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🔥 BEAST MODE MONDAY

Sep 14
3 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

Morning, Beasts.


My name is Richard, and I coach and train with SalesBEAST. I am writing this from a dock in Florida with a cup of coffee, watching the sun come up over the water, which is my favorite way to start any week. Jayne and I take turns greeting you here every Monday. Fair warning: Jayne says I can turn any talk into a fishing story. She is not wrong, and I am about to prove it.


Monday is standing at the door

Monday has arrived. Not to rescue you. Not to motivate you. Not to magically erase everything you did not finish last week.


Monday is simply standing at the door, waiting to see who shows up. So show the hell up.


This is the morning when average people negotiate with the alarm clock. They scroll. They stall. They organize things that do not need organizing. They wait to feel confident before taking action.


Action creates confidence

Here is what beasts understand: confidence does not create action. Action creates confidence.


Which brings me to fishing, as promised. I have never once caught a fish by sitting on the dock thinking about casting. Not one. You can study the tide charts all morning, but the fish do not care how ready you feel. Your line has to be in the water. And funny thing, the first cast always makes the second one easier.


Your phone works the same way. Do the uncomfortable thing first, because the uncomfortable thing is usually where the opportunity is hiding.


You do not need the perfect mood. You do not need another cup of coffee. You do not need permission. You need movement.


Your show up plan for today

  1. Before you open email, write down the one call you least want to make.

  2. Make that call first. Line in the water.

  3. Start the conversation you have been avoiding.

  4. Ask for the appointment, and make the offer.

  5. Follow up with the prospect who went silent.

  6. At the end of the day, notice how much more confident you feel than you did at sunrise. That is not an accident.

One call creates a conversation. One conversation creates an opportunity. One opportunity can change your month. One decision can change your life.


Where the beast is forged

Success is rarely built in one spectacular moment. It is built in the quiet hours when nobody is watching and you choose to keep going anyway.


Not in applause. Not in comfort. Not when everything goes your way. The beast is forged under pressure.


Today, stop asking whether you feel ready. You are ready enough to begin, my friend. Square your shoulders. Clear your head. Pick up the phone. Let the excuses starve while your future gets fed.


The week does not owe you anything. But it is wide open. Go claim your share.


Before you go

If this got you moving, tap the heart. Send it to the friend who is still negotiating with their alarm clock, and follow SalesBEAST so you never miss a Monday from me or Jayne.


Jayne is the real talent in the kitchen around here. Her recipes are quick, real food that keeps up with a busy week. Visit Jayne's Kitchen


In the comments, tell me: what is the first uncomfortable call you are making today?


That's Beast Mode.


Richard


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