It's that time of year! 

╚»★ 𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤! ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 ℍ𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕜𝕜𝕒𝕙! 𝕁𝕠𝕪𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕂𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕫𝕒𝕒! ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝔹𝕠𝕩𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔻𝕒𝕪! 𝔻𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝔽𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕦𝕤...𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣! ★«╝

A friendly reminder:

Please know that we will be closed on... 

• December 23 - 27 (Thursday - Monday)
• December 30 - January 2 (Thursday - Sunday)

To ensure that our employees can enjoy their holiday with their families, we will not be accepting emails, tickets or notifications during our closed dates to ensure our employees are not working overtime during this special holiday season.

If you do send a message on these dates they will be auto-archived and will not receive any response (aka: We get to come back to a clean inbox and not a pile of 100s of emails 😉). 

But don’t worry, we will be back to our regular schedule on January 3rd to resume serving you at the level you expect.

Thank you for understanding, 

The Growth Tools Team

Tomorrow will be the first meeting of our Inc 5000 Mastermind, and everyone's invited!

We will be meeting Tuesday, December 14th from 3-4pmCST and every other Tuesday thereafter.

If you missed the email or didn't receive it last week, you can fill out the Google form below to be included in a Break Out Room:

Fill out this Form

You must also register to receive the Zoom link to attend.

Get registered here >>> CLICK HERE

See you there!

This is just a friendly FYI. 

This week of November 15th a few people on our coaching team have various commitments and personal obligations so our response may be slower than usual and you may hear from a few folks you don't see very often. :) 

We ask you to honor your commitment/promise agreement knowing our coaches have time off for personal/professional obligations, just as we understand you have your own personal and professional obligations. 

If you get an answer from a coach you don't know yet and would like someone else to review your question, please don't hesitate to ask. You will not hurt our feelings. We just ask that you understand that there may be a longer delay for that second reply than normal. 

We are eager to review your work and will respond with thought and intention shortly. Please know any delay in our response or sending your question to another coach is not due to a lack of eagerness. It is to ensure we intentionally give you the feedback deserved in a timeframe that is best for you. 

Thank you so much for understanding.

⚡️ News you need to know...

You may have noticed that Growth Tools coaching emails have been quiet lately. Well...yikes...we've been sending 'em! 

We've learned that emails around the globe have been landing in spam folders (or outer space) 🚀 

This applies to the coaching and account emails we're sending to you...and many of our clients are experiencing the same thing. 

Somewhere in Silicon Valley land, a lever was flipped that changed the algorhythm causing more emails to go into spam. 

If you haven't heard from us in a while, be sure to check your spam folder (and we'll check ours for love notes from you ❤  

We have a few coaching updates for you this month, and we are excited to bring them to you.

You can watch the video recording of our announcement, or you can read below for the highlights. 

Direct Link: https://manfisher.wistia.com/medias/yfwst8jbxf

Our Referral Program 💥 

Do you know someone who might be interested in working with Growth Tools to grow their business? 

Refer them to us and we’ll pay you a $500 referral fee when they become our newest client!

What a win/win. Your referral gets to accelerate their business and you get paid. 

Our Newest Feature!

We’ve recently made it easier for you to review your completed action items inside your Client Dashboard. 

You do it with the completed items list:

1. Hover over your email address to open the menu
2. Click on completed
3. Find the action item you would like to review
4. Click on the action item to open up the resources 

Here’s our official announcement of this new feature where you can view a quick video tutorial.

Coaching Corner: 2 Ways To Ensure Partnership Success 

Matt discussed two important ways to make sure partnerships become your “go-to” lead generation and revenue strategy:

• Use our follow-up sequence inside your Partnership Playbook
• 70+% of your partnership success will come from using the full 3-step follow-up system we provide in your playbook (located in the “Watch Me Followup” action item)
• Commit to sending 3-5 email pitches per week for the next 90 days to ramp up your efforts

You can do it, just like these folks have:

1. $18,000 in coaching sales
2. $0 to $100,000 in 12 months via partnerships
3. $30k in new sales via podcast appearances
4. $102k in new client sales via partnership

Mindset Moment 💪 

The importance of eliminating “shiny object syndrome” and distraction:

Why is this a problem? It’s keeping you from accomplishing your stated goals because you’re continuously distracted and confused by outside forces (those shiny looking “new” things to learn)

Symptoms to watch out for:

• Your big list of business ideas don’t get executed 
• You jump from one training to another, chasing the excitement of each new promise
• You keep coming up with new ideas without following through on any of them
• You buy marketing tools and subscriptions and never fully use one to its max potential

