It's okay to feel like an impostor, and other people do it too." That made me feel a little better and made me look at some of these topics again, but I'm still struggling with some of t
Trang 1MODULE ON F.: Your Game 1'/an Z E R 0 T H od
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Welcome, welcome, welcome Hey, everybody Welcome to our first Zero to Launch Master
Class Very, very excited to take a bunch of great questions and see if I can answer them
for you A lot of questions tonight on positioning, on finding the right idea, on making sure
you're going into a profitable area before you ever start building a website One of the things I
really love about the questions I got is people are not asking about websites and, "Should I be
using this size URL or links?" That's irrelevant
We want to focus on what really matters So along with my answers tonight, I'm going to be
sharing some of my stories that have really shaped the way I do business, some ways that I've
actually sold products, some ways that I've had things sold to me I think that that will really
help guide you when it comes to positioning your product, understanding who it is you're
going after, and actually some counter-intuitive insights on who to not go after
So we're going to tackle all those things tonight The way this is going to work is I have some
questions from people I'm going to try to work through as many as I possibly can, and I'm
going to call out your name So please get some headphones on, and please get a microphone
ready to go I'm going to call your name I'll say something like, "John D," A.K.A John Doe If
you're there, I'm going to take your question If not, I'll try to come back to you
But try to be ready for the question, and I'll get right to it So we're going to start, and we're
going to ask you to share your question in your own words So let me see if I can pull up our
first people here
We have Chris H Chris H., are you there? Chris, I can hear you
I'm doing well How are you?
Pretty good Where you calling from?
Trang 3Like impostor syndrome, like I need to be an expert before I do this I have a whole list of topics
that I've sort of crossed off because I feel like I'm not enough of an expert
i@fuiii
Did you expect that?
*9Mti
I did, but, when I went through the vault material [I thought], "Well you don't have to be an
expert It's okay to feel like an impostor, and other people do it too." That made me feel a little
better and made me look at some of these topics again, but I'm still struggling with some of
them So even though I expected it and even though I have an invisible script around it, it's still
really strong So yes, I recognize it, but getting over it is still tough
i@f.iii
Okay, good Keep in mind that you've only been looking at this material for about a week
ij:i;jtj
That's true
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So it took you years to build and refine these invisible scripts We don't expect to tear them
down in one week This is a long, long process Alright, tell me what your question is tonight
cg:l4i
I came up with two different topics, and it feels like after I'd done the immersion research that
there's really no burning pain that I can see in people One topic may have a little bit more than
the other, the topic being German language instruction for kids I'm not sure if [I should pursue
this idea] given that there is no burning pain, certainly not in the children, [but perhaps] the
parents I'm specifically looking at expat parents, German parents who live in the states and
who want their kids to learn German
I'm wondering if I should just give up on that topic It's one of the topics I picked because I feel
like I'm an expert I actually have a background in linguistics I've taught German before I am
an expat parent in the U.S with a son in that age group, so I kind of know how it's being taught
in the German schools that are here I feel like there really is a gap in the market There's
something that I could provide that's not currently there that could make it better
i;UMII
Okay So what's the question, Chris?
cg:l4i
The question is: Do I give up on this topic because there's no burning pain and try to pick
something else? Or should I pursue it more?
i;MMI
What makes you think there's no burning pain?
g:l4i
I get the burning pain of people who need relationship advice, who need weight loss programs
The most burning pain I can see in these parents is they feel embarrassed that their kids don't
speak their language That they go home to Germany, and the kids can't talk to grandma and
grandpa I'm not sure if that's enough of a burning pain to warrant pursuing this subject
l;hfuiii
I'm smiling right now Chris, do you have kids?
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Okay But does he know how to ride a bike?
Okay Very good So when I was a kid, my parents put me into all kinds of sports They would
force me to go, but they said, "You don't have to stick with it You just have to try it." So I would
play tee ball I would do all kinds of these crazy sports Why do you think they did that? They
wanted their kids to have the exposure to all these different things
Now was it a burning pain, like I want to lose 40 pounds, so I can attract a man or a woman? No
It wasn't that burning But parents and their love for their children, that's almost some of the
most burning pain you can find It's just expressed in different ways So if you are a German
speaking pa.rent, and you don't have the time, or you're embarrassed that your child goes back
to Germany and doesn't know how to speak to their grandparents, that's definitely a pain point
Is it as burning of a pain point as something else? No I mean, there are things that are more
bigger of a pain point But that's definitely something that they care about I know this because
Trang 7I come from parents who speak a different language So they bad to teach us when we were kids
I noticed in your question-I'm going to come back to the German speaking idea in a second
-you said, "I'm worried that my other topics are less suitable I worry that I'm going to miss out
on the class and master calls if I can't get my topic figured out this week, because I blah, blab,
blab I just don't want to miss out." You remember writing that?
