<?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: Your Voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amplify the voice of your personal brand and share it with the world]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/your-voice</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b_L1!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe78c4e61-1611-4fa4-9292-3505dbedaed5_1280x1280.png</url><title>Modern Day Pirates: Your Voice</title><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/your-voice</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:56:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Why Social Media Can Completely Overwhelm You and How To Avoid It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our brand new model is outlined below]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/why-social-media-can-completely-overwhelm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/why-social-media-can-completely-overwhelm</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:46:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$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>Watch this video below:</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;df8beb61-16a7-4d6b-b7ab-5120a3de4f13&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Comment &#8220;Authority&#8221; if you want to get huge engagement on your socials and generate clients without feeling overwhelmed.</p><h3></h3>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gross versus Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[On social media this week, I posted this to my Instagram.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/gross-versus-post</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/gross-versus-post</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:24:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/66601274-39b2-4539-bec9-a7bd3628301d_5568x3712.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On social media this week, I posted this to my Instagram.</p><p>It got virtually no love, zero comments.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xKdr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc961d51d-af20-458e-b54d-150eaee9bee6_750x806.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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not important. What matters is Gross, not Post</h3><p>When people beg, borrow, or steal one of my high engagement posts on social media, i don&#8217;t actually give a sh*t</p><p>P.S: I&#8217;ve started swearing in all my posts, so you know that it is the real Geoff writing and not some robot pretending to be me.</p><p>It&#8217;s also why I put the PS in the middle of my post</p><p>When people take one of my posts that has generated hundreds, and sometimes even 1,000 comments, they think they&#8217;ve found the golden egg.</p><p>But there is no such thing anymore.</p><p>You are thinking of it all wrong if you want the magical post that goes viral.</p><p>In 2026, it&#8217;s all about GROSS, not POST.</p><p>One egg won&#8217;t feed your family, but a whole basket of eggs will.</p><p>You don&#8217;t need a single post to get loads of attention; you need a series of posts over time that build you a powerful circle of highly connected people.</p><p>You need more great posts, not just one viral.</p><p>I&#8217;ve been testing this.</p><p>Across platforms over the past few days, I&#8217;ve had 1500 plus comments.</p><p>It&#8217;s your gross engagement over time that will pay huge dividends.</p><p>Organic social isn&#8217;t dead; you just need to think about it differently.</p><p>Hit me with a heart on this post if I am making sense.<br><br>Geoff. x</p><p><strong>P.P.S:</strong> For our paid subscribers. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope Walks With Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christmas letter about kindness, peace, and the quiet power of staying human in a fractured world.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hope-walks-with-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hope-walks-with-us</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:25:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d369979c-5433-4b5f-b82c-973a6967c925_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hope-walks-with-us?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/hope-walks-with-us?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>it was the night before Christmas&#8230;</p><p>in a world full of war.</p><p>mortar fire crashes and echoes through the smoky hills on the horizon. </p><p>families sit sullen and divided at dinner tables in the town below.</p><p>on the streets, an old man hobbles through a beaten up neighborhood.</p><p>he walks with a stick,  his tired hip burns with every step.</p><p>beside him skips an old street d&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Want to Shoot You Out of a Cannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you a pirate?]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-want-to-shoot-you-out-of-a-cannon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-want-to-shoot-you-out-of-a-cannon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kMK3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e03620a-40ec-41d0-8dd3-f4f4bb174e08_4032x3024.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re chained to your desk. </p><p>Stuck inside someone else&#8217;s monotonous clock. </p><p>Ticking off another person&#8217;s to-do list. </p><p>Day after day after day... something is dying inside of you. </p><p>BANG! </p><p>I want to shoot you out of a cannon in 2026. </p><p>Shocking I know. </p><p>I refuse to play by someone else&#8217;s rules and will not die chasing another person&#8217;s dream. </p><p>This is what The Sys&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamstring torn from pelvis in brutal ravine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgeon tells me I&#8217;ll never run again]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hamstring-torn-from-pelvis-in-brutal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hamstring-torn-from-pelvis-in-brutal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:00:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7709e314-4616-489f-ae66-697526720600_750x730.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I slipped on a wet rock in Arizona, did the splits like a ballerina, and tore my hamstring clean off my pelvis.</p><p>Instant agony...</p><p>Then the ignominy of having Dr. Nick, an orthopedic surgeon with very large hands, stitch it back onto my ass.</p><p>I was left with a choice...</p><p>Do I say no to running for all eternity?</p><p>Or let the optimist inside of me wonder... Might I &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I owe my children a big apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, they watched me survive instead of live. That ends now.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-owe-my-children-a-big-apology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-owe-my-children-a-big-apology</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:41:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0bcf830c-a739-4bf8-9aad-8fc21145d04f_3012x1894.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i used to think I didn&#8217;t matter&#8230;</p><p>weird, I know.</p><p>sucked into this notion that a parent is supposed to surrender their entire lives for their children.</p><p>after all they are dependent on me right?</p><p>i am sure some of the moms and dads reading this post can relate&#8230; Did you lose touch with your own goals when you became a parent?</p><p>perhaps it&#8217;s just me. I recorded a tr&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One side of my face]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more ugly side of normal]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/one-side-of-my-face</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/one-side-of-my-face</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:35:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8113cac9-3f07-43d2-a53f-2c1afa9c04a3_2300x1788.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We don&#8217;t see all of someone(s) face, there is so much we do not see..</p><p>I am sure this post will alienate some.</p><p>You probably won&#8217;t like the side of my face that I choose to let you see.</p><p>Judge me but know you only see one part.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/one-side-of-my-face?