Negative effects of Shiny object syndrome:

• You don’t hit your goals
• Sleep issues, fatigue, and stress (because you KNOW you aren’t attaining goals and aren’t sure why)
• Low productivity

Solutions:

• Work to understand yourself better
• Shiny object syndrome is a symptom that you’re not in tune with long-term goals
• Avoid the “go big or go home” mentality
• Shiny object syndrome often results because you’re trying to do too much all at once, or trying to swing home runs too often
• Success comes from putting your head down (after making a plan that you’re committed to seeing through) and doing the small things each day that add up to big success long-term

Ask tough questions:

• How does this new “thing” benefit me?
• Why might it be “better” than what I’ve already committed to?
• Do I have the resources or time to work on this?
• After thinking about it, should I tuck it away for future use?

Success Stories

Here are some clients who have made great progress recently:

• Maurice: I executed a major partnership, which included a whole new mastermind launch and generated over $66,000!
• Marcio: I am excited to start working with a new client, just booked $8k. Let's go!
• Bryan: After a prospective partner said no, I got creative and made a revamped pitch which got a YES. Our Discovery Call is today!
• Katie: In March, I had 1016 new subscribers! I usually have about 300 per month, but since I put up my new upside-down home page and added a GoViral offer on the web page with the most traffic, the subscribers have gone bonkers. This is amazing!
• Taylor: I got my first partnership
• Michael: I completed a new partnership that was launched in a FB group with 7.1k followers!

Congrats to all of you. 

By the way, these were a few quick examples of some amazing results that have come in recently. Congrats to all of you who are working on your action items and getting results for your businesses!

Click here to see more amazing wins

Stay tuned . . . . 🎁

We’ll have another update coming next month - We’re stoked to see you again then! 

In the meantime, jump into your coaching dashboard and take action.

-Matt

We have a few coaching updates for you this month, and we are excited to bring them to you. 

You can watch the video recording of our announcement, or you can read below for the highlights. 

Direct Link: https://manfisher.wistia.com/medias/yfwst8jbxf

Our Referral Program 💥 

Do you know someone who might be interested in working with Growth Tools to grow their business? 

Refer them to us and we’ll pay you a $500 referral fee when they become our newest client!

What a win/win. Your referral gets to accelerate their business and you get paid. 

Our Newest Feature!

We’ve recently made it easier for you to review your completed action items inside your Client Dashboard. 

You do it with the completed items list:

1. Hover over your email address to open the menu
2. Click on completed
3. Find the action item you would like to review
4. Click on the action item to open up the resources 

Here’s our official announcement of this new feature where you can view a quick video tutorial.

Coaching Corner: 2 Ways To Ensure Partnership Success 

Matt discussed two important ways to make sure partnerships become your “go-to” lead generation and revenue strategy:

• Use our follow-up sequence inside your Partnership Playbook
• 70+% of your partnership success will come from using the full 3-step follow-up system we provide in your playbook (located in the “Watch Me Followup” action item)
• Commit to sending 3-5 email pitches per week for the next 90 days to ramp up your efforts

You can do it, just like these folks have:

1. $18,000 in coaching sales
2. $0 to $100,000 in 12 months via partnerships
3. $30k in new sales via podcast appearances
4. $102k in new client sales via partnership

Mindset Moment 💪 

The importance of eliminating “shiny object syndrome” and distraction:

Why is this a problem? It’s keeping you from accomplishing your stated goals because you’re continuously distracted and confused by outside forces (those shiny looking “new” things to learn)

Symptoms to watch out for:

• Your big list of business ideas don’t get executed 
• You jump from one training to another, chasing the excitement of each new promise
• You keep coming up with new ideas without following through on any of them
• You buy marketing tools and subscriptions and never fully use one to its max potential

Negative effects of Shiny object syndrome:

• You don’t hit your goals
• Sleep issues, fatigue, and stress (because you KNOW you aren’t attaining goals and aren’t sure why)
• Low productivity

Solutions:

• Work to understand yourself better
• Shiny object syndrome is a symptom that you’re not in tune with long-term goals
• Avoid the “go big or go home” mentality
• Shiny object syndrome often results because you’re trying to do too much all at once, or trying to swing home runs too often
• Success comes from putting your head down (after making a plan that you’re committed to seeing through) and doing the small things each day that add up to big success long-term

Ask tough questions:

• How does this new “thing” benefit me?
• Why might it be “better” than what I’ve already committed to?
• Do I have the resources or time to work on this?
• After thinking about it, should I tuck it away for future use?

