<?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: Supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letters to Supporters. When people know your goals they will do anything they can to support you.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/short-posts</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: Supporters</title><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/short-posts</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:55:13 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[You Already Have Everything You Need...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Map out your relationships to reach your biggest goals]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-already-have-everything-you-need</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-already-have-everything-you-need</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 22:53:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f1f05d9d-18bf-4525-a0f9-8cb063284976_2730x1913.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boom! That was a vulnerable truth drop&#8230;</p><p>Just had a chat with Randy, an amazing member of our Sphere Builder community.</p><p>He&#8217;s head over heels in love with our new AI-driven Partnership Picker&#8482; tool&#8230;</p><p>He thinks it&#8217;s awesome, amazing, beautiful, BUT&#8230;</p><p>He thinks imposter syndrome might be holding him back.</p><p>He&#8217;s wondering if he knows the right people or if people will want to partner with him&#8230;</p><p>That hit me hard.</p><p>Because a year ago, I was in a rough physical spot &#8212; grossly overweight, hitting 225 pounds for the first time.</p><p>I took my 12-year-old fishing and we had to walk 300 yards over some rough rocks. By the time we arrived, I was red-faced, short of breath, couldn&#8217;t stand up, and had to sit on a rock while he fished.</p><p>Pardon my language, but I thought&#8230; <em>fuck no</em> &#8212; this cannot be my life.</p><p>So I made a simple decision while I sat on that rock:</p><p>Monday morning, I was driving to the gym closest to my house and hiring the very first personal trainer I met.</p><p>I did not want to overcomplicate things&#8230;</p><p>I did not want to waste a billion worthless days trying to find the right person.</p><p>I chose someone close and I committed.</p><p>I met Sam. He&#8217;s completely changed my life.</p><p>Here&#8217;s the truth:</p><p>It&#8217;s not necessarily about finding the &#8220;right&#8221; people.</p><p>It&#8217;s about choosing the people who are in your life and investing deeply.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-already-have-everything-you-need?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-already-have-everything-you-need?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Your goals? Your challenges? The things that are out of whack in your life that you want to fix &#8212; they are a huge cosmic clue...</p><p>They are a gateway for you to find the kinds of partners you need. They point directly to the relationships you should be forming so you&#8217;re never alone.</p><p>If you are reading this, you deserve to be surrounded and fully supported by influential people who can truly make a difference.</p><p>For our paid members at Sphere, next week &#8212; on Friday, the 30th of May &#8212; we&#8217;re hosting our live monthly workshop.</p><p>In this session, we&#8217;ll help you identify the key partners you need to succeed in every area of your life.</p><p>Today, as a special bonus for our paid members ($5/month), I&#8217;ve outlined the essential relationships and key goals you need to get started now.</p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Bill and the Wild Things Up The Back Passage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A true story from my youth]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/wild-bill-and-the-wild-things-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/wild-bill-and-the-wild-things-up</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:03:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d3c2ce56-f8e7-4bfc-910c-aec0f4e4f59f_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>~ If you manipulate or control others to succeed, you have already lost ~</strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Dear Wild Bill,</p><p>I remember my first encounter with you like it was yesterday.</p><p>You were as hard to the religious right as you could be back in New Zealand in the early 90&#8217;s.</p><p>You were an angry preacher, an evangelical man of God, whose hair ran wild in wispy streaks across a bald forehead, like dead weeds fighting for survival in a blazing hot summer sun</p><p>&#8220;There are people here,&#8221; you shouted, your voice hoarse and tired, &#8220;Who have been having sex up the back passage. It&#8217;s called sodomy. It&#8217;s an abomination. You need to stand up, come forward and repent right now.&#8221;</p><p>Silence. Not a soul stood and why would they?</p><p>Looking back at it now, perhaps my Aunt Jemima squirmed a little in her seat, I cannot be sure.</p><p>As an 18 year old, I slipped out of the church and checked the back passage behind the sanctuary. It was also quiet, no one was having sex there either.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/wild-bill-and-the-wild-things-up?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/wild-bill-and-the-wild-things-up?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Every Monday night, good people, poor people, people with all sorts of ailments came to see you Wild Bill, to get the healing you promised and yet in hindsight never delivered.</p><p>And they paid you so much money.</p><p>I just googled you Wild Bill.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Always Dress in Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[So many people have asked me this question!]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/why-i-always-dress-in-black</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/why-i-always-dress-in-black</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:17:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/151529516/58c9db4ec6563c5d8d9474d1e5ab75b1.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you like access to our Archangel Model that can transform the way you find your people in our increasingly polarized world?  </p><p>Comment  &#8220;MODEL&#8221; below for details.<br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/why-i-always-dress-in-black/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/why-i-always-dress-in-black/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Ways to Grow Your Sphere and Your Business by Having Simple Conversations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch here]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-ways-to-grow-your-sphere-and-your</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-ways-to-grow-your-sphere-and-your</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/148868352/37d18200d8372563e469883a8855109a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-ways-to-grow-your-sphere-and-your/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-ways-to-grow-your-sphere-and-your/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Clients Through Conversations: Sphere Builder Masterclass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the full replay here]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/getting-clients-through-conversations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/getting-clients-through-conversations</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:53:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9a32b49b-1a7c-4a16-8ce5-a00e7d761363_1460x828.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watch the full replay below of our Sphere Builder Academy training session on how to grow your business with compelling conversations.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l1GBljeEsMWVScLLG3sAkdlRVbOZXQ6f/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Grab the Workbook Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l1GBljeEsMWVScLLG3sAkdlRVbOZXQ6f/view?usp=sharing"><span>Grab the Workbook Here</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to say sorry without being more of a dick - [SHORT VIDEO] ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's important to know how to apologize]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/how-to-say-sorry-without-being-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/how-to-say-sorry-without-being-more</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:56:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c00f0ad0-5175-415d-815d-5bdf5d334ff1_1482x1084.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Steps to Getting 100's of Comments on Your Posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[See our new model here]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-steps-to-getting-100s-of-comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-steps-to-getting-100s-of-comments</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 23:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ab901293-f1ed-4d99-9675-94decab79260_1218x684.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>[TRAINING] Rockstar Engagement Triad&#8482;</strong> Transform your social media presence so that you are generating 100's of comments a post. </p><p>Want all 883 of our proven posts? Type &#8220;MODEL&#8221; below<br><br>#modeloftheweek</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My greatest regret.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right here in this short post]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/my-greatest-regret</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/my-greatest-regret</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/33d06ff9-ffb0-4186-8582-cf2501daf602_960x960.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You own your week.</p><p>No matter your circumstances or challenges, you have the power to make great choices.</p><p>One of the key questions to ask is this:</p><p>How will I grow this week?</p><p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but this is my greatest regret&#8230; I regret the amount of time I&#8217;ve wasted not learning and not growing.</p><p>Too much time spent stuck, not looking for a solution&#8230; years &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[True Story - $165,000 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An amazing true story, Just heard it!]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/true-story-165000</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/true-story-165000</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:52:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec9150b4-3df5-4074-a0dc-4252476d6ae1_952x953.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today's real life story is a cracker &#8212; especially if you're wanting the fastest and easiest way to get clients and grow.<br><br>Really good clients, people you really love, those who naturally trust you.<br><br><strong>The star of the show: J'Andrew.</strong><br><br>J'Andrew is an incredible REALTOR who works on both the east coast and the west coast in North America.<br><br>When J'Andrew and I spoke &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bending the rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are not expressing yourself, you are doing something wrong]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/bending-the-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/bending-the-rules</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:21:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4846f1b5-0dfd-42f3-8c05-a30db5be9f23_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are unique.</p><p>No one sees the world as you do.</p><p>The only way to stand out in a crowded space, is to move out of the crowd.</p><p>To dress different, to move in a different direction, to sing in your own unique tone.</p><p>It&#8217;s exhilarating to live this way too&#8230; boring suddenly disappears.</p><p>Now, you are no longer marketing yourself (which is draining for most people), in&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening in a Negotiation]]></title><description><![CDATA[An incredible episode with Demore Barnes]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/listening-as-a-negotiation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/listening-as-a-negotiation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 01:51:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/02763b21-ee33-4deb-8217-8a10c2fe2bb5_681x451.