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OFI 067: Bonus Episode | A Transformative 6 Days Of Opportunities and Growth

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KEY IDEAS: This is just a quick, bonus episode.  I am constantly talking about either Dan Miller or 48 Days.  Last week I flew to Nashville and joined about 30 other, like minded people, for Dan’s “Coaching With Excellence” seminar.  He holds this class at his property in Franklin, Tennessee in a renovated barn that he calls “The Sanctuary.”  This is a special place and it was a special time.

There have not been any negatives since I left my full-time job and struck out on my own.  But, there have been a few things that have taken some getting used to.  Being disciplined with your time is one.  The other is an occasional feeling of isolation.  I read somewhere that when you are pursuing an entrepreneurial dream it is best to not even attempt to explain it to friends and family.  They have not invested the time or energy into this project that you have, so it is going to sound risky or “out there” to them.  In their attempts to be good friends or relatives they are going to caution you against it, and this can be discouraging.  Plus, you are never going to be able to make them see your vision anyway.

Well, I did not take that advice.  I have tried to explain my vision of the future Matt Brechwald to a few friends and relatives.  I have received the blank looks and cautionary advice.  I have even seen some eye rolls as well as head shaking.  I have been questioned about health benefits, retirement benefits, job security, etc.  One well meaning uncle actually asked me “how long you gonna do this gopher thing” about my gopher business.  Actually, everything listed above were reactions to telling people about my gopher business.

The gopher business is tangible and easy to explain.  “I started a gopher extermination business” I would explain.  But nobody believed that could be a viable business.  So, I received the doubting body language and well intended, negative comments.

So, I do not even try to explain what a podcast is, why I am doing one and where it is going to take me.  I tell friends and relatives that I am creating intellectual property type products to sell, and they have no idea what I am talking about.  I don’t say a word about coaching because I will be hit with the “what are you going to be, some time of life coach question?” – YEP!

All of this is an effort to create income that allows me to farm and to live a family conducive lifestyle.  It is all designed to help others replicate this as well, and to make money while I’m doing it.  This is hard to explain.  It is hard to explain to people that do not think this way that I have to create a model that allows me to make money, or I will not be able to help anyone.  If the direction that I am heading does not produce an income, I will be back pushing a patrol car around the city in no time!  Then the farm would just be an extra burden.

I say all of this to explain why this event was so special.  For the first time in over two years, since I left my “career job” I found myself in a room full of people who think just like me, thus the feeling of isolation.  Everybody I had contact with during the entire event understood my vision and could see it for themselves.  They all understood the model of making money with intellectual property and niche coaching.  Dan has made all of this work for himself, and I think he passed along every secret that he has.  It  was a very exciting time.

In addition to the excitement of the seminar, I had another event that took place that was unbelievable.  This one took place in Nashville, and all indications are that it is happening.  However, I promised not to go public with it until it was totally official.  This will be announced on the podcast when it happens, and it will be significant.  The fact that the opportunity arose in Nashville, just 5 days before I was scheduled to be there for the first time in my life was not lost on me.  I will fill in the details in one week hopefully.

The seminar ended after two intense days and a great, home cooked meal on Dan and Joanne Miller’s property on Friday night.  Autumm and Hattie flew in that day, and they joined all of us for dinner.  Nobody was in a hurry to leave, and people hung around and visited for a long time.  It was different than any seminar or conference that I had ever been to.

Autumm, Hattie and I spent the rest of the Labor Day Weekend traveling around Tennessee seeing the sights.  We went to the Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee and took the back roads all the way there and back.

 We stopped and looked at several farms and all of that green grass, taking photographs several times.  Hattie and I forced Autumm to come with us for the obligatory breakfast at the Waffle House.  We ate at a great restaurant called Puckett’s Grocery in Franklin, Tennessee and we took photographs from the top of the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge overlooking Birdsong Hollow.  It was a great experience that had to end sometime – after all, we have livestock to look after!

I wanted to share this experience with you as it was a huge 6 days in my journey.  Since I am asking you to come on this journey with me, I wanted you to know all about it.

Email: matt@offincome.com

Website: www.offincome.com