<?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: Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letters to self. Be nothing but your truly courageous self.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/breaking-spells</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: Self</title><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/breaking-spells</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:55:41 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[My son broke his arm 6-months ago and it changed my life…]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was an innocuous slip off a climbing structure that snapped his humerus (upper arm) in two&#8230;]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/my-son-broke-his-arm-6-months-ago</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/my-son-broke-his-arm-6-months-ago</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 23:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f46cbac-18bf-413f-8b32-1b432606fcb1_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was an innocuous slip off a climbing structure that snapped his humerus (upper arm) in two&#8230;</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/my-son-broke-his-arm-6-months-ago?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/my-son-broke-his-arm-6-months-ago?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Right in the middle of his cricket season.</p><p>He was crying. I was devastated.</p><p>But watching a kid overcome great odds and see success again, has taught me so much. </p><p>For our paid subscribers (thank you so much), I&#8217;ve created a list of 7 maxims that will help you overcome any setbacks.</p><h3>7 Maxims to Overcome Any Setback</h3>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Horse Jumped and 5 Ways to Get Rid of Tension as You Create Online Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post did not get sent out properly today, so resending.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-horse-jumped-and-5-ways-to-get-103</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-horse-jumped-and-5-ways-to-get-103</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:29:49 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></p><p>The moment the director called &#8220;action&#8221;, the horse jumped&#8230;</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>Stay with me, for the next few sentences at least.</p><p>As soon as you sit down to write, do you feel a creeping sense of tension?</p><p>The moment you hit the record button on your iPhone, do you feel a growing sense of paralysis?</p><p>When you start sharing your genuine feelings in an important conversation, does your voice feel hollow?</p><p>What is happening? Why are you shrinking away from the creative clarity and certainty that you had just a few seconds earlier?</p><p>Let&#8217;s go back and examine why the horse jumped on the loud call of action and let&#8217;s solve the problem forever&#8230;</p><p>The following post is for our paid subscribers only ($5/month). If you like my writing then please consider supporting it, that would mean so much.</p><h3><strong>How to step bravely into the moment and become fully alive when you create content</strong></h3><p>(Includes 5 ways to get rid of all tension and fear as you create content)</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Horse Jumped and 5 Ways to Get Rid of Tension as You Create Online Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can thrive today...]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-horse-jumped-and-5-ways-to-get</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-horse-jumped-and-5-ways-to-get</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d2270e82-b66c-470e-94a1-938ef0d8e955_2184x1530.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>The moment the director called &#8220;action&#8221;, the horse jumped&#8230;</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>Stay with me, for the next few sentences at least.</p><p>As soon as you sit down to write, do you feel a creeping sense of tension?</p><p>The moment you hit the record button on your iPhone, do you feel a growing sense of paralysis?</p><p>When you start sharing your genuine feelings in an important conversation, does your voice feel hollow?</p><p>What is happening? Why are you shrinking away from the creative clarity and certainty that you had just a few seconds earlier?</p><p>Let&#8217;s go back and examine why the horse jumped on the loud call of action and let&#8217;s solve the problem forever&#8230;</p><p>The following post is for our paid subscribers only ($5/month). If you like my writing then please consider supporting it, that would mean so much.</p><h3><strong>How to step bravely into the moment and become fully alive when you create content</strong></h3><p>(Includes 5 ways to get rid of all tension and fear as you create content)</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your dreams are still possible…]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is already written in the stars]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-dreams-are-still-possible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-dreams-are-still-possible</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/422162e2-8556-4b03-9035-5f0676a5a618_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not acceptable&#8230;</p><p>It&#8217;s intolerable to me that you would surround yourself with people who care so little for you and your dreams.</p><p>It&#8217;s unacceptable to me that you would carry such dull, uninspiring people on your back as you shoot for the moon.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/your-dreams-are-still-possible?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-dreams-are-still-possible?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Who you surround yourself with matters.</p><p>If they don&#8217;t care for you, they are not for you.</p><p>Your dreams are big, b&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fittest, the Strongest, and Most Alive That I've Ever Been in My Life at 50 years of Age - Watch My First Hilarious Failure.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kids and I created this very short and uninspiring video haha]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-fittest-the-strongest-and-most</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-fittest-the-strongest-and-most</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/162153507/fb9008cf350f492d6d2d180606a442fc.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My number one lesson here is that &#8220;running is hard.&#8221; <br><br>I&#8217;m going to achieve all my goals though. Follow the entire journey and lend me your support by subscribing to my Youtube Channel.<br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youtube.com/@geofftalbotx&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe to My You Tube Channel&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.youtube.com/@geofftalbotx"><span>Subscribe to My You Tube Channel</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 3 Antidotes To Being Caught in a Rut ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus a crazy story of healing that happened while I wrote this post]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-3-antidotes-to-being-caught-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/the-3-antidotes-to-being-caught-in</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:35:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5b85262c-2251-4287-854a-11df39f8cd27_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s post is mostly a paid one. </p><p>We&#8217;re growing like crazy here, and I want to reward our paid supporters with my very best and most intimate work.