<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Modern Day Pirates: Relational Equity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ultimate leverage in a fast-moving world]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/relational-equity</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b_L1!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe78c4e61-1611-4fa4-9292-3505dbedaed5_1280x1280.png</url><title>Modern Day Pirates: Relational Equity</title><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/relational-equity</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:40:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[I had to escape that room]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's it wrong with the world]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/bar-fights-and-challenges</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/bar-fights-and-challenges</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:52:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4ec52747-004c-4150-a7ba-ef773ba537ea_2048x1434.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was 21 and barely old enough to drink.</p><p>It was 2 am, and our little group found its way into a pub in my University town in the middle of New Zealand.</p><p>The air was thick with cigarette smoke. The music was unbearably loud. </p><p>People were squashed in tighter than a tin of sardines.</p><p>Good times on a Friday nite, right?</p><p>I still feel nauseous writing about what hap&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is where your growth becomes exponential]]></title><description><![CDATA[The secret the coaching industry doesn't want you to know]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/this-is-where-your-growth-becomes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/this-is-where-your-growth-becomes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26832516-d071-4803-aeb2-e6c241c68f10_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so excited&#8230; my growth right now is exponential</p><p>Breakthrough moments in life always happen when you dramatically shift the way you interact with other people.</p><p>This might sound controversial.</p><p>Breakthrough doesn&#8217;t happen at the gym. When you are immersed in prayer &#128591;&#127998; or when you are at a Tony Robbins seminar &#128514;</p><p>These can be powerful precursors to change.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sending you a Christmas gift 🎄 from New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the bottom of the world New Zealand]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/sending-you-a-christmas-gift-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/sending-you-a-christmas-gift-from</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:44:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/27ebfaf8-e8fe-4dfd-864c-0f0a4c5b42c6_3088x2320.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s your gift.</p><p>A simple tool to help you get clear on what you want for 2026 &#8212; across your whole life.</p><p>Use it. Dream a little bigger. You deserve an amazing year.</p><p>Much love,<br>Geoff x</p><p>P.S. Here it is:<br><a href="https://chatgpt.com/g/g-694c4882f5a48191aa0ed71ff37f4495-the-2026-3-word-map-maker-tm-christmas-edition">https://chatgpt.com/g/g-694c4882f5a48191aa0ed71ff37f4495-the-2026-3-word-map-maker-tm-christmas-edition</a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your dog refuses to love you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Then you've forgotten what matters in life]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/when-your-dog-refuses-to-love-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/when-your-dog-refuses-to-love-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ed61e739-a0d4-47ae-be8e-3a64f7ff65fd_4898x3265.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wrote about Chris (not my lover), the control freak, yesterday. </p><p>He was Mr.Toxic about town. </p><p>But he was never my real enemy. </p><p>The person we should fear most lives closer to home. </p><p>Ourselves. </p><p>Let me introduce Katy, the people-pleasing solopreneur who proudly told me she was working 18 hours a day, living out of her car. </p><p>She was constantly exhausted, stopp&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a slave to Chris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking away was the best thing I ever did]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-was-a-slave-to-chris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-was-a-slave-to-chris</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0920d8c3-51d2-494a-ba2c-fe7a8c46b39b_3526x3526.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was stuck in a relationship where I couldn&#8217;t be myself... </p><p>Where all my actions were micromanaged. </p><p>Could not share my thoughts&#8230;</p><p>Could not tell any of my infamous jokes... </p><p>It was a relationship where I had all the responsibility and none of the benefits.</p><p>I hated it. </p><p>His name was Chris, and I knew he was a complete control freak the moment I walked into th&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hid in the cupboard from this kid]]></title><description><![CDATA[He's also the one terrorizing your business]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-hid-in-the-cupboard-from-this-kid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-hid-in-the-cupboard-from-this-kid</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:19:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c8dd9768-ae19-4429-9658-6889cc0c5e47_1574x878.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He was the kid who terrorized me, more than any other.</p><p>Also, he didn&#8217;t have a bad bone in his body. He just had unlimited energy.</p><p>You know that friend who always has a gazillion great ideas on what you could do next&#8230; and wants to do them all at once.