Why Sell Your Soul? Do this Instead…

In the early 1930s, Robert Johnson was a good guitarist.

But he wasn’t great. He wasn’t a stand-out. No one imagined he would be the “King of the Delta Blues.”

Johnson was just another nobody, struggling to break through in Mississippi juke joints.

Then he disappeared.

No one heard from him for months.

When he came back, he was a different man.

He walked into a club, picked up a guitar — and jaws dropped.

His fingers danced. His voice haunted. His music cut through.

The man was transformed.

People couldn’t explain it.

So they invented a myth:

They said he went to a lonely crossroads at midnight and sold his soul to the devil in exchange for supernatural talent.

Helluva a story. But it ain’t true.

Here’s what really happened…

Johnson didn’t make a deal with the devil.

He made a deal with himself.

He found a mentor — blues master Ike Zimmerman. He practiced obsessively. He studied. He refined.

He leaned into what made him different, not what made him sound like everyone else.

He disappeared so he could do the deep, quiet work of reinvention.

When he returned, he didn’t just play better.

He played like no one else ever had.

And he stood out as the best — The King.

That’s the true story.

The devil-at-the-crossroads tale makes for great movies and songs.

But I’ll take the true story every day of the week…

…because it inspires.

If you think you can grow your business and create the life you desire by bargaining with Beelzebub, have at it. The crossroads is that-a-way.

If you’re more rooted in reality and you really want to grow your business and create the life you desire…

Find a mentor who’s walked a path you want to follow.

Study, practice, refine.

Lean into what makes you different, not what everyone else is saying and doing.

Do the deep, quiet work of reinvention.

Speaking of study, practice and refine:

I’ve made a video you can study if you want to build a list of followers who know, like, trust, and hire you.

It’s called 5 Ways to Build Your Email List with the Right Prospects.

Go here to watch it.

It won’t cost you a single red cent (or your soul).

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