The Thought That Built a Million-Dollar Career

Hey Friend,

This is what I live by and I want to share it with you:

I whispered this to myself before:

• Applying for a tech job (no tech background)

• Pitching my first six-figure deal (new sales training)

• Starting a podcast (never owned a mic)

• Buying 10 acres (had no down payment saved)

Your brain will reject you before the world even gets a chance.

Last week's episode (#26!) was about this exact framework—how action creates evidence, and evidence murders imposter syndrome.

Because I'd learned something closing $10M in tech sales: Your doubts are not facts, your actions are.

Watch here ↓

But today I want to talk about something scarier than starting.

The Creator's Dilemma Nobody Discusses

You know what's harder than episode 1?

Episode 12. When the excitement fluctuates with life.

Episode 19. When no one's listening yet.

Episode 26. When you're talking to your iPhone at 11pm after the kids are asleep, wondering if this even matters.

Here's what I've learned: The middle is where wealth is built.

Not the beginning (everyone starts things). Not the end (that's just victory laps). The messy, unglamorous middle where you're recording with a broken gimbal and your toddler interrupting every 5 minutes.

That's where compound interest lives.

The Tool Stack That Saved My Sanity

Three months ago, I thought I needed:

• Professional equipment ($5K minimum)

• An editor ($500/episode)

• Perfect acoustics (goodbye, kids)

• Time (HAHAHAHA)

What I actually needed:

• Riverside FM 

• My phone

• The willingness to publish imperfect

This is why I just launched The Content Creator Connector.

🚀 NEW: The Content & Creator Connector (Live Now)

I got tired of watching brilliant people stay silent because they think they need a studio.

So I’m documenting everything:

• The exact tools I use → here

• How to monetize from episode 1 (not 100) → here

  Videos coming on

• My recording system and workflows

• The AI prompts that save me 10 hours/week

  Just the blueprint.

Because you don't need more overthinking. You need to press record.

The Math Nobody Wants to Admit

Traditional wisdom: Build audience first, monetize later.

My reality:

• Episode 3: First affiliate commission

• Episode 7: First sponsor inquiry

• Episode 14: First speaking opportunity

• Episode 26: Five-figure opportunity in pipeline

Why? Because I built for buyers and authentic alignment, not casual attention.

Every episode answers a $10K question. Every tool I recommend, I use daily. Every story includes the receipts.

This is The Connector Method™ — you monetize by being useful, not just popular.

Your "Never Tell Yourself No" Challenge

This week, I want you to do something that scares you:

1. Think of the biggest ask you've been avoiding

   • That promotion

   • That partnership

   • That price increase

   • That podcast you want to start

2. Give yourself 48 hours to make the ask or take the first step

   • Not to perfect it

   • Not to prepare more

   • Just to DO it

3. Document the result

   • Yes? You have evidence you're underestimating yourself

   • No? You have data for the next attempt

   • Either way, you're further than yesterday

Then hit reply and tell me what happened. I respond to everyone.

Real Talk: Your Kids Are Watching

Your kids don't need you to be perfect. They need to see you try things. Fail at things. Figure things out. Build things.

They need to know that the voice in their head saying "you can't" is just noise.

What Happens at Episode 50

I'll tell you a secret:

I don't know if this podcast will make me rich (pretty confident it’ll help that journey though). I don't know if a lot of people will ever really listen. I don't know if I'm "doing it right."

But I know this:

My kids will find these episodes someday. And they'll hear their mom choosing courage over comfort, creation over consumption, evidence over excuses.

That's worth more than any sponsorship deal.

Ready to stop telling yourself no?

🎯 Just Launched: FREE Content Creator Connector in The Connectors Market™  → Everything you need to start creating (for real this time) or build self sufficiency in my FREE Homestead Essentials Connector 

📚 The Connector Method™ Course → Waitlist Open! Turn expertise into income and create monetization infrastructure that pays you for what you use anyway.

🛠️ Done-For-You Connector Ecosystem → Let me build your monetization system

📖 Another FREE Guide →  5 Systems to Make Money From What You Know 

The world needs what you know. Stop being the only one saying no.

With so much hope,

— Makeda

P.S. Share this with someone who needs to stop telling themselves no. Sometimes we need someone else to believe in us first. I'll go first: I believe in you.

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