</p><p>He had batteries that never ran out.</p><p>Growing up in New Zealand, I had a friend who lived down the street jus&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Sphere Video: Loyalty Can Cost You Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[The people you stay loyal to might be the very reason you&#8217;re stuck.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-problem-with-loyalty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-problem-with-loyalty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:18:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176601732/14a377647621bfa03f5834a42e931eb6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p><strong><br><br>VIDEO TRANSCRIPT / SHOW NOTES</strong><br><br>Loyalty is a really misunderstood and misused concept right now.</p><p>The problem with a misplaced idea around loyalty is that it steals your freedom. It takes away your ability to make choices. It suppresses you, keeps you tight and tense, and has you clinging to something that was only ever meant to serve you for a season.</p><p>If I&#8217;m hitting something with a hammer, a tight closed fist is useful. But if I want to eat my lunch, I&#8217;ve got to let go of that hammer. Holding on doesn&#8217;t serve me anymore.</p><p>Where I see this most? Relationships. The workplace. Leadership dynamics. People stay loyal to someone who once inspired them &#8212; even when that person now limits them. They believe that loyalty is the &#8220;right&#8221; thing. But that version of loyalty will keep you from your dreams. Every time.</p><p>Because people will let you down. They&#8217;ll change. They&#8217;ll shift you away from your values if you&#8217;re not careful. But your values? Your calling? That&#8217;s where your loyalty should lie.</p><p>Some of you have big, beautiful ideas. A business you want to start. A book you want to write. A bold move that lives in your heart. But you don&#8217;t share it &#8212; because someone in your life won&#8217;t understand. You tell yourself they&#8217;ll be disappointed or upset if you change jobs, or move cities, or pursue something risky.</p><p>Here&#8217;s the truth: you never save a relationship by sacrificing your dream. What you do instead is kill the dream and the relationship slowly. And painfully.</p><p>You&#8217;ve got to be surrounded by people who say YES. Yes to you being fully yourself. Yes to your goals. Yes to your energy and ambition. If you&#8217;ve got people in your life who make you hesitate before speaking your dreams out loud &#8212; that&#8217;s your signal.</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t mean you need a dramatic break. You don&#8217;t have to make a speech and cut people off. You just stop giving so much weight to the people who shrink you, and start giving more time to the people who expand you.</p><p>Find three people who believe in you. Write their names down. Share your dream with them this week. Just those three.</p><p>Don&#8217;t talk to the toxic one. Don&#8217;t try to convince the skeptic. Pour into the people who support you.</p><p>Here&#8217;s the thing: the answer to pollution is dilution. You don&#8217;t need to pluck every drop of negativity from your life. Just drown it out with more of the good stuff &#8212; more of the right people.</p><p>You deserve a life full of momentum. Of courage. Of trying things. Of finding out what you&#8217;re made of. You deserve to be surrounded by people who make you feel more alive &#8212; not less.</p><p>That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re building in Sphere Builder. It&#8217;s simple:</p><ul><li><p>100 catalytic relationships</p></li><li><p>50 meaningful conversations a week</p></li><li><p>20 people with real influence who shift the needle in your life</p></li></ul><p>If you had that? You&#8217;d win. Every time. And I want that for you.</p><p>You are worthy of your dreams. Spoken and unspoken. You still have time to chase them.</p><p>Let&#8217;s go.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Business Has a Core. Here's How to Strengthen It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazing resource]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-business-has-a-core-heres-how</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-business-has-a-core-heres-how</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 01:23:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3e474a7-8fd8-42d6-984f-f05e30872ba5_5472x3648.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rammer/Jammer vs. The Planner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you pack last-minute with chaos or plan every step like a pro?]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/what-kind-of-traveller-are-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/what-kind-of-traveller-are-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:48:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nm8F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F06c0bb2e-90a8-4e25-9f35-2cc33634912f_2295x4080.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was talking to my good mate about this the other day.</p><p>He was due to board a flight to South Africa for 4 weeks of international cricket, leaving the next day.</p><p>&#8220;What time do you fly out?&#8221; I asked.</p><p>&#8220;Dunno, have to check,&#8221; he replied.</p><p>&#8220;Have you packed yet?&#8221;</p><p>A long pause and wry grin&#8230; &#8220;Don&#8217;t be silly.&#8221;</p><p>You see, my mate loves to soak up every last minute of life&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Your Goals Break Your Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gap between dreams and people.