Just want to express that this group has been the most useful of any I've ever attended. The level of intelligence of the members is awe inspiring and their willingness to share is better than any educational facility and this in itself makes this the best. Instead of people who are "yes people", Ray has selected members, in a mastermind, that challenge all of us, and it makes it richer because it deepens and reinforces the lessons learned. It is also a teach and do approach. I learn more by doing something than by listening to how to do something. Ray has put together a mastermind that really works, by those he selected to participate. I'm likely borderline qualified for this group, with the least to offer, but am so grateful that the GROUP has encouraged me to remain and be active.

My family is well, and our property was untouched by fires. Due to the unusually chaotic situation here I am canceling today's call. I'm sorry for any inconveniences cause you. I WILL be back next Thursday with our regular scheduled 8 a.m. Call. The Workshop I am building for you will happen NEXT Thursday. And it is seriously going to ROCK. This is a preview of what I'm cooking up for you!

We’ve had hundreds of local trolls on X since 2019, for the crime of identifying as British in a contested place. Then a Stephen King post did 8.6 million views on X and the trolling went international. Being a bookshop we turned to a book for help, Ben Settle’s ‘Copy Troll’. In the book Ben’s position is trolls are raw material, not a problem to be managed. So we started turning ours into unpaid interns, making ‘quote merch’ for us. They supply the line, they supply the outrage that spreads it, we supply the checkout. I thanked him for it publicly on X and linked to his site. His reply was Pepe in a top hat and monocle, holding a glass of wine. No words, no explanation. But more than enough for me.

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