to our emotions, my dad gifted me a rock engraved with the word: BREATHE.

It was peace offering then, a talisman now.

Sitting in the room with other 8-figure founders, I reminded myself of my dad’s rock and inhaled so deeply you might have thought I was drowning in an invisible ocean.

I was invited to mastermind with a small group of brilliant entrepreneurs and when my turn completed, I felt as though everything was spilled out in front of me and I didn’t know how to put the pieces back together.

It was like 10,000-piece Lego set…without instructions.

We ended the day by returning to our hotel rooms and quickly prepping for dinner.

I sat at the edge of my bed, took deep breaths, and reminded myself that I had felt this before. This experience wasn’t new. I had been through worse, and survived.

Masterminds are intended to make you uncomfortable. Growth comes from discomfort.

You see, that’s what getting around other business owners will do: It’ll force you to look at everything (your team, decisions, finances, approach, beliefs), and question it.

All of it.

Why do I think that? Why do I do that? Why do I think it’s right? Why can’t it change?

And when you answer this barrage of questions, you’re left with Lego-piece answers, all begging to be reassembled, but in a new way.

I’ve been home a week since the mastermind, and I’m just barely starting the assembly process. I needed time to evaluate where I wanted to start, and why.

But enough about me. Let’s put you in the mastermind room, sitting next to me on that brown couch.

If you’re ready to find new ways to grow and improve, let me ask you a few questions:

• Why are you marketing that way?
• Why are you selling that way?
• Why do you believe it’s the right way?
• Why haven’t you gotten the results you want?

Set a timer for 10-minutes and try to answer as many questions as you can. Continue that process until you can write no more.

I want you to answer until you’re so uncomfortable that I smack you on your shoulder and say, “Breathe, man, breathe!”

Just kidding.

No smacking, but don’t be surprised if I give you an engraved rock as a reminder.

Growth comes from discomfort,
j*

P.S. Speaking of getting uncomfortable, I wanted to share a podcast I recently dropped that HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH BUZZ. To be honest, I was shocked. It’s just 10-minutes, but the feedback for “Jump and the Net Will Appear” has blown my mind.

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Yes, the TEA.  I spill it.  All.

I document (in specific detail) what events, decisions, conversations I had in the previous three months to set my business for success.

(Even if it doesn’t quite make sense at the time.)

You see, friend, I want to document the journey, not just show the destination.

It’s not easy to share the good, bad, and ugly, but I want to normalize building a business, in public.

Here’s why:  People can see (no, literally, see…I post podcast videos on YouTube), the individual bricks I’m laying to the foundation of my business goals.

Earlier this year (on this Q1 2026 episode), I documented THREE opportunities for me to deepen a relationship with entrepreneur, Ashley Brock.

1. She was a guest on my podcast about creating a marketing ads strategy.
2. She spoke at my 7-Figure Mastermind.
3. I spoke at her Ads Mastery event in Palm Springs, California.

Every time we connected, I learned more about her program her.

Not only was she brilliant, she was kind and generous with her time and knowledge.

Shortly thereafter, I decided to join her Paid Ads Academy program, Hall of Fame, and became a client.

I decided to move away from using an ads agency and bring my ads in-house.

This was a HUGE decision for my team, but we’re committed to taking control of our strategy and leveraging ads in new ways.

Last week I flew to Atlanta to attend (as a client) her Launch Your Ads Live event.

On the outside it looked like this:

On the inside (of my hotel room) it looked like this:

Have you ever been somewhere you know is helpful, inspiring, and exciting WHILE ALSO TERRIFYING YOU?

Yeah, that was basically my entire trip to HOTlanta (I was dripping sweat from pure adrenaline…seriously…more on that coming soon in Q3 2026 podcast!).

Here’s a few things I learned and key takeaways:

• I designed an ad entirely using A.I. in a matter of minutes.
• We studied and dissected ads and understood why they worked (and didn’t).
• We dug into each other’s ads dashboards (geeky, but I loved it!).
• We studied ChatGPT’s new ads platform and learned how to set up ads.
• We dissected landing pages and optimization tips.

And I leave you with this quote:  “If you’re unwilling to invest in yourself, you’ll be unwilling to charge for your services.”

I’ll be sharing more about our new strategies and lessons learned in a future podcast episode, but I wanted to document the journey.

Both the excitement…and fear.

As you build your business, I wish you continued excitement and fear.