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/goals-sphere-a-10x-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/goals-sphere-a-10x-life</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:51:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174876116/23875945212cff4a48ba7a25a84b4fb5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>In this live session below I went crazy gorilla-style with a marker and drew out two simple things that can absolutely 10x your life and business in 2026 (and right now too)&#8230;</p><ol><li><p><strong>Clear Goals</strong> &#8212; goals that are big, defined, and compelling enough that they inspire both <em>you</em> and the people around you.</p></li><li><p><strong>Supportive Sphere</strong> &#8212; a circle of people who believe in you, share your values, and bring the skills and encouragement you need to thrive.</p></li></ol><p>Here&#8217;s what we unpacked together:</p><ul><li><p>Why most people end up with a <strong>fractured heart</strong> when their goals and their circle don&#8217;t match.</p></li><li><p>The <strong>Sea of Unbelief</strong>, and how to get people across it to support you.</p></li><li><p>Why your goals might not be working (hint: lack of clarity + lack of action).</p></li><li><p>How to use <strong>3-Word Goals&#8482;</strong> to cut through the fog and finally express what you want in a way others believe in.</p></li><li><p>Why you may need to <strong>trade out small-minded people</strong> and bring in bigger dreamers who can truly lift you.</p></li><li><p>The vision of a <strong>Tiny World</strong>, building your life around 100 incredible, supportive humans instead of chasing approval from the masses.</p></li></ul><p>At the end, I share why <em>Sphere Builder</em> and <em>3-Word Goals</em> are designed to work together:</p><ul><li><p>Get crystal-clear on the life you want.</p></li><li><p>Build the right circle to help you reach it.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Takeaway</h3><p>You don&#8217;t need more hustle or another sales hack. You need <strong>clarity</strong> and the <strong>right people</strong>. When your goals and your sphere align, life and business stop feeling fractured, and start feeling alive.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[She was making $300K a year and she was miserable]]></title><description><![CDATA[When your success feels hollow, it&#8217;s time to build something deeper.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/she-was-making-300k-a-year-and-she</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/she-was-making-300k-a-year-and-she</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:24:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9cffc406-4ec5-4948-bfd6-744d2026d239_2224x1240.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still remember talking to her. She was driving as we video-conferenced, and Burger King splashed out on the seat beside her.</p><p>She was always driving. Always hustling and never at home.</p><p>She was making over $300,000 a year as a real estate agent.</p><p>From the outside, it looked like she had it all &#8212; the clients, the commissions, the credibility.<br><br>But once you got&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sphere Letter is ON FIRE — And It’s All For YOU!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not sure when we first met, and yet I know...]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-sphere-letter-is-on-fire-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-sphere-letter-is-on-fire-and</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 23:19:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/73f19f99-6026-4059-b587-86e1dc3d6cdb_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are not a stranger&#8230;</p><p>In my heart, I know we are connected.</p><p>Bound by fearlessness, a refusal to settle for the mundane, and a fierce commitment to living a wild, big, generous life that makes a difference in our world every single day.</p><p>I could be wrong, but I&#8217;m not.</p><p>Somewhere deep inside you is a hunger for more&#8230;</p><p>If you&#8217;re like me, you want more success, m&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Founding Letter of the Sphere Builder Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[You were never designed to live in fragments. This is a sacred call to live a whole, future-proofed life.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-founding-letter-of-the-sphere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-founding-letter-of-the-sphere</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 21:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f55e60ff-3808-40d8-8bcb-6556759bf98d_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve torn up the script countless times in my life, until now I&#8217;ve never been &#8220;exactly&#8221; sure why.  Now I have complete clarity</p><p>This is not just my personal story, it&#8217;s a call to a new kind of life.</p><p>And so I am writing this founding letter to the brave, relational, future-proofed people that I&#8217;m calling&#8230; <strong>Sphere Builders.</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-founding-letter-of-the-sphere?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-founding-letter-of-the-sphere?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Daily Reminder for People with Big Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can have it all, and have nothing at all.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-daily-reminder-for-people-with</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-daily-reminder-for-people-with</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 17:53:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c91f6fe7-2de4-4def-a4ed-8426a868ce16_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the smallest actions that make the biggest difference&#8230;</p><p>Like a light touch on the back of someone&#8217;s hand.</p><p>Or a simple smile.</p><p>Or the soft glint of kindness in your eyes as you listen to a friend.</p><p>Hell yeah, I want to make an impact in this world. I want to grow and thrive, and I want millions and millions of people to read my words, so share away.