hold up, good life advice from Charlie Sheen??

In a recent interview, Charlie Sheen shared some great life advice.

Yes, the same "banging 7 gram rocks" Charlie Sheen.

Well, the wisdom actually came from his father, who said the only thing we truly have in life is our word. By that standard, few of us measure up if we're honest with ourselves.

We promise ourselves that if we skip today's workout, we'll do an extra tough one tomorrow to compensate.

Or we’ll procrastinate the prep work required for an important meeting, only to scramble at the last minute to get ready.

Tomorrow isn't given, making it a terrible day to build your future on.

I know I'm guilty of this. The frustrating part is that I hate myself for it, just as much as I hate when a friend makes a promise only to break it.

Ironically, we often deceive ourselves about our capabilities, which only worsens the problem. Building self-worth requires a marathon of tiny (often excruciating) steps. Each successful inch forward builds trust within ourselves that we will honor our own word.

Sometimes our biggest hater is our internal voice and there’s nothing better than proving ourselves wrong.

idea of the week 💡

Credit: Idea Browser

• problem: Most sales teams struggle with generic cold emails that get ignored. Manual personalization is time-consuming and doesn't scale, resulting in poor response rates and wasted effort.

• idea: Social Proof Email Tool - A platform that automatically finds relevant context about prospects by scanning LinkedIn profiles, company websites, and recent news. It identifies funding rounds, job changes, achievements, and mutual connections, then seamlessly integrates this information into email templates.

• how it makes money: $49-199/month per user subscription targeting mid-sized companies (50-500 employees). With 1,000 users at $99/month average, it reaches $1.2M ARR with expansion opportunities into enterprise deals and white-label partnerships.

• why it might succeed: Personalization demonstrably improves email response rates, but no sales team can manually research every prospect at scale. The initial Chrome extension works alongside Gmail or Outreach.io, using APIs from LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Clearbit, and news sources with GPT-4 naturally incorporating context into email copy.

• why it might fail: Integration complexity with multiple data sources poses technical challenges. Competition from existing email tools could limit growth, and changing privacy regulations might restrict access to the data needed for personalization.

workout of the week

Three workouts for this weekend:

at-home workout:

Complete this integrity-building circuit 3 times:

• 25 bodyweight squats (no shortcuts on depth)

• 10 push-ups with perfect form (modified if needed)

• 45-second plank hold (full duration, no cheating)

• 15 chair dips (complete range of motion)

Challenge: After completing all rounds, finish with 50 jumping jacks with no breaks

gym workout:

• 4x8 barbell squats at 75% of your max

• 3x10 dumbbell row (each arm)

• 4x12 shoulder press

• Finisher: 4-minute Tabata (20 seconds work/10 seconds rest) of kettlebell swings

outdoor workout:

Complete at your local park:

• 15-minute steady state run (consistent pace throughout)

• Find stairs: 5 sets of stair sprints with walking recovery

• At open space: 3 rounds of 12 jump squats + 12 push-ups

• Final challenge: 2-minute wall sit (the true test of keeping your word!)

tweet of the week

The only thing certain in life is death and taxes. Turns out taxes take multiple forms in life.

video of the week

Curious what an M&A advisor actually does? In this video I breakdown our role in helping entrepreneurs sell their business:

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