Road to $1M ARR day 49/60: 39°c fever

not an ideal way to finish nyc trip

Day 49 of the $1M ARR sprint.

Forgive the maybe more chaotic structure of this one.

Body decided to remind me who’s actually in charge. Been fighting something for 2 days, today it won.

Still pushed through the calls i had. The sprint doesn’t pause for a fever (which is totally unhealthy and you shouldn’t do this, but there’s nothing healthy about such challenges, and i think you’re starting to learn a bit more about me by now) .

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Momentum keeps building despite feeling like death warmed over:

• 1 new proposal sent

• 2 responses on existing proposals

First one wants to start but needs the weekend to think. “Let me circle back by Monday.”

Classic buying signal disguised as hesitation, sending a loom video presenting exactly what we’ll do for them on sunday, just when they’ll be preparing the week ahead.

Second one’s already sold but slightly overwhelmed by options. “Help me figure out which GTM playbook bundle to implement.”

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Started something today that will change a lot of things for Earleads in 2026.

Can’t share details yet (only discussing with potential prospects), but it’s about GTM engineering becoming its own category. Something nobody’s doing yet.

January 2026 launch if we nail it. More soon.

The best time to work on the future is when you’re grinding through the present. Keeps perspective sharp.

Today’s sprint funds tomorrow’s experiments.

Always gotta pursue this mindset.

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Sickness is the ultimate reality check on all my optimization fantasies.

You can have perfect systems, bulletproof processes, morning routines that would make Huberman jealous.

Then your body just says “nah” and you’re negotiating with biology.

The sprint doesn’t care how i feel.

Neither does the market.

Gotta adapt, adjust, and bite the bullet.

ARR: $892K → Target: $1M | Days remaining: 11

See you tomorroooww 👊

O.

ps: gotta repeat this. it’s not healthy. if you feel sick, rest. but also life is not fair, and no one will wait for you or give you anything on a silver spoon. sometimes it’s about fighting through it. no days off will be taken during this challenge. reps will happen everyday. Send me some good vibes and energy :))

ps 2: i also know my body. we’ve been through a lot together these past 24 years (had my fair share of sickness) so i kinda know i can push through this.

ps 3: if i wanted an easy lifestyle business i would’ve went with dubai crypto trading telegram models. we don’t do this here. we build real things. and reality is hard.

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