</p><p>I&#8217;m as &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Money Jar and the Secret to Building Life-Giving Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you grow up with a coin jar in your house]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-money-jar-and-the-secret-to-building</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-money-jar-and-the-secret-to-building</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 17:55:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/beb116d2-d1c6-4041-8562-676fff51d5b1_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You have goals, dreams, or aspirations to be and do great things.</p><p>It could be as simple as wanting to be a better father&#8230;</p><p>I want you to hear me on this&#8230; You deserve to have an inner circle full of people who are cheering you on.</p><p>Watch this short video on the Money Jar concept below.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-money-jar-and-the-secret-to-building?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-money-jar-and-the-secret-to-building?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>For the amazingly kind, generous, and wonderful people who are our paid supporters ($5/month), over the next three days, I will outline three big shifts that will ensure you are fully elevated and supported in the pursuit of your dreams.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;a1dfa960-9983-4ecf-84fc-00cdc2581906&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h2>The First Big Shift to Make Sure You are Working From A Place Of Overflow</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the office window…]]></title><description><![CDATA[12 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/through-the-office-window</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/through-the-office-window</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:43:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c0554750-a4dc-45d7-95ed-45f7ab4035c6_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was staring through my office window 12 years ago&#8230;</p><p>It was March in Portland, Oregon, and the endless drizzle was running like tiny tears across the window pane.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/through-the-office-window?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/through-the-office-window?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Life was tough. We had a newborn who had not slept well for months. I was sleep deprived and struggling with the uncertainty of launching a new business.</p><p>I promised myself that I would hustle like crazy and build a future for my family.</p><p>Perhaps you can relate&#8230;</p><p>Entrepreneurs create businesses because they want to build a thriving life for themselves and those closest to them.</p><p>We don&#8217;t want a boss, we want a life of our own.</p><p>We don&#8217;t want to have to ask for a pay rise, we want to be able to level up our income whenever we choose.</p><p>Sound familiar?</p><p>Somewhere in the middle of this, though, a grave mistake is made.</p><p>We may not have a boss, but we become slaves to our own business and our ambition.</p><p>Years later, I looked out a different window in Tairua, on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, and I made myself another promise&#8230;</p><p>Geoff, work harder, and take your business to the next level so you can spend more time with your family.</p><p>It was then that I heard the smallest voice inside me say&#8230;</p><p>&#8220;Spend time with them now, they won&#8217;t be children forever.&#8221;</p><p>It was like the sun burst through the clouds for the very first time. I had been thinking about this all wrong&#8230;</p><p>I had been listening to the richest gurus in the world spread the foulest lies. Hustle harder. Work longer.</p><p>The grind and grit culture is an addictive phenomenon that destroys more families than it saves.</p><p>Don&#8217;t believe me?</p><p>Look around, the chaos abounds.</p><p>I want to go back to the beginning of this post, where I was looking through the drizzle-covered window in Portland, Oregon. </p><p>And I want to take you back to those first few days when you launched your business or started your new career.</p><p>We both wanted something&#8230;</p><p>Freedom, yes, but more than that?</p><p>We saw a future where we were alive, connected, creative and inspired.</p><p>We imagined a successful life.</p><p>A life that was healthy and in flow.</p><p>A life where there was love and fresh air in our homes. A life where we were connected to many other energetic, life-giving souls.</p><p>No one imagined a lonely life of struggle and hustle.</p><p>No one dreamed about decades of long, isolated work so we can finally pop our metaphorical cherry in our 60s.</p><p>You want more life now.</p><p>You don&#8217;t want to waste days, months, years, and decades.</p><p>And your entrepreneurial work is an invitation not to hustle but to build incredible, meaningful connections with others.</p><p>Your work is an opportunity to have life-giving conversations every single day.</p><p>Your entrepreneurial spirit is calling you to build something amazing with others.</p><p>I am so excited about the work that I do.</p><p>I get to help soul-led entrepreneurs build incredibly inspired lives.</p><p>Easier lives.</p><p>More profitable lives.</p><p>Years with more fun, meaning, and flow.</p><p>That&#8217;s what we do in our Sphere Builder Academy.</p><p>We help people like you create all the relationships you need to thrive.</p><p>Lifelong, meaningful stuff that blesses you now and lasts forever.