Well, I think you would probably say there's plenty of time because all this stuff is recorded,
and it's in the vault But I feel, especially being on the master calls, I feel like I want to be sort
of current because if I still don't have my topic figured out by next week, and you guys move
onto the next thing, I feel like I'm going to miss out on the live part of the course if I can't get it
figured out in time
l;hf,iii
Alright So first of all, I have many books that I read every year I come back to them once a year,
and every time I read them, I discover something new because I've gotten that much better that
year My goal for you is to go through the program over and over, and you're going to discover
lots of new insights that you never knew Okay? So put that fear aside
Also, notice that you used the word "worry" many, many times We don't make decisions out
of desperation So if you're saying, "I'm worried about this I'm nervous about that," that's not
being deliberate and methodical So I want to put that out of your mind right away Alright?
Slowdown
Don't worry about falling behind Let's worry about making the right decision, not about some
arbitrary timeline Okay?
GMti
Got you Thank you
Trang 8Alright Very good So let's talk about this German speaking program I don't know if it's a good
idea or not, but let's explore it for just a second I gave you my impressions of parents What
might a product like this look like?
19ii;h>j
It could be a subscription service, where you sign up for different parts of, say, irregular verbs
Well let's start with something simple Let's say we will teach your son the most important 100
words Then you move onto simple sentence structure Eventually it would move onto more
complex topics like irregular verbs or tenses or something
1;0$111
Well, okay Let's hold on Let's hold on on what the course contains What's the promise? Why
do they want this?
Because they want them to be able to communicate to family in Germany
Why? Good And why else?
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Because it makes the parents feel more connected to their own cultural roots to have their child
be immersed in that culture
Okay So if you speak to a parent, they'll use these words They want them to "carry on the
heritage." Does this resonate with you when I say that?
Gl!¥i
Yes Absolutely
l@f.iii
So we got to use real words We got to use words that our market actually uses and the things
they care about Carry on their heritage is real That's how people actually talk
Saying, you know, "I'm going to give them how to conjugate verbs," nobody cares That's
a bullet point on a sales page First, we want to understand what they truly, deeply want I
think you really nailed the two things Number one: The heritage Number two: So they can
communicate with their family
Those are really positive, powerful things There's also some things that they fear Not carrying
on the heritage, being embarrassed, having a gulf that grows more and more By the way,
what's that thing about kids learning languages best when they're young? Have you heard that?
Trang 10Probably not so good I mean, it's not too late to start learning, but it's definitely easier as a
child I know that from my linguistic background
1@$111
Okay Very good So we definitely have to put that in there So you see how we are going much
deeper than just, "I'm going to teach him how to conjugate verbs"?
Gl!¥i
Right
l@f.iii
Okay Now, again, I'm not pressing for this or not, but based on what we just talked about, do
you think that this could possibly be like a pretty good product?
191i;j~j
I think so Clearly I have to target it to the right people So I have to figure out I haven't figured
out all the fishing holes I know some of the German schools in the U.S are clearly fishing holes
So that's going to be one of my challenges, because I don't think there's really blogs or forums
dedicated specifically to that So I'll have to dig a little deeper to figure out where these people
are
'¥'*"'
Yep But there's a million places Basically wherever German parents hang out, like German
restaurants, German websites
Anywhere they hang out, I guarantee you that out of 100 German parents, there's going to be at
least a couple who are really busy, and they want their kids to learn how to speak the language
But if you can show them that they can use your product to help their children learn the
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they would be more than happy to drop $50 or $100 or even $200 on something like that Does
that make sense?
a=•¥i
Yes, it does
i;Z.!J.iii
Alright So I like this I would like you to go and do a little bit deeper research over the next
week I'd like you to go talk to some people I'd like you to actually email them Remember, it's
okay to talk to people who have already taught their children German on their own Ask them,
"Why' d you teach them? How would you feelif they didn't learn?"
It's also okay to talk to parents who just don't care that much "Oh, okay I'm not pressuring
you at all I'm just curious Do you not mind? Some parents want to teach their children You
seem to not I'm curious How do you think about that?" Use these kind of non-confrontational
questions, and you'll get a lot of insight in the next week Alright?
Alright We're going to move quickly now We're going to move to Steve B Give me one second
as I just activate this Stand by Steve B., are you there?
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Vancouver, Canada
i@f,iii
Alright Welcome to the call So do me a favor Thrn your volume down a little bit We're getting
a little bit of echo Tell us one surprising insight you've had from the program
Jii¥Jj
Basically the power of positioning That's just pretty much the most important thing there is
1@$111
Yeah Very good We spend years on some of our positioning It's tough stuff But when you get it
right, you really get it right So tell us your question
Jii¥Jj
So I'm a fitness professional, and I kind of feel like I have a solution in search of a problem The
solution is getting stronger, and pretty much anyone who wants to get stronger is my target
market So how do I target a specific mindset that's primed to respond well to what I'm saying,
regardless of their background or demographic? Does that make sense?
Why do you want to get strong?
