\u201cEmail Players\u201d subscriber Petr The Affiliate pops in to say:<\/p>\n
Yo Ben,<\/strong><\/p>\n
you probably do not care and I might just be bothering you with this, but do you know you\u2019re actually a great \u201cghost\u201d coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what I mean:<\/strong><\/p>\n
As an Email Player I know I can basically ask you anything and as much as I want (within reason). But having followed your emails, podcasts and all for 6+ years and having bought and gone through many of your products (for example I\u2019ve watched the entire original Copy Slacker series 7 times), I can quite confidently guess what your answer will be.<\/strong><\/p>\n
So my mental process goes like:<\/strong><\/p>\n
1. I get stuck on some business problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n
2. If it\u2019s something you could help with I think up a question for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n
3. I let it sit a while and 99% of the time later realize you had either talked about somewhere in the past or knowing your philosophy I deduce your answer (i.e. you had trained me how to think about it).<\/strong><\/p>\n
4. I realize I do not need to bother you with my question. (I remember your EP rule \u201cthere are no stupid answers, only stupid questions\u201d + I remember the rule from my martial arts days that the pupil should never bother the teacher with trivial questions, forcing him to learn to think and learn for himself.)<\/strong><\/p>\n
So the actual option of being able to ask you makes me think harder about what I want to ask, which at the same time usually helps me to come up with the proper answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m writing this. Maybe it\u2019s just my urge to let the teacher know the pupil is doing well under your guidance and discipline.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And the Teacher appreciates it, my loyal Disciple.<\/p>\n
In other news:<\/p>\n
I\u2019m chomping at that old bit to send the 100th issue of \u201cEmail Players\u201d to the printer tomorrow, which is the deadline to get it.<\/p>\n
To subscribe in time hit that devious link below:<\/p>\n