</p><p>There&#8217;s one big change that I am striving to make in my own life. It is also the thing that I am most passionate about.</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>If we want to live an unimaginably inspirational life, then we must transform the space that exists between us and other people.</p><p>When you do this, you can have anything you want from life and more&#128293;</p><p>3 things will get in the way of you fully breaking free.</p><p>I&#8217;ve unpacked them below, and I&#8217;ve given you the perfect antidote for each. If you are a paid subscriber, I give you permission to copy, paste, credit me, and share this message with the world.</p><h3><strong>3 Pathogens and 3 Antidotes To Escaping the Rut and Breaking Free</strong></h3>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dangerous in the Hands of Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be the brilliant bright light that you are.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dangerous-in-the-hands-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dangerous-in-the-hands-of-love</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:51:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b60b1c6-1d06-4f58-9493-a77beff60d9e_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking deeply.</p><p>Looking at the kinds of people I want to work with, inspire, and do life with in 2025.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dangerous-in-the-hands-of-love?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/dangerous-in-the-hands-of-love?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Let me outline this more:</p><p>You are an entrepreneurial person, absolutely yes, and yet there is more to it than this&#8230;</p><p>I want to work with entrepreneurs and salespeople who are courageous renegades.</p><p>The kinds of people who will tear up the script, s&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Cheat Codes to Reaching Your Dreams Successfully and Quickly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get in motion and move]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams-6ef</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams-6ef</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:42:16 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>Motion matters.</p><p>People are drawn towards human beings who are motivated and who are doing something significant; the builders, the creators, and the dreamers.</p><p>Inertia, on the other hand is unattractive.</p><p>No one ever says, I love how he just lies on the couch day after day, without a care in the world.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams-6ef?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/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams-6ef?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>People bloat when they get stuck.</p><p>For the brave dreamers, builders, and creators who read this publication, I&#8217;ve created 3 cheat codes to get you speeding to your goals.</p><p>Support us here at Sphere ($5/month) and grab your copy.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Cheat Codes to Reaching Your Dreams Successfully and Quickly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get in motion and move]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:57:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/095374ec-8bae-4da0-870f-2385efa994be_2730x1913.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Motion matters.</p><p>People are drawn towards human beings who are motivated and who are doing something significant; the builders, the creators and the dreamers.</p><p>Inertia on the other hand is unattractive.</p><p>No one ever says, I love how he just lies on the couch day after day, without a care in the world.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams?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/3-cheat-codes-to-reaching-your-dreams?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>People bloat when they get stuck.</p><p>For the brave dreamers, builders and creators who read this publication, I&#8217;ve created 3 cheat codes to get you speeding to your goals.</p><p>Support us here at Sphere ($5/month) and grab your copy.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Method of Goal Setting Saved My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The life that you've dream about is waiting for you]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/this-method-of-goal-setting-saved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/this-method-of-goal-setting-saved</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$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>This morning jumped in the car and recorded <a href="https://youtu.be/PiBFi8ROJ7c">this video for you here.</a></p><p>When I started setting goals this way, I transformed my life and my business.<br><br>Please watch it, like it, and share it.</p><p>Much love<br>G. x</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miracle ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alert.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/miracle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/miracle</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:40:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/47cb86d3-8bfa-46ec-a8c2-ef6b1942ca07_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><strong>I woke up with so much joy this morning&#8230;</strong></h4><p>It almost felt miraculous.</p><p>Like something had shifted in my brain. That a very necessary change had occurred.</p><p>I had to jump on here and share it all with you, as quickly as I could.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/miracle?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/miracle?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>It was the cataclysmic shift in how I perceived myself.</p><p>Words cannot even do this feeling/experience justice, but I am still going to try&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Ways to Win at Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop these on the fridge]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/7-ways-to-win-at-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/7-ways-to-win-at-life</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:32:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3d9c3529-9e37-4264-b72d-629f5023cb94_2548x1785.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><strong>You win at life when...</strong></h1><ol><li><p>You dare to take risks.</p></li><li><p>You try something where the outcome is unknown.</p></li><li><p>You fail and get straight back up.</p></li><li><p>You refuse to mope, sulk, or play the victim.</p></li><li><p>You put a friend's needs before yours.</p></li><li><p>You get up early and make your bed every morning.</p></li><li><p>You choose to love again after having your heart broken&#8230;</p></li></ol><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/7-ways-to-win-at-life?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading SPHERE! This post is &#8230;</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/7-ways-to-win-at-life?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/7-ways-to-win-at-life?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some days I feel like a complete fuck up.