I Bet Everything On 1 Program. Here's Why It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made.
The fastest way forward isn't figuring it out yourself. It's shutting up and doing what you're told.
I had $4,000 in the bank.
One client paying $1,000 a month.
And I was about to hand over $3,000 to a business coaching programme called Client Ascension.
Plus another grand a month after that.
Do the math.
That's almost everything I had.
One bad month and I'd be fucked.
Every sensible person in my life would've told me to wait.
Build a cushion.
Be smart about it.
Play it safe.
But I'd already learned what playing it safe gets you.
The Lesson I Learned at 17
When I was 17, I got offered a role on a TV show.
Nothing huge.
But it was real.
It was there.
I turned it down.
Why?
Because I had exams coming up.
Because I needed to be sensible.
Because that's what you're supposed to do when you're 17 and people are watching.
Two months later I had a breakdown.
Never finished the exams anyway.
So I gave up the opportunity for nothing.
Traded possibility for a safety that never materialized.
That's the thing about playing it safe - it's just regret wearing a responsible outfit.
So when I saw Client Ascension, I didn't think about the smart move.
I thought about that TV role.
I thought about what happens when you let fear dress itself up as logic.
I wired the money.
One Month Later, My Only Client Churned
Yeah.
One month in, the client that was paying me a grand a month?
Gone.
Zero income.
Still paying $1,000 a month for the programme.
Most people would panic.
Most people would start second-guessing.
Maybe ask for a refund.
Definitely start thinking about how they could've kept that three grand.
I did none of that.
Instead, I did something that felt almost stupid in its simplicity.
I did exactly what they told me to do.
Every single thing.
No "yeah but my situation is different."
No "I think a better approach would be."
No "let me just tweak this to fit my style."
Pure execution.
Most People Collect Advice Like Pokemon Cards
People don't have an information problem.
They have an execution problem.
You ask someone for advice.
They give it to you.
Then you argue with it.
You explain why your situation is special.
You cherry-pick the parts that feel comfortable and ignore the rest.
Research backs this up.
Studies on coaching programs show that participants who actually follow instructions - high fidelity execution, they call it - get results that are two to three times better than people who only kinda-sorta do what they're told.
It's not that the advice is magic.
It's that most people never actually try it.
They collect advice like Pokemon cards.
Organize it.
Admire it.
Never actually use it.
I see this everywhere.
Someone pays for a course.
Watches half the videos.
Skips the exercises.
Sends zero outreach.
Then complains it didn't work.
Someone hires a coach.
Shows up to calls.
Nods along.
Then does their own thing anyway.
The shortcut isn't getting better information.
The shortcut is executing the information you already have without adding your own bullshit commentary.
Three Months Later I Hit $25K a Month
Three months after my client churned.
Three months of doing exactly what Client Ascension told me.
$25,000 a month.
Not because I'm special.
Not because I had some unfair advantage.
Because I shut the fuck up and followed the plan.
They said send these emails.
I sent them.
They said structure your offer like this.
I structured it like that.
They said get on calls with people.
I got on calls.
No improvisation.
No personal flair.
No "let me add my own twist."
Just execution.
Shortly after that, Client Ascension hired me as a coach.
I joke that I'm probably their lowest lifetime value student ever.
Paid them for a few months, then they started paying me instead.
But that's what happens when you actually do the work.
When you stop treating advice like a suggestion and start treating it like a system.
Find People 2-3 Steps Ahead and Do What They Say
You don't need someone who's a hundred steps ahead of you.
You need someone who's two or three steps ahead.
Close enough that they remember what your problems feel like.
Far enough that they've already solved them.
Then you need to do something radical.
You need to shut up.
Stop explaining why you're different.
Stop adding caveats.
Stop trying to innovate on the basics before you've even executed them once.
Just do what they tell you.
The advice you've been given that you haven't implemented yet?
That's your actual problem.
Not the advice you don't have.
The advice you're sitting on.
I handed over $3,000 when I had $4,000 because I knew the alternative.
I'd already lived the version where I played it safe and lost anyway.
This time I bet on execution.
And execution beats information every single time.
So what advice are you arguing with right now?
What are you waiting to feel ready for?
What instructions are you customizing before you've even tried them once?
Because I promise you.
The gap between where you are and where you want to be isn't information.
It's execution.
Stop collecting.
Start doing.