Advice from a Millionaire Mentor
Should I listen to him?
PICK-ME-UP: A MILLION IDEAS
Hello! Greetings from Brooklyn. A big thing making me happy lately is working out. Before the pandemic, I was in really good shape. I could lift weights for 30-minutes without needing to take a nap. During the pandemic, the couch absorbed my muscle strength and I became…lazy.
A new bootcamp-style gym opened a few blocks away from my apartment. I tried it out and bought a membership. I go every single day (except for the weekend). Why has it made me so happy? Because I feel my strength coming back. Because I have a new routine. Because I start the day off exhaling soooo much stress and anxiety and by 9am, I feel ready to take on a heavy inbox and a loaded to-do list.
The hardest part of anything is starting - but after you start - wow, it feels sooooooo good.
In this issue: A story about a millionaire mentor I've been working with for the past few months, how to be your own cheer squad, and challenges for the week.
Why you’re getting this: I'm Jen Glantz and this is my Monday Pick-Me-Up newsletter. I've been sending it for over 8-years, every single Monday morning, to thousands of awesome humans, just like you. Thank you for letting this email live in in your inbox. It makes my heart explode with joy.
The Pick-Me-Up: The Millionaire Mentor
For the past seven years, I’ve been a full-time solo entrepreneur running a handful of businesses, from Bridesmaid for Hire, to a profitable personal brand that includes books, coaching, courses, and partnership deals.
When I first started out as my own boss, I relied on conferences, podcasts, and internet research to figure out how to continue to grow my ideas and make more money year after year. As time has gone by, being the only decision maker for my business has started to feel lonely.
During the pandemic, when many of my projects were put on hold and a lot of clients had to back out of contracts, I felt like I needed help and mentorship to get things back up and running again.
One afternoon, I was listening to a podcast from James Altucher, an entrepreneur and angel investor, and heard about a new series he was starting called Make you a Millionaire. In this series, James was going to pick a handful of people and mentor each of them and record the conversations to turn them into podcast episodes.
I’ve been a longtime fan of James’s writing and podcasts. I valued his insight and considered him something of an unofficial mentor, even though we had never met. I decided to apply for the series and unexpectedly, I was selected.
Since May 2021, I’ve spoken to James once a month for an hour or two, and have used his guidance, advice, and challenges to develop new ideas. Since we have started working together, I have created four new income streams.
Here are the biggest lessons I have learned from my mentor.
All my love,
Jen Glantz
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Random Links
Playing this song on repeat this morning for the ultimate pick-me-up.
Also, have this podcast for you about DIAMONDS! if you need a quick hit of Inspo.
Random, Random:
Picked From the Library: Adulting
I'm the kind of person who goes to sleep at 8am. But if you're not like me, and you loveee to party, there are odd ways to get paid for that. Check those gigs out here.
I'm doing this thing to bring a SPARK back into my life and that thing is doing (1) challenge a day. I pick something that scares me a little bit and I…do it. I did a TikTok live last week, emailed a pitch for a new podcast to random producers, and pitched the media a few story ideas.
If I asked you to challenge yourself today - what would you do?
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Mini Pick-Me-Up: Be Your Own Cheerleader
There’s a 2% someone will come knocking on your door, Jen, to turn you into a ⭐️superstar⭐️
You know that, right?
You must be your own:
HERO
FIGHTER
ROLE MODEL
STRATEGIST
BIGGEST FAN
CEO
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The End
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Until next time... I'll be rooting for you and cheering you on!
Have a great week.
Jen Glantz
p.s. Here's the About Me on my website if you forgot who I am or where we met.
-Jen Glantz
Author, Serial Entrepreneur, Podcast Host, Pizza lover, & Goofy's best friend.
Here's what she is currently working on:
The Newlywed Card Game // Books // You're Not Getting Any Younger Podcast // Bridesmaid for Hire // Odd Jobs Newsletter //The First Years of Marriage Newsletter // The Monday Pick-Me-Up Newsletter // Jen & Juice Business & Life Coaching // Company Workshops