This was sent to Rob Hardy who’s blog I found online and thought would be cool to talk to him. We did and that was that. Here is what I wrote in the application.
specific problems
what have i tried
where have i gotten stuck
What would you like to talk about during our coaching call?
Hello Rob! Really resonate with what you are doing. Wow. I didn’t even know that someone on earth gets THIS. Sick of all the marketing to marketers, coaching to coaches, etc, etc.
I’m a musician. My main project is vicevoids –> instagram.com/vicevoids
Also poet and writer… my music is a way to express the words. I write a lot.
Been doing this for quite a long time (20+ years), tried many things. Online, offline. Travelled since 2006 but just more dedicated to my own art and life rather than chasing some external success. More focused on the mastery. I knew and still know that the fruits of that will come. The process is the greatest reward. I love this. Living the dream by creating it by creating it by living it.
But I haven’t built an audience around my work. Dabbled on social media platforms here and there with different projects. There are people out there who love what I do. And when i feel i suck they remind me i dont (one of us is wrong haha).
I turn 40 in a few months. Time to get this pony on the road! I have all the pieces. I feel younger than ever and powerful. So somehow share THIS. all of it. the music. the words. the lifestyle. Do i keep it cool and play mysterious… i’m good at that. Or just open the doors and reveal it all. Good at that too. I can do it many ways. I want to empower and inspire other people into this stuff. I want the whole world or nothing (bukowski).
For some reason hesitating (regarding the online stuff).
When i have done it in the past, i often lost something…. the sacredness of it. I start chasing metrics and boohoing when they dont meet my expectations (you wrote about this so beautifully in your nichedown article).
And i don’t see anyone else really doing it either in the way i want. All the famous people seem miserable and dull. Especially online. A few exceptions. Wanna blow the gates wide open. Let the ocean flood the earth. Ocean of mercy.
I want to take all this to a whole nother level. But first probably wise to build a strong base (audience). Need to get serious with that. Build the army before going into battle.
My mistake in the past was breaking all the rules before even really getting going. That just confuses people. It’s too much.
Anyways,
it seems I finally found someone who kind of gets this.
Or at least willing to talk and see if we vibe.
Love your stuff, just discovered it today and exploring your site.
Talk soon mah man!
What would it look like if this call exceeded your expectations?
get clarity on how to proceed:
twitter, youtube, etc
see things i didnt before
not focused on money right now, or monetizing
that will come when the empire is built
(also love how you have setup everything online, amazing… want to do something similar)
Anything else you’d like me to know? Perhaps any websites/content you’d like me to look at beforehand?
https://linktr.ee/markusnylund
writing: https://blablablaaa.bstatic.io (a blog i started in january)