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/one-side-of-my-face?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>I grew up in the Baptist church in New Zealand.</p><p>I listened to Christian radio (a lot), a good portion of it was broadcast from the USA.</p><p>&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death by Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tidal wave is coming. Your only hope is to stand fully, imperfectly, as yourself.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-silence-will-kill-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-silence-will-kill-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/35a06c63-1a0c-4c4d-b7b1-6b3deddedc97_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-silence-will-kill-you?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/your-silence-will-kill-you?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>It was a dangerous question to ask on social media.</p><p>On Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/geoff.talbot/posts/pfbid093Qm8bUeCLS9zmecP2eUoPQYfqF3asfGr2rcFoVekBaYFshht2kNWRE5c3LCdY5Nl">this week, I asked (here)</a></p><p><strong>&#8220;On issues of politics, faith &amp; justice - why do u choose to stay silent on social?&#8221;</strong></p><p>It was a real shit show of answers.</p><p>Some remarked that discussing these issues would harm their business.</p><p>Others said they refused to remain silent in the face of injustice.</p><p>More people &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without compassion you have no soul.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What kind of world do you wish to build?]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-dont-care-7b2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-dont-care-7b2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:56:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/82469adf-4128-445e-aa4f-b6f5abcdeaa5_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Evil prevails when compassion walks out of the room.</p><p>Without kindness, our world is royally fucked.</p><p>Nothing scares a tyrant more than love.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/i-dont-care-7b2?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/i-dont-care-7b2?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>It brings all their unworthiness to the surface. They start to talk quickly, become more argumentative, blabber uncontrollably, and transform into an even more defensive animal.</p><p>Without compassion, you have no soul.</p><p>You &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Life Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's time to live it fully]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-life-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-life-matters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/172445094/c3f073c3bf6d1ff8f52c53de1bb04c50.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Message me the word &#8220;SPHERE&#8221; on Facebook Messenger for Info</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://m.me/geoff.talbot&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Message me \&quot;SPHERE\&quot;&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://m.me/geoff.talbot"><span>Message me "SPHERE"</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Comfortable Couch Killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to stop comfort from killing your dreams]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-comfortable-couch-killer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-comfortable-couch-killer</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:10:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W_on!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1026afd7-f5cb-4360-825c-6a98c471a6ad_4032x3024.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone can change&#8230;</p><p>If they truly want to.</p><p>And your change doesn&#8217;t have to be inspired by misery, fear, or immense pain</p><p>A segment of your life doesn&#8217;t have to be absolute shit for you to bottom out and grow massively</p><p>Of course, pain can inspire growth</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-comfortable-couch-killer?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-comfortable-couch-killer?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Some of you know my story. 18 months ago, I took my then 12-year-old son Gabriel fishing, and after a 300-yar&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will you become?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a choice that you must make]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/who-will-you-become</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/who-will-you-become</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:29:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a4d2bdbe-95f7-4220-a920-87945f76dbda_3088x2320.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The future does not have to be dark&#8230;</p><p>Lately, I&#8217;ve been talking to a bunch of people who have struggling with despair.</p><p>In every case they&#8217;ve been watching a lot of news.</p><p>Ruminating on the bad stuff.</p><p>Becoming aware of everything.</p><p>But ruminating on any dark thing will always take you down.</p><p>We become our thoughts.</p><p>Which is why I want to paint a different picture w&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Your Social Media Isn’t Starting Conversations, It’s Not Working]]></title><description><![CDATA[watch this free teaching]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/if-your-social-media-isnt-starting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/if-your-social-media-isnt-starting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/170408320/b5ccfd0765ec5bfbd346787f53a46de9.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most people think getting clients from social is about more content.<br>More channels.<br>More views.</p><p>It&#8217;s not.</p><p>The real power of social is in <strong>conversations</strong>, the kind that connect you with people who could become clients, referral partners, or lifelong allies.</p><p>When you post into the void&#8230;<br>When no one&#8217;s typing back&#8230;<br>You&#8217;re not building a business, you&#8217;re broadcasting into empty space.</p><p>I&#8217;ve seen people create 15 Reels, each with hundreds of views&#8230;<br>and zero conversations.<br>Meanwhile, one well-crafted Facebook group post can get 2,600 comments &#8212; and dozens of leads.</p><p>Conversations win every single time.</p><p>That&#8217;s why, next week, I&#8217;m running a <strong>7-Day Conversation Experiment</strong>.<br>We&#8217;re taking 25 people through the exact process I use to:</p><ul><li><p>Start <em>hundreds</em> of authentic conversations in Facebook groups</p></li><li><p>Turn comments into clients and referral partners</p></li><li><p>Use AI to keep the conversation flowing without burning out</p></li></ul><p>It&#8217;s 15&#8211;20 minutes a day.<br>Simple. Repeatable. Results you can measure in real time.</p><p>If you&#8217;re tired of content that doesn&#8217;t convert, and ready to grow through real connection&#8230;<br><strong>Type &#8220;EXPERIMENT&#8221; in the comments or reply to this email</strong> and I&#8217;ll send you the flyer.</p><p>Your next client is one conversation away.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[An end to the old world…]]></title><description><![CDATA[The essence of personal brand]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/an-end-to-the-old-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/an-end-to-the-old-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 01:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bb4232e4-2ca8-4a8f-8a6b-5d96f04a6580_2048x1539.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone wants to define me.</p><p>I hate it.</p><p>They want to give me a label, a job title, a role to play&#8230; So they can put me in the right box and not have to think any more.</p><p>The era of being defined by your title or your role(s) is fast coming to an end.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/an-end-to-the-old-world?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/an-end-to-the-old-world?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>Harsh question&#8230;</p><p>Do you really want to be known as a Realtor, when there are two million real estate licenses in &#8230;</p>
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