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Every past version of you is source material now

Ciaran made $6,000 in two days from his side hustle by combining two skills he already had.
Marissa Brassfield

by Marissa Brassfield

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The Simplicity Protocol June 23
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Our top sales rep made $6,000 in two days from his side hustle.

His name is Ciaran. Long before he joined our team to sell, he built websites.

The version of Ciaran who built websites had the craft. The version of Ciaran who sells has a closer's instinct. AI let him combine both in a single offering he ships in minutes.

That's what the $6,000 in two days was built on.

When he showed me the result on Zoom, my heart beat faster, a thrill. The pattern I'd been writing about for weeks was alive in someone else's life, on a Tuesday in a different industry.

Every past version of you is source material now.

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