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to succeed more in negotiating work and getting clients, then this powerful 20 minute teaching from Hollywood Actor and Leadership Coach Demore Barnes will help you succeed.<br><br>Here he talks about listening on a whole other level.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the greatest shortcut to growth]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-power-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-power-of-love</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2023 20:42:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b9e9284b-32cd-4471-b073-f79c4e5bcfd7_6015x3800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you want more referrals?</p><p>You need more clients in today&#8217;s market?</p><p>There are a million different ways to get what you want in life.</p><p>But the fastest, most rewarding way to energize the people in your sphere of influence is really quite simple.</p><p>Love them&#8230;</p><p>Genuinely, completely and without holding back&#8230; love them.</p><p>Your marketing, your lead generation, all your&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 Commandments - Watch the Video (4 Minutes)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The link to the commandments is here]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-10-commandments-watch-the-video</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-10-commandments-watch-the-video</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 22:56:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/122134398/b0d386b0-7a0d-4bf8-882e-75813a692d31/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth about My Mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[What kind of legacy have you been left.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-truth-about-my-mom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-truth-about-my-mom</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 21:49:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a396ed02-7afb-4478-9ec3-3dda8824f96a_4032x3024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every life has a legacy.</p><p>A footprint that remains after you are gone.</p><p>The greatest legacy = memory.</p><p>How will you be remembered? What kind of impact have you made in the lives of others.<br><br>My mother left a great legacy, through the simple act of caring for her children, sacrificing so much, giving whatever she had.</p><p>Celebrate the people in your life today who ha&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Forget the Beauty in your Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please read this]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dont-forget-the-beauty-in-your-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dont-forget-the-beauty-in-your-work</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 22:55:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7c62043d-3258-4af7-8ef3-00d30cab797d_5853x3902.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You work is beautiful&#8230;</p><p>Every day you have permission to engage with people in every aspect of their real estate journey.</p><p>Your goal is not to sell to them, to make a commission or batter them into referring you&#8230;</p><p>Your job is to simply connect with them, to assist them, to help them take the next few steps in front of them.</p><p>It is beautiful.</p><p>You can make a small&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Marathon Not A Sprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Success could be around the next corner]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-marathon-not-a-sprint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-marathon-not-a-sprint</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c77e56ae-e25c-488f-b0b9-73ef165b3d99_4896x2993.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some days suck&#8230;</p><p>&#8230; sometimes everything in you wants to quit and get a real job.</p><p>Sometimes in sales, it&#8217;s just a clusterf@ck of rejection hitting you one punch after the other&#8230;</p><p>That&#8217;s why you need to understand that this work is a marathon and not a sprint..,</p><p>That&#8217;s why you need to keep your eyes on the finishing line, and simply put one foot in front of the&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Stomped On My Dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[It hurts like hell but it means nothing?]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/he-stomped-on-my-dream</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/he-stomped-on-my-dream</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:54:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f4cac44-d1a8-4d19-8ef6-3019a65dd540_3373x5060.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever made this mistake&#8230;</p><p>Have you shared your dream with someone who did not understand?</p><p>A spouse, a parent, a child, a friend that should have known better&#8230;.</p><p>Did that person stomp on your dream?</p><p>Did they treat you like a fool?&nbsp;</p><p>Did they tell you to get a real job?</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t matter&#8230; they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about, they canno&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make Business Easier]]></title><description><![CDATA[This single thing will help you win every time!]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/how-to-make-business-easier</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/how-to-make-business-easier</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:54:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/11eec9c6-3e53-4013-9b4c-2c336e347221_5184x3456.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you don&#8217;t stand out&#8230;</p><p>You&#8217;ll always be fighting in an ocean of sharks, scrapping over the same scared piece of prey.</p><p>It&#8217;s a competitive world.</p><p>And you must find your own unique point of difference OR you will just merge into the milieu of ordinary.</p><p>You&#8217;ll always be hustling, always be scrapping, always be fighting.</p><p>Yet, you are already different, you are u&#8230;</p>
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