To documenting them both,

j*

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(Never mind the fact that 20% of businesses don’t survive the first year and 50% of businesses don’t survive past three years.)

What I’m talking about today is guaranteeing your 100% success rate when you start a business.

In fact, it’s the exact thing that the largest tech companies, Fortune 500 companies, and the most successful entrepreneurs do every time they start a business.

But before I tell you what it is, you have to promise me to keep an open mind because it’s so simple it’s almost scary.

Every time I talk about this concept, people immediately turn away, turn it off, or simply look at me like I’m crazy.

But I didn’t come up with this idea.

I simply studied the best in the business game, saw what they did, and decided to try it for myself.

It was only after doing it out of necessity that I saw that it worked, but I believed I was doing it wrong the whole time.

After I studied the most successful entrepreneurs and the largest businesses, I realized that how I started was actually the BEST way to start.

So what is the way to guarantee your 100% business success rate? It’s to sell your offer before you’ve actually created an offer.

This is exactly what I did when I started my online business, but I was embarrassed and ashamed because it felt ghetto.

In all actuality, it’s the key to my success.

A large part of why online businesses fail is because they do this in the opposite order:

• People work for months, or sometimes years, creating an offer without validating demand, and then, when they put the offer in the market, nobody buys it.

The steps of building an offer are the same, but how you guarantee success is by reversing the order that you think is normal.

It’s the un-normal approach to business that guarantees your success.

It’s when you validate demand, and get money. and know exactly what to build, that’s when you feel confident in the foundation.

• That’s how you know you’re not wasting time.
• That’s how you know that the business can actually work.
• It’s also how you build confidence, even if you’re starting from scratch.

I’ve spoken to thousands of people who want to create an online business…after spending months or even years creating something and nobody buying, they take it personally.

They think they failed.

They don’t think that they have what it takes, but if you pre-sell the offer and nobody buys it, you haven’t lost any time or energy.

In fact, you’ve saved yourself time from building an offer that nobody wanted.

That’s a GOOD thing.

It might hurt our feelings, but it won’t hurt our businesses.

In fact, it will save our businesses. Knowing what NOT to build is just as valuable as knowing what, exactly, to build.

There is also one thing I want to address before I end this note…

It’s the idea that pre-selling an offer isn’t all cotton candy, kittens, and pizza parties.

It’s a lot of hard work.

In fact, it brings up a lot of negative emotions for people: embarrassment, fear, doubt.

Putting yourself out there requires courage and vulnerability. It also requires being seen.

I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had with entrepreneurs who want to grow their business, but they are worried about showing up online and creating content.

(They are worried about what people will say, if they will feel stupid, and what their friends and family will think.)

Those are all real emotions, and I’m deeply empathetic to the weight of making that decision.

At the same time, whenever I pre-sell an offer, I am not thinking about how I feel TODAY, I am thinking about how I will feel in the FUTURE.

I will only feel one of two ways: (1) I will feel elated that the idea worked, there’s product demand, and I’m making money before I’ve built it; or (2) I will feel bummed out that the offer didn’t sell, but also thankful I didn’t waste time creating it when nobody wanted it.

I want to remind you that the cost of building your dream life and business will cost you your current life.

You can’t have both.

I hope that you look at your future opportunities and really believe that the sacrifices you make today and the courage that is required and the uncomfortability of doing things publicly outweigh what it would look like and feel like to live a life building a successful business.

Your Friend,
j*

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The banked denied it.

The investor passed.

The client cancelled.

What was said behind your back.

Why they chose someone else.

Everything is happening for you.

You needed to see this,
j*

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This has happened ONCE in my life, and it changed my business beyond my wildest imagination.

When you have somebody who believes in you to THAT degree, in such a big way, you can’t help but continue to push on because you trust that they can see something in you that sometimes you can’t see in yourself.

I began working with Susan as a mentor in 2020.

In early 2026, she called to let me know that she had been diagnosed with stage four cancer. The news shocked me.

I sat for days, and I cried, immediately thinking of anything that I could do to help, but in a very familiar-Susan style, she told me to stay focused on the business because helping entrepreneurs was her medicine.

We thought she would be able to make it through the holidays, and we would be able to discuss her next life plans in the following year.

Susan chose five people who she wanted to have bucket list experiences with, each person would travel to a different place in the world with her and experience life to the fullest.

I was honored and thrilled when she invited me, JD, and Luna to experience Mexico City together.

Our plans were to go in May, but two days before our flight, she called to let me know that she was in so much physical pain she wouldn’t be able to travel.

