The cruel tutelage of Ben Mei
Published: Thu, 06/30/16
hates Americans,
and has nothing but contempt
for American women”
— Bill
(Speaking of his Kung Fu teacher Pai Mei)
“Kill Bill”
No joke:
Ever since I first took an apprentice on many moons ago, I regularly get a gaggle of snowflakes pitching me on why I should accept *them* as my new apprentice. Yes, even after I’ve said I no longer have any desire to take another one.
Do you think that’s stopped people from asking?
Hellz naw!
And the poor fools know not what they wish for.
Here’s what I mean:
Your pal elBenbo is from the “Pai Mei” school of teaching. Pai Mei was the merciless old kung fu master in “Kill Bill” part 2 — a man who took great pleasure in humiliating his students via mockery, physical pain, and, yes, psychological torture.
Like the great Pai Mei, my attitude would be I’m NOT your “coach.”
Or even your “mentor.”
I’m your *master*.
I *own* you.
As my apprentice, your hand is MY hand — and types what I tell it to, and your brain is MY brain — and thinks what I say. There is no “gray area.” And, yes, I am all about extremes when it comes to my craft like this.
It is NOT fun being my apprentice.
I’m ridiculously crotchety.
Impossibly intolerant of anything that veers from my commands.
And, impossibly blunt when it comes to marketing if I see, hear, or even smell a whiff of bull shyt.
But you know what?
That *still* doesn’t stop people from asking to be my apprentice.
Anyway, the point?
There’s a sliver of hope for wannabe elBenbo apprentices:
I recently pow-wowed with my podcast Producer Jonathan and Ben Settle Show announcer babe Misty. And, together we are putting together a monthly paid membership site that will teach people (virtually, not one-on-one) ALL the info I would teach to anyone if they were my apprentice.
I call the site:
“elBenbo’s Apprentice”
And, being a member makes you my “virtual” apprentice of sorts.
It includes weekly podcasts (my podcast is no longer free to listen to, you can only hear it in this site henceforth)… access to a private Facebook mastermind group (coming soon, hopefully early next week) where you get daily accountability and interaction (as well as contests, competitions, and prizes)… A-list marketer/copywriter interviews… free access to all 123 *previous* Ben Settle Show podcasts (55+ hours of content, babycakes -- although, they are not immediately available as of today, we are carefully picking the right distribution solution for it, won't be long)… a monthly Q&A call with me (where you call in live and ask questions, argue with me, or just rap about business, persuasion, selling, or anything else I’m qualified to yap about)… and even a chance to have your ads (emails, sales letters, opt in pages, etc) savagely critiqued by Misty in her “Misty’s Massacres” section.
Best part?
If you join during the launch this weekend (deadline is Sunday at midnight EST) I’ll be bribing the spleen out of you to give it a shot at an investment so inexpensive we might as well let you in free.
(I’m talking pennies per day.)
To see what the hub-bub is about go here:
http://www.elBenbosApprentice.com
Ben Settle