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Your text is like GPS directions. It can't start with the destination; it has to start where the user is, now.


Most experts write backwards.

They start with themselves.

  • Their process.
  • Their research.
  • Their background.

But readers don't care about your journey. They care about their destination.

Here's the problem: You open your text (your email, your script, your chapter) like this:

"After months of research and analysis, our team has developed a comprehensive strategy..."

Here's what works: 

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