She said she just needed a little bit of extra time to gather her strength…that’s what she told me, but perhaps, looking back, it was Susan keeping a brave face to not let me worry about her.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, we had our weekly call.

We spoke about the business and my plans, and towards the end of the call, she apologized.

Confused, I asked her, “For what? What could you possibly be apologizing for?” and then she said she was sorry for not being everything I needed.

Confused, I told her I couldn’t ask for a better mentor.

Quite honestly, I was shocked that she would even think to say such a thing.

This woman single-handedly changed my life.

I couldn’t help but shake that she was trying to tell me something that I refused to hear, but there was a deep knowing that there were things left unsaid between us.

So I did something completely out of the ordinary.

Before we got off the call, I told her I loved her.

I’m sure it struck her as odd, but I repeated it again. “I love you,” I said, “and I want to thank you for everything you’ve given me.”

The following morning, I got a text message from her best friend, Marian, saying Susan was rushed to the hospital that night and was placed in palliative care.

She asked me to record a video to send Susan because she wasn’t strong enough to take calls, but every so often she would be lucid enough to hear from people she loved.

On Wednesday morning, I received another text message from Marian: When Susan saw the video I sent her, she asked when I was going to visit her in the hospital.

I received that message on Wednesday morning and I booked a flight to Colorado, leaving just two hours later.

On Wednesday, I walked into her home and saw Susan on the last journey of her life.

I wrapped my arms around her and I told her how much she meant to me and how much I loved her.

I promised that whatever I did for the rest of my life in my career, it would be because of her belief in me.

God gave her to me as a gift, and I will continue to cherish her for the rest of my life.

I debated sharing this, but realized that thanking her publicly was the best way to showcase to her belief in others.

That was her legacy, and I want to share a bit of that with you.

I hope that I can continue to share everything she taught me with you, so her memory lives on in her absence.

To living for a legacy,
j*

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Now before the haters come out and ask me to cite my resources or ensure I didn’t get this as a content from ChatGPT, rest assured.

This business hack is ALL and ENTIRELY based on years and years of watching and studying women at the top of their field.

From afar and up close.

Because what I can tell you is that I’ve gotten access to some of the most incredible, powerful, and successful women behind closed doors.

If you want to achieve success and stand in confidence, here’s the best hack: STUDY SUCCESSFUL WOMEN.

Here’s three of the most important qualities a successful woman has from what I’ve experienced up close…

Number One: Successful Women Make Their Own Decisions
This one—hands down—is the most powerful characteristic every successful woman possesses.

Successful Women don’t wait and ask someone else. They don’t abdicate the decision to someone who knows more, or has more experience.

They get quiet, they trust themselves, and ONLY THEN (after deciding for themselves) will they seek insights from other people.

She can change her decision if she chooses, but it’s still HER, making the decision.

Number Two: Successful Women Give Themselves Permission
Permission is a crazy thing to talk about in the 21st century.

(It’s like this because for hundreds and hundreds of years women had to ask permission. For everything.)

Friend, it wasn’t until 1974 that a woman could buy her own house, on her own.

Let’s make this simple: Your own MOTHER likely couldn’t buy a house on her own.

We’re one generation removed from not being able to buy property.

We are the FIRST generation who’ve dared greatly…successful women have taken this legal right and sprinted toward their freedom.

They are no longer asking for anyone but themselves to choose what is best for them, their goals, their families, and their businesses.

Number Three: Successful Women Create a Plan (and schedules!)
Want to know a crazy fact?

Every time I’ve attended an event, was invited into a room, or given access to a think tank, the most successful woman in the room was the person running the show.

She was the one texting or emailing details. She arranged reservations. She asked for flight arrival times.

Successful women know a good plan gets results.

I have yet to attend an event with successful women where there HAS NOT been a timeline shared in advance.

I debated sharing this, but I got permission from Emma while I was at her house.

Emma Grede is a powerhouse. Not only is she the co-founder of Skims and Good American (as well as a lot of other companies), she’s an author, speaker, and podcaster.

I’m a member of a female professional podcaster group and we had wanted to get together in real life for almost a year. But nothing really came of it.

Emma joined the group and in less than two months, she planned the first event, hosted it at her house, sent a timeline for dinner (and also included an ending time).

I asked if I could take photos and videos of the event, and share my experience, and she replied, “Share away!”

This confirmed a pattern I saw again and again: The most successful women make plans and schedules to ensure every detail is considered and time is maximized.

