Starter Story - You can make $1M from this one word

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Ok... this is crazy.

So I’m working from a coffee shop right now.

I’ve been here for 2 hours.

There’s a girl who’s been here as long as me.

She’s sitting in front of me and, from my view, I can see her screen.

Every 15 minutes or so, I’ll look up and get a glimpse of what she's working on.

Every single time I look up, it’s the same thing: Gmail.

She's not really doing anything either, she's just got Gmail open and is sitting there on her phone - where she's been having long conversations with someone over text and scrolling TikTok.

No offense to this girl (I don't know her), but... why is she here?

It's during work hours, but is she actually working? Is she getting anything done?

If I were her, I’d do all my emails in 15 minutes, log off, go outside and enjoy my day.

Because when I’m at the coffee shop, I am GETTING SHIT DONE.

I’m doing deep work. I’m writing, coding, and planning how my business can make more money.

(btw - I have no problem with how this girl spends her time - it’s just really not my style)

But anyways… this got me thinking…

"What else are people working on at this coffee shop?"

I NEED to know!

So I get up out of my seat and start walking around, peaking at everyone’s screen to see what they’re working on.

I’m collecting data :)

Here are the results:

1. 8 people: email, slack, iMessage, etc
2. 5 people: social media, twitter, tiktok etc
3. 0 people: Deep work: writing, coding, spreadsheets

This ain't a scientific study, but it confirmed what I feared.

Distraction runs the world.

Thousands of apps, notifications, etc are vying for our attention every second of our day.

Stealing us away from the businesses we could be building and the lives we could actually be living.

What's even worse are the distractions that feel like work, but are still distractions...

Like email, or Slack.

Where you feel "productive", but did you actually get something done? Did you actually create or improve something? Did you actually make a difference?

Ok... this is depressing.

Nobody is actually getting work done.

So what's the fix for this?

One word: Focus.

I believe focus is the secret superpower that runs the world.

Only 5% of people really learn it, but these are the people that create the products, content, and companies that change the world.

And the people who make a lot of money in the process.

Just even having a little bit of focus gives you a competitive advantage ahead of nearly everyone else.

I’ve talked to and studied thousands of successful founders.

And this is the most common trait: focus!

Don’t believe me? Just google “Bill gates focus” and see what comes up.

Want to understand more about what I mean by focus?

And how founders use focus to find $1M ideas that change their lives?

Then you should check out the workshop I’m doing this evening.

It’s how I built a $1M business, thanks to this one thing - focus :)

Click HERE to reserve your seat.

See you there?

- Pat

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