Jii¥Jj
Oh Why do I want to get strong? Well because it's a lot of fun, and it improves my confidence I
can lose fat, gain muscle It just makes everything in life easier
Trang 13Okay Alright That's fine I actually like that because you have an open mind, the child's mind
So you can ask questions and learn from your clients right now It's great By the way, in your
question, Ijustwantto read this for everyone: "I want to become an unbreakable badass, so I
can fantasize about being heli-dropped into the jungle in the middle of a war zone and fight my
way out, subsequently saving the world."
First of all, amazing Second of all, you're a total weirdo Nobody wants that, and you know
that You said that in your next sentence What do people want? Why do they come to you or any
fitness professional?
liiihi
They say they want to lose weight and look better
Okay Why do you say it so skeptically?
Jiii1J
Well, because it seems to be that everyone is focusing on the wrong thing My philosophy is
if you focus on getting stronger, and you don't really have to worry about what the scale says
because you'll look better Strong people look like they're strong Then all these other problems
that are so hard to kind of get dialed in properly just seem to fix themselves if you get stronger
i;Mf.iii
Yeah Have you ever tried testing that approach? 1
Jiii1J
So it works really well for people who are already agreed with me These are kind of like crossfit
people, power lifters, or people who are already into the hardcorefitness scene It really doesn't
work well for the beginner
•MM"
What a surprise I'm so shocked right now It's like a hardcore religious evangelist trying to
evangelize people at their own church It makes no sense
Why are you wasting your time? You're basically telling people, "Hey, you want to lose weight
so that you look good and you feel good By the way, you're totally wrong about your entire
Trang 14approach Your whole world view is wrong You need to stop, and you need to do what I say
Eventually after you lift this extremely intimidating looking barbell, I know you think it's
going to make you look really muscular ladies, but it's not, even though you've been told that
for 28 years So trust me, some random guy, and all your problems will be solved." Not a very
compelling argument, right?
Jjifjj
No, not really
i;hfuiii
Alright You need to first listen to people, and you may very well be right, but you can't go in
there and tell people they're wrong Like [with] personal finance, half the stuff people are
doing is wrong But I also have to acknowledge that there's a reason Like [with] tax returns, I
tell people, "Stop Don't feel guilty about it." Or I didn't tell people, "Stop spending money on
everything." I said, "Look, let me show you how to spend a lot of money on the stuff you love."
You see? You have to listen, give a little, and then you can get a little as well So when I first
walked in to get a trainer, you know the first question they asked me? They said, "Why do you
want a trainer? Is it for aesthetics or health?" What do you think I said?
Jjifjj
Well I already know the story So you said, "It's to look better."
l;hf.lli
Yeah Aesthetics, 100% I didn't give a damn I was like, "Yeah, I don't care about health I want
aesthetics." And I was a guy I was a single Manhattan bachelor So that makes a lot of sense
And also, you know, if you take a woman of that age, they're going to say that Now if you take
a 42 year-old mother of three, she's going to say something very different Alright, who's your
target? Do you know?
Jjifjj
No, I don't That's the thing, because I feel like my solution can help everyone So Ijustwantto
help anyone who wants to be helped, it seems like
One of the kind oftargetmarkets that, ifi had to pick one, [would be] older guys that want to
kind of stave off mental and physical decline, or that used to be athletes and want to get back
into it I think that's going to be a really good one to pursue But, I want it to help everyone
Trang 15Yeah Well look, I want to help everyone too, but I have to take it step by step It takes a long
time to even understand one market really well It's taken me a long time So I'm going to
recommend that right now in this early phase, you start talking to different people The
beautiful part is you have access to a lot of different people, young men, young women, older
men, older women, everybody
I want you to listen to what they really tell you They won't tell you the truth at first, because
it's scary It's intimidating to tell some guy you don't know why you're working out It can get
as deep as, you know, "I just want my husband to look at me when I change my clothes, like he
used to." I mean, that's really deep emotional stuff But that also informs the way you approach
them So some of these people, you're really just not going to resonate with
Strength for a so year-old woman, like strength training, it's unlikely It's probably the last
quadrant I would target Young men who want to build up and get like bigger or beefier, as my
trainer says The other day, I walk in He goes, "Yeah, looking beefy today." I was like, "Yeah, I
know." So that resonates with young men Especially skinny young men
liB11
But the problem with that is that they already have preconceived notions, and there's so much
noise out there How can I convince them that this is the right way to do it? And all those things
you're worried about are just tactics
l@f.iii
Yes Okay So this is a great question Now we're getting a little bit more advance here So the
first thing to do is to acknowledge what they want So let's say that a guy like me a few years
ago comes in Right? I'm 140 pounds at this point, 150 pounds I just want to get bigger Now
at that point, I didn't really know much about working out I really didn't know anything, but
I had money I didn't have a lot of time So I pretty much was a blank page I was like, "I'll do
whatever you tell me to do." So that's one type of person There are people like that where you
live
liB11
It's the ideal client
1@$111
Ideal client I was the ideal client However, there are other people that come in, and they have
a certain agenda You can say, "Look, I'm going to do that We're going to work with you on that,
and I'm going to show you a couple other things." You could say, "I like what you did there Why