Now, one last thing: I specifically mentioned successful women…I didn’t mention a SINGLE thing about money.

And while—YES—money is often connected to success, it’s not one and the same.

Making decisions on your own, giving yourself your own permission, and being in charge your own plan are all key tenents of success.

I’ll be sharing a podcast on making more money coming soon, but—for now—I’m asking you to simply sit in the notion that success is in the eye of the beholder, so I genuinely hope you allow yourself to see it.

Choose Success,
j*

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(Here’s the BEST news…these posts were organic ads that crushed!)

If you, like me, are spread thin, busier than a bee in spring, and refuse to make excuses, let’s GET STARTED.

Each of the following Instagram posts took less than three minutes to create:

Now let’s break them down one by one (so you can create your own version this week, no excuses!)

1. Work From Wherever – Shoot time (1 min), Post time (2 min)

I set my phone against a towel on a pool lounge chair adjacent to mine. Recorded it myself in selfie mode.

2. If I Had to Build it All Again Today – Shoot time (1 min), Post time (2 min)

I set up a tripod in the airport (I know…cringe!) and recorded myself in selfie mode.

3. If You Started Today – I simply used photos on my phone to create a carousel (3 min)

I created a separate folder for photos that I randomly capture that I think would be good for content at a later point in time. This library makes creating carousel super fast and easy!

So there you have it.

Three posts you can create in less than three minutes.

If you want to go deeper—past this 3-minute drill of creating content—I’m inviting you to connect with me on YouTube today, where I created a podcast/vlog about going to an 8-figure mastermind and:

• Feeling totally out of my element.
• Not knowing a single person at the event.
• And making hard decisions in real time that affected my business.

I’m documenting my journey so we can grow together. Check it out >HERE<.

Three minutes,

j*

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(Listen, when the clock strikes 12:34pm and you feel lucky, or if you stop the microwave at :01 before it beeps and you feel like a gangster, YOU ARE MY PEOPLE)

I arrived to the gym and reflected on why I was on the hunt for good things to come.

It had been a hard week WEEKS month.

OKAY, FINE, 2026 HAS A FIRE UNDER MY BUM AND HAS A CAN OF GASOLINE IN HER LEFT HAND JUST WAITING TO MAKE LIFE MORE INTERESTING.

I’m doing the work. Focusing on my actions, releasing anxiety from my thoughts. Meditation, breathwork, coaching.

I’m basically feeling like a mix of Deepak and Tupac.

I will also admit, in full honesty, that there were moments when even the best advice couldn’t help me from my analysis paralysis.

In those moments, I had to dig deeper for a bigger why.

Every time I wanted to stop out of fear, anxiety, or overwhelm, I immediately thought of my daughter and I began to take actions not just for myself, but for her, so one day she will be able to do the same.

Not an example of perfection, not an example of fearlessness.

• An example of being scared and doing it anyway.
• An example of what it looks like to get back up after being kicked down.
• An example of somebody who has the odds stacked against her and yet still finds a way to not just survive, but thrive.

I am inviting you to think of a thing or a person or a cause that allows you to dig deep when things are not going the way that you want or expect, because I’ve realized is that this is simply the Game of Entrepreneurship.

More things will go wrong than right.

You will walk through a graveyard of mistakes.

There will be more valleys than peaks.

There will be more rejection and failure than success.

But if we do not quit, we cannot lose.

And if we are NOT just doing it for ourselves, the stakes become higher, but the rewards become greater.

Here’s to the greatest rewards,

j*

P.S. Speaking of sharpening my entrepreneur mindset, I had an AWESOME conversation with Coach Keren Eldad on my podcast…she’s world class at helping overachieving perfectionists get bigger results with less stress…LOVED it! Check it out >>HERE<<.

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I stood on stages and spoke to thousands—sometimes tens of thousands—about marketing, branding and content. I explained why showing up online mattered and why building a personal brand could change the trajectory of your business. 

Over time, I realized something important: the people who were ready to act didn’t need convincing, and the people who weren’t ready wouldn’t be persuaded by more information. So, I stopped trying to convince. Now, I simply present my case.

And that case, simply put, is this: building a personal brand is no longer optional for anyone who wants to grow a business in today’s environment. Personal brands are built digitally. And the entrepreneurs and businesses that understand how to operate within that framework will move far faster than those who don’t. The question isn’t whether this shift is happening. The question is whether we are willing to lead into it.

