Marketers escaping the US like it's the Titanic
Published: Sun, 08/23/20
I dare say it aged like fine wine...
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Reader Daniel asks the doomsday question:
"Do you have an escape plan for leaving the country if it gets too bad here? If so, where would you go? My online business is blowing up and I’m probably going to be making $400k-$500k this year ( made 303k in 2018). I’m thinking of using that money to get out while the getting is good. But I’m wondering if perhaps I’m too paranoid. Or ungrateful. Would love your perspective on this. Maybe could even be an email!"
My thoughts on this are:
1. I have no plan to escape the US
2. But I do believe the smart folks predicting the US is likely to break up into multiple countries, probably in the next 15 years, and certainly when the politicians inevitably get rid of the electoral college
3. I suspect my state will go even more insanely leftwing than it is now, but there is a small chance the part I am in will “break off” into something of its own and much more along the lines of where I’d want to be
4. I do not know exactly how this will play out overall logistically, but I have my suspicions I’ll keep to myself for now
5. Whatever happens, wherever you go, you cannot go wrong learning, honing, and mastering your ability to produce
6. For me, that ability to produce is not gardening, fishing, gathering, etc (all of which I suck at) it is selling
7. Thus, I am more focused than ever on that
8. The way I see it, wherever I end up, here, there, or anywhere… there will always be a need for people who can build businesses, sell products & services, and persuade & influence in other ways
So that’s my 8-part answer.
But since the lights are still on, the indoor plumbing still works, and the politicians in my state haven’t yet reduced my standard of living to 3rd world status (give them time…) with their inane so-called “woke” policies and legislation and the horrifying unintended consequences of such, let’s get on to the business:
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And so it is.
If anything, the above predictions today - based largely on the ideas of some people much more historically & economically brilliant than I will ever be - are a lot more dire. As a year ago I completely underestimated what obedient little sheep my fellow Americans are as a whole. And, I am already making preparations (early stage) for potentially high tailing it out of the state I'm in - including another business venture I might get into to profit from the madness.
But that is another tale for another time.
Let's just say, times are about to get a whole lot more interesting.
Especially after the election.
And, now is the time to quadruple down on business activities.
To that end, if you want in on "Email Players" here's the link:
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Ben Settle