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is one of those days]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/some-days-i-feel-like-a-complete</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/some-days-i-feel-like-a-complete</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:11:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rta7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ebec8a1-1f66-4a06-b6df-a58b32baef3c_2730x1913.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Feeling emotional this morning&#8230;</p><p>So I took a drive to our local beach. The tide is in, the water is still. I can hear the pleasant chirp of the gulls as they congregate on the beach in front of me.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rta7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ebec8a1-1f66-4a06-b6df-a58b32baef3c_2730x1913.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rta7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ebec8a1-1f66-4a06-b6df-a58b32baef3c_2730x1913.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rta7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ebec8a1-1f66-4a06-b6df-a58b32baef3c_2730x1913.png 848w, 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friable, and acutely aware of my own failures and deficiencies.</p><p>I am also acutely&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Willing to be Brave?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry Shakespeare]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/are-you-willing-to-be-brave</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/are-you-willing-to-be-brave</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:36:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0fb57e34-6fc0-4b72-89ec-9c39cb7da4a0_2548x1785.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To be or not to be?</p><p>That is not the question. The actual question is this:</p><p>Will you live with courage?</p><p>This has always been the question. It is the single big ask that life makes of all us.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/are-you-willing-to-be-brave?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/are-you-willing-to-be-brave?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Courage to leave the couch.</p><p>Courage to chase your dreams.</p><p>Courage to leave a toxic relationship.</p><p>Courage to step out from the crowd and use your voice to support others.</p><p>The&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time to wake up. Rise.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are not yet asleep, child.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/its-time-to-wake-up-rise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/its-time-to-wake-up-rise</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b39e2fbf-8c1a-4ab9-bc94-3f60be35bcf6_800x800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen&#8230;</p><p>There is a truth in you.</p><p>A deep belief. A latent knowing. A voice that is not yet sleeping.</p><p>You know somewhere, somehow that you were made for something more.</p><p>Made to be more dynamic&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/its-time-to-wake-up-rise?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">If this message resonates then share it. It encourages me greatly. Thank you.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/its-time-to-wake-up-rise?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/its-time-to-wake-up-rise?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><p>Created to be more compelling and charismatic.</p><p>To be filled with more and more daily zest.</p><p>Yo&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One thing to remember when you feel stuck...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This will get you in motion]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/one-thing-to-remember-when-you-feel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/one-thing-to-remember-when-you-feel</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:16:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e4a9100e-d966-4ddb-926a-7c7fddcc239c_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been learning one powerful thing lately.</p><p>It is helping me so much whenever I feel stuck, disappointed or low in energy in my entrepreneurial journey.</p><p>Yes, everyone has those moments&#8230;</p><p>It&#8217;s a big perspective shift that is changing everything for me.</p><p>When I lack motion, it is usually because I&#8217;ve allowed myself to become passive. Something in my brain has&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[You still have TIME…]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the day my mother died]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-still-have-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-still-have-time</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:17:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/809fb85a-f01c-4051-a9b3-07c42b98f08e_3094x2168.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are sitting on a goldmine of opportunity </p><p>Every single person is.</p><p>So long as you are still breathing, you have this opportunity.</p><p>The goldmine is time.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/you-still-have-time?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-still-have-time?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Even if you have just one day of life left&#8230; this is a tremendous opportunity.</p><p>A gift. A blessing. A chance to do something amazing.</p><p>4 years ago, I grabbed a notepad and drove 2 hours north to the hospice wh&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Big Dreams… I have found you again.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You must read this post]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hello-big-dreams-i-have-found-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hello-big-dreams-i-have-found-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0c1ab845-8145-486f-8e31-1c6021ccabe1_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>It doesn&#8217;t matter where you are starting from.</p><p>it doesn&#8217;t matter how stuck you are.</p><p>It&#8217;s not important if you have people in your life who are telling you that you won&#8217;t succeed.</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;ve lost sight of the dreams you&#8217;ve once had.</p><p>No matter what you believe, there is a better future waiting for you. </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>There are people out there that you&#8217;ve n&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treading water and circling sharks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why don't you swim for it?]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/treading-water-and-circling-sharks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/treading-water-and-circling-sharks</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/72cda91f-9c1e-4377-afa1-13a5a6a6ec3f_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>To those who are stagnating and distracted,</strong></p><p>Treading water is a survival technique, but if the boat doesn&#8217;t come and you are not rescued, you are screwed.</p><p>You&#8217;ve worn yourself out just trying to stay afloat.</p><p>I&#8217;m well aware that many terrific people reading this post are treading water right now, trying to stay afloat in their businesses, dreams, and lives.</p><p>&#8230;</p>
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