Leadership Is Modeled, Not Mandated

One of the most consistent challenges I see in running an online business is a gap between expectation and behavior. You know creating content is important, but you’re hesitant to do it.

That hesitation is understandable. Content creation takes time. It can feel uncomfortable. And early efforts often don’t produce immediate results. I’ve experienced that personally. I’ve spent time creating content that generated little engagement, and it is easy in those moments to question whether the effort is worthwhile.

But the issue isn’t whether or not every post performs. The issue is whether you’ll show up and do the work, even when the results take a long time.

Social Proof Drives Conversion

Customers don’t make decisions based solely on product features or brand positioning. They make decisions based on belief—and belief is often built through other people’s experiences.

Highly produced marketing assets have value, but they are often less persuasive than authentic, user-driven content. A real person sharing a real result carries a level of credibility that traditional marketing can’t replicate.

The transformation associated with a product is not communicated through the product itself, but through the individual using it. That is what creates social proof.  In simplest terms, YOU create social proof.

Content Creates Momentum

In every business I’ve built or advised, there are moments when growth slows or engagement plateaus. In those moments, content can act as a powerful catalyst. It reintroduces attention, sparks conversation and creates new entry points for customers and prospects.

This doesn’t happen through isolated efforts. It requires consistency and alignment. When content is created strategically—focused on specific products, initiatives or outcomes—it can drive measurable movement. Momentum doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built through sustained visibility.

Overcoming the Barrier to Entry

While the strategic value of personal branding is clear, the execution is often where people hesitate. The barrier is rarely technical. It is emotional.

(Yes, your feelings are often more powerful than actions you don’t want to take!)

Creating content requires a willingness to be visible, and that visibility introduces risk. There is concern about how content will be received, whether it will meet expectations and whether it will reflect well on the individual or the brand.

This hesitation is natural, but it is also one of the primary reasons many people never get started or do not engage consistently. 

The truth is that most people aren’t held back by a lack of strategy—they’re held back by a fear of being seen trying. One of the greatest advantages I’ve developed is simple: I’m willing to do what others won’t. I’m willing to show up before I feel ready, to post when it feels uncomfortable and to improve in public.

One of the most important shifts I made in my own approach was accepting that content does not need to be perfect to be effective. In fact, content that feels overly polished can sometimes create distance rather than connection. What resonates most is content that reflects real experiences and real progress.

That means normalizing imperfect content, providing clear frameworks and reinforcing that consistency is more important than perfection.

Building in Public

A key component of personal branding is the willingness to build in public. Waiting for ideal conditions—perfect timing, perfect messaging, perfect production—delays progress. In reality, those conditions rarely exist. 

When business owners document their journey as it unfolds, they create a narrative that others can follow. This builds relatability and strengthens connection. It also provides a record of growth, which reinforces credibility over time.

Adapting to a Video-First Environment

Another critical shift shaping personal branding is the move toward video. Across platforms, content consumption has evolved. Video is the dominant format for engagement. It allows for faster communication, stronger connection and more dynamic storytelling. As platforms prioritize video content, those who adopt it early gain increased visibility.

This does not require high production value. It requires clarity and consistency. Simple, direct communication often outperforms more complex formats because it’s both easier to consume and create.

Consistency Over Immediate Results

One of the most common questions surrounding content creation is return on investment. It is reasonable to ask how time spent creating content translates into measurable business outcomes.

The reality is that personal branding operates on a longer timeline than traditional marketing tactics. Individual posts may not produce immediate results, but consistent effort builds an asset over time. And that asset is trust.

Over time, that trust compounds—making every future action more effective. From a strategic perspective, this makes personal branding a long-term investment rather than a short-term tactic. The return is not always immediate, but it doesn’t have to be.

A Strategic Decision

Building a personal brand ultimately comes down to a decision.

It is a decision to prioritize visibility, even when it is uncomfortable. It is a decision to lead by example, even when results are not immediate. And it is a decision to invest in a strategy that compounds over time rather than one that delivers only short-term gains.

The Long Game

Personal branding is not about a single post, a single platform or a single campaign. It is about consistency over time.

It is about showing up when it’s inconvenient, continuing when results are not immediate and improving through repetition. It is about understanding that visibility leads to trust, and that trust—in turn—leads to growth.

The opportunity in front of us is massive. Access to platforms, tools and audiences has never been greater. But access alone does not create results. Action does.

What happens next is a choice. A choice to create. A choice to lead. And a choice to play (and win) the long game.

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