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;%%dm_url%%&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Message me&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="%%dm_url%%"><span>Message me</span></a></p><p>Much love</p><p>Geoff. x</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Monumental Shifts You Must Make to Excite Your Circle of Supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch this free training and engage with it, in the comments]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-monumental-shifts-you-must-make</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-monumental-shifts-you-must-make</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:08:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/161691635/8438808a-2931-44ae-9fbc-5ee70813a518/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment, engage, and talk to me like crazy in the comments below. Type the words "Academy" for more info.</p><p><strong>When you are:</strong></p><ol><li><p>Surrounded by catalytic, life-giving people</p></li><li><p>Having compelling conversations and not just checking in all the time.</p></li><li><p>Forming collaborative relationships with people in the community.</p></li></ol><p>These 3 things are utterly life changing for both you and y&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Are About to Break Through]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's just one tiny change you need to make.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-are-about-to-break-through</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-are-about-to-break-through</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:01:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a32c46f2-824f-4de0-8cb3-63df7500b1e4_2912x2040.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Life is toil.</p><p>Success requires hard work.</p><p>And yet one personal breakthrough can make everything so much easier.</p><p>You need this breakthrough. You deserve a large amount of success. It&#8217;s time that reward flowed abundantly towards you.</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.spherenewsletter.com/subscribe?utm_source=email&amp;r=&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.spherenewsletter.com/subscribe?utm_source=email&amp;r="><span>Subscribe</span></a></p><p>You&#8217;ve worked the dry soil diligently, now it is time for harvest&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><p>One single personal breakout moment can make life and your work so much more fruitful.</p><p>Success will rain down on you when you cross this single line.</p><p>You will be filled with energy that is so incredibly charismatic when you cross this line.</p><p>It&#8217;s the single internal transformation that always precedes (subconsciously or consciously) any breakout moment.</p><p>Are you ready to have yours?</p><p>Are you willing to cross the line into this brave new world?</p><p>My life has been leading me to this moment also.</p><p>After writing this post, I am going to cross this line also.</p><p>Let&#8217;s do this together&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><p>The line you must cross could coarsely be called the &#8220;not giving a fuck&#8221; any more divide.</p><p>It&#8217;s the line where you throw away your concerns about what others might think of you.</p><p>It&#8217;s the line where you discard your interest in the reviews of others, where you simply stop caring about the number of fans you have.</p><p>It&#8217;s that moment when you throw yourself into the complete immersion of your work and simply start playing for an audience of one.</p><p>Dance and don&#8217;t give a fuck if anyone is watching is all.</p><p>Give so generously and abundantly because it&#8217;s the act of creation and giving that feeds you.</p><p>Being the fullest, highest, and best version of yourself, no matter what anyone thinks.</p><p>Choosing to shut out and turn away from anyone who will drag you down and pull you away from your best.</p><p>The paradox of this truth:</p><p>It&#8217;s the act of finally not caring that will set you free to truly live..</p><p>It&#8217;s time to not care&#8230;</p><p>It&#8217;s your time to truly live.</p><p>With so much love &#10084;&#65039; </p><p>G. x</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-are-about-to-break-through?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-are-about-to-break-through?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fill the cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's your choice...]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/fill-the-cup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/fill-the-cup</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b_L1!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe78c4e61-1611-4fa4-9292-3505dbedaed5_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A manipulator will try to own your mind.</p><p>Take away your choices.</p><p>Distract you from the true essence of being you.</p><p>It&#8217;s time to take back your power. Only you get to choose your thoughts, only you truly get to make your own choices.</p><p>Do everything you can to take all your thoughts captive and to choose healthy beliefs, actions, and relationships every single day.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/fill-the-cup?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/fill-the-cup?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Relationship Pyramid to Help You Thrive in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[See this short 10 minute teaching]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-relationship-pyramid-to-help</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-relationship-pyramid-to-help</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:14:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/160823289/15c3b84204f064cd55c634e6bfe24d3c.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="directMessage button" data-attrs="{&quot;userId&quot;:41838293,&quot;userName&quot;:&quot;Geoff Talbot&quot;,&quot;canDm&quot;:null,&quot;dmUpgradeOptions&quot;:null,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}" data-component-name="DirectMessageToDOM"></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>