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7PS: The Pitch That Might Have Worked ⚾
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Read time: 1 minute, 362 words. A few years ago, a country artist asked about my producer fees. I explained that I don't charge fees. I also told him I probably wasn’t the right fit for his music. But he kept pushing. "But you must want something!" We both moved on, but I thought about his pitch. Every week, at the bottom of this email, I tell everyone exactly what I want. Now imagine he had started with, "I signed up 29 subscribers to your newsletter." I still wouldn't have produced his album. But I would have paid attention. Not everything is transactional. But if you want someone’s help, learn what they actually value first. Check the prompt and infographic below. Seven Point Sunday - July 12 ⚡️ Productivity Consider LeiaPix Converter. Image processing tool that enables conversion of 2D images into beautiful 3D ones. 💰 Wealth Groundfloor – Real estate investing platform focused on short-term, asset-backed loans. Returns come from interest rather than appreciation, with faster capital cycles than traditional property investing. Read Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bed-David. Successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate their next five moves. Argentina vs. Uruguay: Instrumental Interpretations of Football by Gustavo Casenave & Dario Boente. Moves through piano, tango, candombe, rivalry, memory, and play while translating football into music. I produced this album in 2018, and it still reminds me that great football can feel like art: improvisatory, disciplined, emotional, and alive. Favorites: "Theme for Messi" and "The Hand of God." Imagine the world through [insert name's] eyes. What do they most want right now, what is one genuinely useful thing I could do for them without expecting anything in return? Brainstorm 3 natural ways to start the conversation by leading with value. 7 unconventional leadership truths hidden in plain sight
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Seven Point Sunday💡by Kabir Sehgal
I help you build your portfolio career. Get 7 actionable ideas on Sundays. From a Multi-Grammy & Multi-Emmy Winner, New York Times bestselling author (21 books), ex-J.P. Morgan banker, Navy Vet. Join 10k readers.
Read time: 1 minute, 377 words. A few months ago, I released an album, stars and static 2026. And then I forgot to share it with you. It's the second volume in my geofi series. The idea is simple: music rooted in place. Real field recordings. Captured on location. Then shaped into lofi pieces that try to express how a place feels. For this album, I sampled sounds from Naples’ central train station, Selma, the Carolina lowlands, Little Rock, Beale Street, the Willard Hotel, Lincoln Center,...
Read time: 1 minute, 271 words. How do you stay close to people who don't share your craft? I struggle to maintain relationships with people outside my creative world. Most of my friendships form through making things together. Projects, deep work, shared obsession. So when I'm buried in an immersive creative project, people think I'm ghosting them. But I'm not disappearing. I'm just deep in the work. 👉🏾 Check the infographic below for 10 ways to create and maintain friendships with...
Read time: 1 minute, 410 words.With America's 250th upon us, a yarn for you. Benjamin Franklin didn't begin by joining powerful rooms. He built one. In 1727, at just 21, he founded the Junto in Philadelphia. It was a mutual-improvement club for tradesmen and practical thinkers. Not elites. Not aristocrats. People who wanted to read, debate, learn, and make their city better. Ideas from those meetings helped lead to several important Philadelphia civic institutions. Franklin didn't wait for...