Success Stories

Here are some clients who have made great progress recently:

• Maurice: I executed a major partnership, which included a whole new mastermind launch and generated over $66,000!
• Marcio: I am excited to start working with a new client, just booked $8k. Let's go!
• Bryan: After a prospective partner said no, I got creative and made a revamped pitch which got a YES. Our Discovery Call is today!
• Katie: In March, I had 1016 new subscribers! I usually have about 300 per month, but since I put up my new upside-down home page and added a GoViral offer on the web page with the most traffic, the subscribers have gone bonkers. This is amazing!
• Taylor: I got my first partnership
• Michael: I completed a new partnership that was launched in a FB group with 7.1k followers!

Congrats to all of you. 

By the way, these were a few quick examples of some amazing results that have come in recently. Congrats to all of you who are working on your action items and getting results for your businesses!

Click here to see more amazing wins

Stay tuned . . . . 🎁

We’ll have another update coming next month - We’re stoked to see you again then! 

In the meantime, jump into your coaching dashboard and take action.

-Matt

We love to see the companies we work with get recognized for all their amazing work. So one of our goals is to see our clients on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing companies.

This instantly builds credibility for attracting clients and partners and hiring top employees. The benefits are so great that we want to help you win this honor. 

To qualify you will need to be able to answer yes for the following questions.  

1. Did your company generate a minimum of $100,000 in revenue in 2017? 
2. Did your company generate a minimum of $2 million in revenue in 2020?  
3. Was your company generating revenue by March 31, 2017?  
4. Is your company privately held, based in the United States, operating for profit, and independent (i.e. not a subsidiary)? 

Why should you apply

• Feature In Inc. magazine: The top 500 companies will be featured in Inc. magazine and all 5000 companies will be featured on Inc.com.
• Dedicated Company Profile on Inc.com: Every company that makes the list will receive a dedicated company profile on Inc.com. The Inc. 5000 company profiles receive millions of impressions every year.
• Worldwide Spotlight: The elite Inc. 5000 list gives your company greater credibility with clients, investors, and the media often leading to meaningful connections to grow your business.
• Team Recognition: This award publicly acknowledges your team's hard work and can help you recruit new employees.

What are my odds of making the list?

• The Inc. 5000 only looks at revenue for two years, 2020 and 2017. If your company made more gross revenue in 2020 than it did in 2017 then your odds of making the list are very good!

Those are just a few of the reasons that Growth Tools will be applying as well! 

Right now, Inc. is accepting applications from privately held companies to win a spot on their Inc. 5000 list. Don't delay, the deadline is only 10 days away. 

You will need to disclose financial information for your company and it will be verified.

Please feel free to reach out if we can help in any way! We are happy to read over your company descriptions and give feedback. 

We are cheering you on!  

In one week, on April 20, 2021, Growth Tools will be closed for our annual Spring Retreat. 

During this time, our team will get together in person and over zoom to connect, reflect, and plan. We will not be available for calls, masterminds, or email support.

But don't fret, we will reopen on April 26, 2021. 

We look forward to working with you soon. 

The Growth Tools Coaching Team

Have you completed an action item, and found yourself wanting to go back and grab a resource or rewatch the video? 

Now you can with the completed items list! 

1. Hover over your email address to open the menu
2. Click on completed
3. Find the action item you would like to review
4. Click on the action item to open up the resources 

Remember that we are here to help. Don't hesitate to reach out if we can help with anything. 

Talk soon!

Have you ever wanted to jump on a call and ask a quick question to get unstuck?

Well, we heard you and we are now offering a variety of opportunities for you to talk to the coaches and other Growth Tools Clients. 

Masterminds: There are two masterminds available. One meets Tuesday morning and the other is Thursday afternoon. This is an opportunity to brainstorm with other members, receive advanced training, and collaborate.  

Office Hours: The office hours are drop-in casual. Come for 10 minutes, ask a quick question, say hello, brainstorm with other clients, or stay for the whole hour. There is no "on time" or late or any obligation to stay the whole time. 

15-Minute Check-In: There are quick 15 minute private meetings with one coach to discuss one sticking point. Please be sure to share your specific topic so that we can make the most of our time together. 

You can use this link to schedule any of these meetings today: 

https://calendly.com/growthtools-coaching

We look forward to talking to you soon!

The Growth Tools Coaching Team