Here's Your Replay

Watch the Life Change

Goal

See what's possible when one story changes

Story & Strategy Letter Mini-Course

Brief Overview

Mac came to Story & Strategy LIVE wrestling with an internal conflict.

Could he make money without becoming one of those pushy, manipulative marketers he had encountered throughout his career?

By the end of the conversation, marketing had been transformed into something much more authentic:

An invitation to serve.

Guest Challenge

"I want to contribute...

but I don't want to become one of those salespeople."

Guest Change

"I can invite people with integrity."

Biggest Takeaway

The problem wasn't marketing.

It was believing marketing had to feel manipulative.

Reflection

What stood out to you most while watching this episode?

The Story We Found

Goal

Learn to recognize the hidden story underneath the challenge.

The Original Story

Selling means convincing people to buy something whether it's good for them or not.

Mac's story came from years of watching unethical sales practices.

His experiences taught him:

• Sell first.
• Worry later.
• Get the commission.
• Don't worry about people afterward.

That wasn't who he wanted to become.

Where It Came From

• Sales jobs
• Manipulative marketing
• Watching unethical business practices
• Experiences that violated his values

How It Affected His Business

• Hesitation
• Reluctance to promote
• Difficulty inviting people
• Holding back his gifts

The Hidden Cost

The people who needed his wisdom weren't hearing about it.

Reflection

What story was really limiting Mac?

Now ask yourself...

Where has a bad experience caused you to avoid something that could actually help people?

Why That Story Wasn't True

Goal

Learn how to question limiting beliefs.

Jeff helped Mac separate two ideas that had become fused together.

Selling...

isn't manipulation.

Helping...

isn't pressure.

The breakthrough came with a new word.

Invitation.

Instead of asking,

"How do I market?"

The better question became...

"How do I invite?"

Common Thinking Errors

• Assuming all marketing is manipulative
• Confusing invitations with pressure
• Believing money and contribution oppose each other
• Letting past experiences define future possibilities

Question the Story

Ask yourself:

• Is this based on objective reality?
• Would a camera record this?
• Does this help me become who I want to become?
• Does this help me serve more people?

Exercise

Think about one area where you've avoided promoting yourself.

What story has been driving that decision?

The Rewrite

Goal

See exactly how the story changed.

Old Story

"Marketing feels manipulative."

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Questions

What if marketing became an invitation?

Can contribution and income work together?

Can I promote with integrity?

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New Story

"I invite people into something that can genuinely help them."

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New Identity

"I serve first.

I invite second.

I never pressure."

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New Future

Authentic marketing.

More conversations.

More clients.

More transformation.

Your Turn

Rewrite one story that's been making promotion uncomfortable.

The Strategy That Appeared

Goal

Watch strategy emerge after the story changes.

Once the story shifted...

everything became simpler.

Instead of creating hype...

Mac could simply share discoveries.

Jeff outlined a simple invitation framework:

• Here's something I've discovered.
• Here's a story.
• Here's why it matters.
• Here's how it can help you.
• You're invited.

Business Strategy Created

Together they mapped out:

• One core topic (Listening)
• Focus on a single idea
• Survey the audience first
• Build based on real answers
• Create an invitation instead of a sales pitch
• Take one step at a time (A1 → A2 → A3)

Instead of trying to build everything...

build the next thing.

Life Strategy

Contribution and cash aren't enemies.

Contribution creates transformation.

Transformation creates income.

Income allows more contribution.

A healthy cycle replaces a guilty one.

Exercise

Write your next invitation.

Not a sales pitch.

An invitation.

Complete this sentence:

"I'd like to invite you to..."

Ways You Can Apply This

Instead of simply completing homework...

look for opportunities.

Use today's framework...

• when inviting someone to coaching
• when launching a course
• when writing emails
• when speaking
• when creating videos
• when introducing your book
• when promoting your Substack
• when asking someone to schedule a call
• when leading your ministry
• when helping a friend

Ask yourself:

How can I make this feel more like an invitation than a promotion?

Your Story & Strategy Workbook

My Challenge - 

My Current Story -

Evidence For It -

Evidence Against It -

Better Story -

My New Identity -

My New Strategy -

My First Action -

My First Win -

Continue the Conversation

Share one of these inside the community.

• Your rewritten story
• Your next invitation
• A marketing story you've let go of
• Your first action step
• Your first win
• A question for Jeff or the community

Transformation becomes stronger when it's shared.

Change a sentence.

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Change a story.

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Change your future.

* Behind the Rewrite: Marketing vs. Invitation

This is bigger than just marketing.

It's about permission.

Many good people don't struggle because they dislike selling.

They struggle because they've only seen poor examples of it.

This episode gives members a completely different model:

• Marketing becomes Invitation.
• Selling becomes Serving.
• Promotion becomes Helping.
• Cash becomes Fuel for Contribution.

That single shift has the potential to remove years of resistance around making offers, raising prices, and confidently inviting people into work that genuinely changes lives.